Paul Anyebe was a judge of the High Court of Benue State in north-central Nigeria who had a young son with sticky fingers and a sense of adventure.It was his …
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The role of law officers to the judiciary
Conceptually, the term “Law Officer”, simply connotes and encompasses all Lawyers serving with the Ministry of Justice of both Federal and States, whether employed, deployed or appointed. Thus, reflecting on …
Read More »Welcome to Nigeria!
Five hours and 15 minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa, touch down at the Lagos international airport. Welcome to Nigeria! The plane was still taxiing. The seatbelt sign was still …
Read More »Jibrin Ibrahim and the shaping of Nigeria’s discursive space
There is something really intriguing and fascinating about having a wonderful friend of yours grow into the septuagenarian circle. And this is even more crucial when that colleague has a …
Read More »Presidential monologue – Part 45
Mr President, Good morning. My thoughts on the institutional crisis of the Nigerian state which I began four weeks ago, ends today with proffering solutions. The post Presidential monologue – …
Read More »Nigerian economy 2025: Forlorn hope, uncertain terrain
The latest damning report of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) which says that Nigeria’s business environment will remain among the most difficult in the world over the next five years, is …
Read More »Wanted: Justice for police inspector Edith Uduma
The question that riles the mind is this: Why would the Nigeria Police dismiss Inspector Edith Uduma without giving her a fair hearing? The circumstances surrounding the dismissal of the …
Read More »Where tax reliefs are most needed
The hoopla generated by President Tinubu’s proposed tax reform bills, seems like an orchestration to steer the people away from the real issues. The realities of citizens today are not …
Read More »Tribalism as asset and liability
Nigeria is a country driven by tribalism in all areas of national life. No wonder the composer of our old national anthem highlighted diversity in tribe and the need to …
Read More »Let us talk about grounding (1)
I want to seize this opportunity to thank you all for your goodwill messages on the 5th anniversary of this column. It was indeed an influx of messages and I …
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