The invasion on Saturday, April 13, of the Oyo State House of Assembly premises with the apparent intention to seize legislative and other powers by the self-designated ‘Democratic Republic of …
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The Israel-Iran confrontation
The Israeli attack on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus, and the resultant retaliatory attack by Iran on Israel have no doubt raisedthe stakes in the Middle East war involving Israel …
Read More »The need to rescue kidnapped victims without ransom payment
By securing the release of about 1000 Nigerians from kidnappers, and without paying ransom to their abductors, the Nigerian security authorities can afford to beat their chest on what they …
Read More »Reforming judiciary and office of Chief Justice
Rising concerns over the enormous powers of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) underscore the exigency for holistic reform of the Nigerian justice system. The post Reforming judiciary and office …
Read More »The UK government’s £3000 incentive for failed asylum seekers
By dangling the sum of £3,000 ($3,836), as a carrot, to asylum seekers to move to Rwanda, Britain has unwittingly adopted a model on how immigration issues should not be handled. It …
Read More »Sheikh Ahmad Gumi’s suspicious interface with terrorists
Notwithstanding the posit of Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi that all hands need be on deck to tackle the persistent menace of terrorism and banditry in the country, his …
Read More »Government and the menace of land grabbing
Considering the wide havoc that land grabbers and speculators have visited on hapless citizens across the country, it is high time all governments, both federal and state, came together to …
Read More »Good governance as antidote to rumours of coup
The marginal lessening of tension in the country over the past few weeks is a clear indication that the government is secure when it meets, reasonably, its mandate to secure …
Read More »Protecting adire, kampala and other local industries
The call by federal lawmakers in the lower chamber for criminalisation of the importation of local fabrics, specifically adire and kampala deserves to be given positive consideration. The post Protecting adire, kampala and other local …
Read More »Between expatriate employment levy and manufacturing firms
The recent introduction of the Expatriate Employment Levy on foreign workers in the Nigerian economy and the resultant backlash from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) that led to its …
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