The urge to pray for the survival of Nigeria’s Labour Party (LP) has suddenly become a patriotic duty; not for the sake of the party but to rescue Nigeria’s democracy. It is really saddening that since 1999 when democracy was restored in the country, the otherwise known best system of government in other climes has […]

The drafters of the Nigerian constitution also known as the wise men had two posers, they were not immediately able to solve. The first was what to do with the lofty objectives in chapter two of the constitution titled ‘Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy.’ The thrust of what the chapter required government […]

Those who win through the illegal process of undermining others are likely to use same strategies to outwit the people during governance

Once again, former President Olusegun Obasanjo (Obj), has visibly shown his disgust for the disposition of the nation’s legislators especially those at the federal level. The week before, Obasanjo told a team of six legislators who visited him in Abeokuta, Ogun State that many individuals currently holding public office lack the necessary character to lead […]

Reports that the Oyo State government has just created an agency for the enforcement of the rule of law sounded strange to me because I could not appreciate how a subnational entity can successfully implement an assignment that is essentially federal. Although I am aware that some states often maintained federal roads in their states […]

At the end of the first day of what protesters titled #EndBadGovernance, I had expected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address the protesters and encourage them to get off the streets. Still staying away from them some two days after, greatly surprised me. I developed more worries when the media became replete with reports of […]

The only thing that is not changing in Nigeria is politics. Since independence in 1960, politics in the country has remained dirty. At first, we had local heroes who ‘won’ electionsthrough crude force such as political assassinations as well as the abduction and imprisonment of political opponents before voting day.Although not much of that happens these […]

For the better part of the last two decades, I had cause to severally disagree or oppose the viewpoints, statements or actions of Adams Oshiomhole either as President of the Nigerian Labour Congress NLC, or Governor of Edo State or National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC. In order not to belabour the issues […]

In the last few days, there has been ample excitement across Nigeria over a number of new public policies and decisions. Two of such developments stand out. The first is the plan announced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to establish a Ministry for Livestock Development while the second is the judgment of the Supreme Court […]

 During Nigeria’s First and Second Republics, not many people had faith in the country ’s judiciary. To start with, court cases dragged on for too long; making it practically impossible for litigants to enjoy the fruits of judicial victories. In other cases, many criminals were set free on account of some technicalities couched in Latin […]