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Some days ago, a Facebook contact drew my attention to a case of witch-hunting in Mokwa, in Central Nigeria. Mokwa is one of the 25 local governments in Niger State. Video clips of this disgusting incident have been circulating on social media. After reading one of the posts, I asked for details of the incident. But I did not get… Read More

The giant of Africa needs a political resuscitation for her to live again. If a government fails to be responsible, it then becomes a matter of necessity for the people to organise and revolt. The nature of democracy is people-centred, that’s why it is described by a one-time US President, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), to be “government of the people, by… Read More

Democracy is not just about elections and rigging culture. In all civilised parts of the world, public rallies and nonviolent protests are part and parcel of democracy. In the case of ANPP v IGP (2008) 12 WRN 65, decided by the Court of Appeal on the 12th of December 12, 2007, Adekeye JCA (as she then was) held inter alia:… Read More

We all owe a moral obligation to be out tomorrow the 5th of August, 2020 for the peaceful mass protest nationwide to end the anomaly in our great nation. I know one thing that is most certain about our religious brothers is that they always said that protesting against our political leaders is a form of protesting against God. I… Read More

We all owe a moral obligation to be out tomorrow the 5th of August, 2020 for the peaceful mass protest nationwide to end the anomaly in our great nation. I know one thing that is most certain about our religious brothers is that they always said that protesting against our political leaders is a form of protesting against God. I… Read More

The relationship between Nigeria and China with regard to loans obtained from the latter to fund Nigeria’s infrastructural projects suddenly became a matter of legislative intervention and public scrutiny last week when the House of Representatives summoned the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy to appear before… Read More

The relationship between Nigeria and China with regard to loans obtained from the latter to fund Nigeria’s infrastructural projects suddenly became a matter of legislative intervention and public scrutiny last week when the House of Representatives summoned the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy to appear before… Read More

Pardon my choice of Fela-inspired caption but what inspired the thematic title would become more apparent as we proceed. Central to the social contract theory is the truism that government is a trust; a contract between the government and the governed, by which the latter cede some of their rights to the former. Consequently, the latter has an inherent right… Read More

“Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of such liberty save in the following cases and in accordance with a procedure permitted by law.” –         Section 35 (1) Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. After the right to life, the right to personal liberty is taken to… Read More

Twice as a columnist, in 2011 and 2015, I endorsed the candidature of General Muhammadu Buhari for the presidency, strongly believing he offered us a chance to reinvent ourselves. Following his victory, and still believing that Buhari was serious about leading Nigeria, when he was scheduled to visit the United States in early 2016, I requested a one-on-one interview. I… Read More