By Femi Falana Part four of this piece published yesterday concluded with reference to the laws enacted under section 20 of the Constitution pertaining to Right to Environment. The locus standi of a non-state actors to enforce the fundamental right of people in the oil-producing community was upheld by the Supreme Court in the case of […]

By Adekunle Adekoya There are men who desire power simply for the sake of the happiness it will bring; these belong chiefly to political parties. — Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900) In the July 9, 2021 edition of this column, I wrote about political parties being special purpose vehicles — a gathering of strange bedfellows coming […]

The National Executive Committee NEC meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC slated for next Thursday may no longer hold after all, following the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to not monitor the exercise due to legal flaws in the invitation letter sent to it by the party.

THE introduction of the Islamic hijab headdress for female police officers by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, is a display of provocative bigotry and impunity. It must be reversed. A statement issued on Friday, March 4, 2022 through the Force’s spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, claimed that the dress code was approved “for optimum […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Pro-Chancellor, Osun State University, Yusuf Alli, SAN, yesterday, disclosed that it is wrong for the Federal Government to negotiate with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on behalf of the schools. He said the schools should be allowed to negotiate with their workers, based on their strength to pay […]