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Hon. Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais: A judge’s Judge
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow When a great Iroko falls, it does not do so quietly. It thunders in the forest.I was sipping coffee that morning as the world was yet wrapped in its festive linen. Eid al-Adha, the celebration of obedience and the commemoration of Abraham (Ibrahim)’ […] More
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THE ENDURING SIGNIFICANCE OF JUNE 12
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow INTRODUCTION June 12 holds an indelible place in Nigeria’s political consciousness, a date now officially designated as the nation’s “Democracy Day”. More than just a public holiday, it serves as a sad reminder of a defining moment in Nigeria’s quest for democratic governance, […] More
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SENATOR JONAH JANG: A Legacy of Leadership, Service and Fidelity
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow In the quiet hills of Du, in the quiet suburbs of Plateau State, a child was born on the 13th of March 1944. On this day in 2025, that young boy turned 81. The winds of destiny had blown softly that morning, carrying with […] More
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PRESIDENT TINUBU CANNOT LEGALLY REMOVE AN ELECTED GOVERNOR OF A STATE
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow INTRODUCTIONIn an era where democracy is supposed to reign supreme giving democracy dividends to beleaguered Nigerians, the nation has once again found itself at crossroads, a sober moment of reckoning where constitutional order is being tested in the most brazen of ways. President […] More
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Is The Judiciary Complicit in the Osun State Local Government Debacle?
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow INTRODUCTION In a landmark decision in ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION V. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ABIA STATE & ORS (2024) LPELR-62576(SC) last year, the Supreme Court gave the local government system full autonomy, warning governors to keep their political fingers off Local Government […] More
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Babangida’s Confession And Atonement: Quo Vadis?
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow I have carefully read and listened to former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s public remorse and regrets over the atrocious annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential elections. He did this 32 whopping years later. I want to very quickly say […] More
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Is IGP Egbetokun a Pretender to the Throne?
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow INTRODUCTION Is Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun legally recognised as such under our extant laws, or is he but a pretender to the throne (office of the IGP)? I shall attempt in this writeup to answer this question. This is because there […] More
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Happy Birthday to My Friend, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow GEJ, you are a true democrat in the truest sense of the word. More than eight years after you left office, many Nigerians are still yearning for your kind of humane and purposeful leadership that shunned discrimination, tribalism, sectionalism, prebendalism and cronyism. Nigeria […] More
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Onnoghen, Free at Last
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed” (Martin Luther King, Jnr). Justice Walter Onnoghen who was unfairly disgraced out of office presumably as a crook by a former dictator President, General Muhammadu Buhari, has just demonstrated […] More
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One CJN, Two Oaths?
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow INTRODUCTION In a historic moment that has echoed through the corridors of Nigeria’s judicial history, President Bola Tinubu, on Friday the 23rd of August 2024, administered the oath of office to Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). This […] More
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Unraveling The Enigma, Esama Igbenidion
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow INTRODUCTION In the heart of Nigeria, nestled in the ancient city of Benin, lives a great name that resonates with power, resourcefulness, entrepreneurship, influence, benevolence, generosity, philanthropy, altruism, social conscience, public-spiritedness and exemplary leadership. “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, […] More
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Chief Kanu Agabi, Thy Name Speaketh for You
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow “Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.” -Dorothy Height In my little way and from my very small window and little corner, I enjoy celebrating people […] More
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