Despite its outward appearance, Nigeria’s democracy has consistently fallen short of true democratic principles. Reflecting on the events in our persistently perplexing political landscape over the past year compels me to reassess our fundamental understanding of democracy for the umpteenth…
Early last year, just before the 2023 general elections, a video went viral on social media amid the hardship caused by the cash crunch. It showed a middle-aged man who initially struggled with English but quickly switched to Yoruba, angrily…
The conference call came in on the morning of May 24, 2024, from his daughters, Bunmi and Yinka, that their father, Prof. Ayo Banjo, had passed on. The news was met with a moment of silence. My heart missed a…
In a clime where the dearth of public infrastructure, engendered by inconsistent government policies is endemic, it is preposterous for the Nigerian economy to blossom. Nigeria, blessed with abundant human and material resources, has, unfortunately, fallen into the deep valley…
The faithful across the globe stand still in joyful adoration; the resonance of purity as the hallmark of human existence, altruism, love, holiness and humanitarianism vibrated and rejuvenated in the hearts of mankind as the great prophet and humanist and…
No one can begrudge the people of Ibeno, a leading oil-producing community in Akwa Ibom State, for having what has been described as a star project in the Niger Delta region. It was long in coming. Now it spans majestically…
On a serene Tuesday morning, May 21, my phone buzzed with a WhatsApp message that instantly warmed my heart. It was from the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, a man I consider both a brother and a friend. His invitation…
On October 15, 1987, five of us founded the first human rights body in Nigeria, the Civil Liberties Organisation. This post is in tribute to one of us and the first president of the organisation, Mr Olisa Agbakoba, who turned…
The litigation on ‘local government autonomy’ by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, at the Supreme Court is a frontal attack on federalism. The only federating units recognised by the 1999 Constitution (as amended) are the states.…
Since the assumption of Zacch Adedeji as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, I have followed keenly the enunciation of his principles of taxation, which, to my mind, can translate to a pathway to Nigeria’s economic growth.…
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