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Will the Judiciary condone forgery? By Dele Sobowale

Will the Judiciary condone forgery? By Dele Sobowale

“Let justice be done, though the heavens fall” – Lord Mansfield, 1705-1793 “Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide; in the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side” – James Russell Lowell, 1819-1891 Until now, there was no reason to raise the question about substantial justice untainted with […]
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Ganduje, MACBAN: Two endangered species, By Dele Sobowale

Ganduje, MACBAN: Two endangered species, By Dele Sobowale

But, herdsmen have suddenly become endangered species everywhere in Nigeria. They were safe while Buhari was President; Buhari has left with the immunity conferred on them. Those they brutalised for eight years are gradually waking up to the fact that they are now vulnerable and can be attacked without consequences.

Tinubu: Keyamo has cases to answer, By Dele Sobowale

Tinubu: Keyamo has cases to answer, By Dele Sobowale

How he deals with Festus Keyamo might turn out to be one of the acid tests of President Tinubu’s sincerity in tackling governance in Nigeria. Right in front of our eyes, Keyamo committed three grave offences which, in any other country where the rule of law prevails, would have landed him in hot waters.

Agbo Areo (1940-2023): Exit of Nigeria’s bookmaster, By Dele Sobowale

Agbo Areo (1940-2023): Exit of Nigeria’s bookmaster, By Dele Sobowale

“Books are the carriers of civilisation. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, desire crippled, thought and speculations at standstill” – Barbara W Tuchman, Harvard University History Professor Few men and women, out of the thousands I have known, have left me feeling intellectually inferior and also lacking in wisdom as the late Mr Agbo […]

CBN: Tinubu, Buhari clash inevitable, By Dele Sobowale

CBN: Tinubu, Buhari clash inevitable, By Dele Sobowale

“When evil men must seek to perpetuate an unjust status quo; good men must try and bring into being real order of justice” – Reverend Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968. The suspension and subsequent arrest of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has brought the inevitable collision between President Tinubu and ex-President Buhari […]