The recent arraignment of Dele Farotimi in Ekiti State raises critical questions about the misuse of legal authority in Nigeria. In this article, Prof Chidi Odinkalu unpacks the case’s legal and constitutional issues, drawing parallels to past judicial precedents. Odinkalu’s analysis highlights the dangers of weaponising the law to suppress dissent and the urgent need for accountability. Paul Anyebe was a judge of the High Court of Benue State in north-central Nigeria who had a young son with sticky fingers and a sense of adventure It was his role as…
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JUDGMENT ON IMO NUJ PROPERTY: VICTORY FOR MEN OF GOOD CONSCIENCE
By Ori Martins …Integrity Group lauds Justice Madu We have received with joy the impeccable judgment of the Honourable Justice C. A. Ononeze Madu, setting aside an earlier judgment that gave ownership of the multi-million Naira Imo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists Secretariat located along Port Harcourt Road, Owerri to one Enedo General Services. The union is grateful for this landmark judgment and wishes to use this medium to thank every person who stood by us, through these two long years of legal battle, given that journalists…
Read MoreWHAT OBJ TOLD TINUBU: YOU’RE CONVERTING NIGERIA’S ASSETS TO PERSONAL PROPERTY!
…Nigeria’s not Lagos … By Steve Osuji Voice of a statesman is also the voice of God: Yes, it’s not just the voice of the people that’s the voice of God, as that age-old aphorism suggests. And there’s no doubt that former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is the last true statesman standing today. Of course, the hallmark of statesmanship is the audacity to say things others only murmur about. Expectedly, Obasanjo didn’t disappoint recently when he called out President Bola Tinubu leaving sweltering words on his back. Tinubu’s canines like…
Read MoreOkigwe Youths Applaud Ruby Emele For Her Selfless Services To The people
The Youths of Okigwe zone met at Citi Chef event Center, Owerri, Imo State during their one day workshop on” the role of Youths in curbing insecurity in Okigwe zone even as they used the medium to applaud Hon. Ruby Emele for her selfless services to the people of Okigwe zone nay Imo State. They made the following statements: We the above youths of Okigwe zone laud Imo State Hon. Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy affairs, Hon. Ruby Emele for her selflessness, commitment and dedication to the youths of…
Read MoreEntrepreneurship and Economic Growth in Aba: The International Trade Fair as a Catalyst
By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D. The ongoing 2024 Aba International Trade Fair, which kicked off on Saturday, November 30, has marked a significant milestone in Aba’s journey to becoming a major business destination in Nigeria and West Africa. Governor Alex Otti OFR, in his address at the opening ceremony, highlighted the city’s immense potential for growth and expansion, and the trade fair’s role in showcasing this potential to the world. Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State, boasts a rich history of entrepreneurship and innovation. The city has been a major…
Read MoreEchoes Of Military Coups In Nigeria.
By Segun Adeniyi Two important books that speak to the most brutal military era in Nigeria’s history will be publicly presented in Abuja in the coming weeks. The first, on 18 November, is ‘Nine Lives: The Bello-Fadile Memoirs’. A retired Colonel of the Nigerian Army with a doctorate degree in law, Ralph Sixtus Babatunde (RSB) Bello-Fadile was a principal actor of the 1995 “phantom coup” against the late General Sani Abacha. He was arrested, tried and sentenced to death in the tragic saga that implicated dozens of prominent Nigerians, including…
Read MoreMayors Of Change: Governor Otti’s Innovative Approach To Local Governance
Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D. Governor Alex Chioma Otti OFR, recently hosted the out-gone Mayors and current Mayors and their Deputies in a dinner, where he announced plans to integrate high-performing former Mayors into his government. This move underscores Governor Otti’s commitment to merit-based leadership and continuity in grassroots development. At the event, he praised the achievements of the immediate past Mayors, highlighting their excellent performance in their various Local Government Areas. Since assuming office, Governor Otti has demonstrated his dedication to rebuilding and repositioning Abia State. His administration has initiated various…
Read MoreTHE RISE OF NEGATIVE LEADERSHIP: The Tinubu, Trump Examples .
By Steve OsuJi TINUBU WAS NO FLUKE AFTERALL: When a Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared president of Nigeria, a cold chill spread around the country. It was the same response a few days ago when a Donald Trump clinched the presidency of the United States of America. There was a moment of gloom across the globe. The moon could have winked to cause a momentary eclipse. If Tinubu’s was a stolen mandate; if a rogue electoral body shamelessly blamed it on “technical glitch” and a suborned judiciary cuckolded itself, what…
Read MoreTrump’s victory, true colour of democracy
By Ikechukwu Amaechi On Wednesday, November 6, Donald Trump, the 45th U.S. President, pulled off what to all intents and purposes, is an extraordinary political comeback – an exceptional feat that has catapulted him once again to the enviable position of the president-elect. On January 20, 2025, he will take another oath of office as the 47th U.S. President. When Americans went to the polls on Tuesday, November 5, to elect President Joe Biden’s successor, the odds weighed against Trump. Here is a president who was impeached twice during his…
Read MoreFOR ONCE, TINUBU MAKES A BIT OF SENSE
…Cabinet shuffle: Much motion, no movement By Steve Osuji A SPARK OF TINUBU LIGHT: Upfront: this column had long given up on President Bola Tinubu. Expresso had long determined that nothing of much value will be achieved by his administration even if he ruled for 50 years. The weekly presidency watch was disabled by the sheer ineptitude of the presidency. We found ourselves repeating same negativism arising from poor leadership; we searched in vain to find something worthy of commendation; just anything. Nothing. The Tinubu presidency kept flailing and failing.…
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