Supreme Courts are places where lawyers and judges regularly encounter one another. On November 17, 2023, one of such encounters occurred, not in the regular halls of Nigeria’s Supreme Court …
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The burden of emerging infectious diseases
Nigerians were shocked when the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently officially declared a fresh outbreak of corona virus disease in Benue State, revealing a total of 25 newly confirmed cases …
Read More »Henry Alfred Kissinger (1923-2023)
Henry Alfred Kissinger, the renowned United States diplomat, passed on last month, leaving the world with mixed reactions borne out of diverse characteristics of his person. The post Henry Alfred …
Read More »Time to prosecute indicted electoral offenders
Reported incidents of electoral malpractices during the recent off-season governorship polls in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states further attested to the pervasive nature of orchestrated infractions which regrettably has become …
Read More »FG, show responsibility, rethink wasteful expenditure
Amid growing circles of poverty plaguing Nigerians, the disdain and alarm being expressed across the country over humongous sums of money budgeted for patently undeserving projects are most appropriate. The …
Read More »Nigeria’s delegation to COP28 insensitive to economic reality
That the administration of President Bola Tinubu allowed a huge number of 1,411 delegates to represent Nigeria at the COP28 climate change conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) is …
Read More »Profligate governors, political class pauperising citizens
To say that Nigerians are demoralisedover the spendthrift attitude of their governors, at a time the ordinary Nigerian is finding it difficult to survive is a gross understatement. The post …
Read More »Save pensioners from penury
Against the pitiable situation of many public sector retirees, it is disheartening that most states in the country are patently guilty of violating the statutory pension scheme. The post Save …
Read More »Funmi Branco: Ogun State Gubernatorial Election Petition and the joy of good justices
On Friday 24 November 2023, a special panel of the Court of Appeal delivered judgment in the appeal filed by Ladi Adebutu and PDP against the reelection of Governor Dapo …
Read More »Restoring the dignity and functions of the police
Amidst the persistent abuse and deconstruction of police powers and functions, President Bola Tinubu has recently directed that police personnel assigned to VIP security duties should be withdrawn. The post …
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