Opinion

The present socio-political climate in Nigeria is replete with intense polarity, bordering on religion and ethnic underpinnings. No one is querying political affiliations or preference. Problem however is the extent of impunity and gullibility among Nigerians in passing judgment...

Let us take the statement credited to Professor James Hansen, NASA’s Chief Climate Scientist, which he wrote in a report (in 2007): ‘The Earth today stands in imminent peril and nothing short of a planetary rescue will save it...

It turns out, when the court of law begins to call a spade a shovel, justice becomes a fairytale where stories are twisted to appeal to the emotions of listeners while satisfying the story teller. The presiding judge of the...

Following the high-level machinations and shenanigans that have gone on at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) case of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, several political, legal and civil society heavyweights have come out in support of the...

So, I woke up, I have taken my bath, the shower is running, not because I have a borehole, or that small engine that pumps water. I have a running tap everywhere in the house because it's been that...

The present economic downturn occasioned by dwindling oil prices in the international market, has not only led to frantic calls for economic diversification, it has also opened our eyes to our deeply flawed laws currently inhibiting business competitiveness and obstacles...

In 1999, when this writer and his course mates were in pursuit of their Masters Degree in Political Science, at The University of Lagos, and were with one of their lecturers: Dr Ologbenla, and were academically brainstorming on the...

“Under President (Muhammedu) Buhari, Nigeria has been taking the fight to Boko Haram and it has reduced Boko Haram’s capacity to launch full-scale attacks. However, the group still remains a threat, a serious threat, to the entire region.” US Secretary...

A statement issued recently by one Taiwo Olatunbosun, the Ekiti State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), labeling the governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, a threat to national security because of the governor’s statements and posture...

Controversies have trailed the Executive Bill for a Law to Substitute the Kaduna State Religious Preaching Law, 1984, sent to the Kaduna State House of Assembly by Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The bill if passed into law will summarily introduce...