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The superpower hiding in plain sight, by Ruth Oji

Imagine the following scenario: The conference room held two hundred people, but in that moment, it belonged to one woman. She wasn’t the most senior person there, nor was she the most qualified. But when she stood to present her team’s proposal, something happened. Her voice was steady, and her conviction was palpable. She didn’t just […]
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One week to be proud of the Nigerian Senate

It was the first time President Shagari would be known to have publicly visited the National Assembly in Abuja.
The letter handed over to Senator Mark echoed the resolution adopted by the Senate the day before urging President Yar‘Adua to comply with constitutional provisions requiring him to handover to his deputy while on holiday or medical vacation.

Death, Otunba Dipo Dina

*Death came swiftly and suddenly to Otunba Dipo Dina, and it must have been a surprise even to him, as the news of his ghastly murder is to many Nigerians. That was the way it happened to Funsho Williams, and we are no wiser as to those who were responsible till this day. That kind of horror would, in fact, summon a long list today. There is no need to mention more names. That would only recall the sorrow of the black catalogue of irreparable loss.

Those who endanger civil rule

DEMOCRACY is supposed to be based on the will of the people. The Nigerian constitution like many others declare that sovereignty belongs to the people from whom all power flow. But in practice, the power of the people in most countries, including in Europe, begin and end with their vote.

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