Plateau crisis: Coalition seeks deployment of more troops
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja A coalition of peace advocacy groups in Plateau State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order deployment of more troops to the state following renewed attacks and attendant reprisals by people it described as crisis merchants. The group which described the actions of the actors as senseless, barbaric and […]
Kwara APC Crisis: Aggrieved faction joins YPP
The protracted crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)in Kwara state has recorded a casualty as one of the aggrieved factions on Wednesday exit the party to Young Progressives Party (YPP).
Talking Point: Nigeria’s Tokyo Olympics experience
Let’s be clear: I am not in any way denouncing Ese Brume’s acknowledgment of God or her pastor. Far from it, I recognize the spiritual basis of her celebration, and in fairness to her, she mentioned her heroic struggles to succeed, buoyed by the encouragement of her coach, Kayode Yaya, all of which point to the element of hard work and dedication in her victory.
How and when Kyari can be lawfully extradited (2)
By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, Last week, I commenced a discussion on the statutory regime of extradition in Nigeria, with the case of the suspended DCP Abba Kyari in perspective. As already discussed, extradition of a fugitive criminal is premised on either international comity or by the provision of an existing treaty between nations, and […]
How and when Kyari can be lawfully extradited (1)
Against this charge, DCP Abba Kyari has been declared wanted for criminal prosecution in the United States of America. I will, in this edition, examine the practicability of, and the statutory regime guiding the extradition of a Nigerian to another country, particularly the United States of America to answer a criminal charge.
Nigeria ranks 161st on youth devt index
Nigeria has been ranked 161st on the 2020 Global Youth Development Index, which measured the status of young people in 181 countries around the world.
