Today, I had the second DSS encounter as we gathered for the #RevolutionNow protests in Abeokuta, Kuto roundabout. I was arrested at around 11:55 am and immediately whisked to the state Headquarters of the agency. […]
There are two contrasting perspectives on “defunding” police. One perspective—espoused by some activists on the political left — holds that policing is fatally broken, cannot be fixed through any reforms and ought to be cancelled […]
Even though this current news cycle is already saturated with the whirlwind of corruption allegations against Buhari administration officials, it has continued to deliver on its promise to be stranger than fiction. Every passing day, […]
“Donald Trump is the most anti-science and anti-environment president we’ve ever had.” – Douglas Brinkley, presidential historian, Rice University. What a careful observation of the Nigerian social media space would reveal is that there is […]
As a lawyer, the unfolding scenario post last week’s election of the Nigerian Bar Association leaves one totally abashed. That is, of course, not to suggest that the NBA is populated by super humans who […]
I was once invited to the African Centre in London to give a talk on the concept of rotational presidency in Nigeria. It was a well-advertised lecture, so quite a number of Nigerians were aware […]
The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny. In any people that submit willingly to the ‘daily humiliation of fear,’ the man dies. – Wole Soyinka The Assistant Chief has […]
The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), which is expected to be modulated monthly by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), has become uncertain as some marketers yesterday directed their members to sell […]
There are no real increases in wages as nominal wages cannot keep up with inflation. How can the economy grow with high lending rates, high inflation, with consumers having no disposable income to spend? Unless […]
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says the list of contract beneficiaries released by Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs, is authentic. Akpabio had named some federal lawmakers and former governors as beneficiaries of […]
Stella is not a Nigerian. She is from Cameroun. This was the first reaction I got on social media when the “ satanic” video of this irrepressible medical doctor, Stella Immanuel, went viral on social […]
At one time or another, nations and individuals confront crisis points – moments of existential challenge that also open up new possibilities. African countries, at just such a crisis point as a result of the […]
“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 […]
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) […]
Continued from yesterday’s back page As I observed in 2013 and recorded in RGGN (2015), the VIP/Protocol lounges of our airports during the Jonathan administration were adorned with 24×30 inches gallery-sized pictures, produced by the […]
That no one was prescient enough to properly predict or discern the fatal consequences of a scourge the extent of the pandemic coronavirus otherwise stylishly referred to as COVID-19 is irrefutable evidence of the downside […]
The numbers and dynamics of rape cases and sexual assault victims are troubling. On Monday, July 13, Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen made a startling revelation when she visited Deputy […]
BY BENEDICT IKEMEFUNA UZOECHINA Capitalist societies are oriented towards innovation and dynamism, creation of new knowledge, new products, new modes of production and distribution, yet within these niceties, inequality continues to increase almost everywhere in […]
Mallam Mamman Daura, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, recently caused a stir across the Nigerian socio-political landscape, when he decided to comment on one of the most heated topics in the polity: zoning arrangement. In an […]
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the federal government to review the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) regulations on courier operators. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Muda Yusuf, director-general, […]
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