Category: Analysis
Democracy:Rule of law under serious threat-Experts
Legal experts and academics have raised serious concerns over threat to the observant of rule of law in the country under the current democratic dispensation. They...
Protocol, Power and the Constitution: Why Boundaries Matter in a Federal Republic
Lanre Ogundipe “ _There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.” -_ Montesquieu The incident in...
Ribadu and Trump: A Lesson in Security Diplomacy
By Hassan Gimba Two weeks ago, in what may aptly be termed security diplomacy, Nuhu Ribadu—the super cop who proved his mettle as a corruption-fighting czar and now...
A Troubling Message from Guinea-Bissau
Azu Ishiekwene None of the three Guineas is thriving, but in Guinea-Bissau, the country that sits on Africa’s map like a tongue of fire, recent events are twisting...
*State Police: A Practical, Providential Reset for Nigeria’s Security*
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent declaration of a nationwide security emergency and his explicit call for the National Assembly to review laws so states can...
Have you heard the news?
Have you heard the news? By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Jamaica-born reggae sensation, Jimmy Cliff, is dead, aged 81. His “House of...
2026: Uncertainty as Adeleke resigns from PDP
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2026 governorship election in the state amidst an...
Insecurity: Tinubu,Southern States Take the Bull by the Horn
Three significant events and declaration of intent occurred in Nigeria during the last one week. In the first instance,the permission and declaration of President...
Finally, President Tinubu takes the bull by the horns
By Tunde Rahman Given how sensitive the subject has become, it is understandable that the matter of state police has taken this long. Importantly, it has also become...
*The Trial and Sentencing of Nnamdi Kanu to Life Imprisonment, Between Separatist Agitations and Criminality*
Toba Alabi. tobalabi@yahoo.com 1. Introduction The sentencing of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment marks...
