Buhari’s undemocratic rule: cui bono?
Buhari has become part of the problem by his deliberate flashing of conflicting signals. Why would he, after pledging non-interference, start stiff-arming and refusing to meet with those that emerged as helmsmen in Senate and House of Representatives? Why is he now telling them they must comply with the wishes of the APC leaders, which are at variance with his own widely publicised non-interference stance? This has helped to stalemate efforts to resolve the conflict.
Ambode declares war on rapists in Lagos
With about 760 cases of sexual assault recorded in two years and only two convictions in Lagos, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday, declared war against perpetrators of rape in the state, saying ‘desist from such act or face the music.’
Lecturers tasked on building competence in teaching, learning
CONSIDERING the importance of teachers to students’ academic success, lecturers have been enjoined to build competence in teaching and learning to boost students’ performance. Professor Sola Akinrinade who gave this charge during a training for top executives in tertiary institutions held in Texas, USA said: “Institutions can enhance their capacity for sustainable development by developing their teaching and learning competencies.”
Will Lagos Judicial Commission be dissolved?
Will the Lagos State Judicial Service Commission, LSJSC, be dissolved when the members’ tenure has not expired? This is the question on the lips of observers. It was learned that the tenure of the current members took effect from February 27 and will end on February 26, 2020 following their re-appointment by former Governor Babatunde Fashola, SAN.
How Buhari can take the profit out of corruption (2)
Once the stolen funds are returned to the country there is also the important issue of how to monitor the use of the funds to make sure that they are not re-stolen or diverted, as it is alleged to be the case in the returned Abacha loot. Here Nigeria can learn from the experience of Kazakhstan where civil society groups were asked to supervise the use of illegally obtained funds for the benefit of needy children. This arrangement is permitted under article 57(5) of the UNCAC, which allows states to enter into mutually acceptable arrangements for the disposal of confiscated property.
BAIL: Time for a rethink?
The inevitable question at this juncture is whether there is any reason why a person tainted with an allegation of crime concerning or arising from corruption, financial crimes and allied offences, must first be incarcerated before being released on bail, often on unfriendly terms? If anyone should cast their minds back to the arrests that followed the recent reforms in the banking sector, it would become doubtful whether any bankeras allowed to go home without a remand soon after arraignment.
