Justice  Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja was far less known until June 15, 2026 when an ill-considered judgement he delivered led to political eruption in the country.    It was capable of derailing the political process and, several persons and organisations including the judiciary, scrambled to douse the fires its was beginning to ignite. Not since […]

On June 12, 1993, Nigeria held a presidential election which was internationally accepted as the best in the nation’s history. But the government of the day turned it into pyrrhic victory for the winner of the polls. The election has however remained significant because none other, either before or after it has come close by […]

Today, June 21 is Father’s Day.   It is  the only day, usually the third Sunday in June set to appreciate the  role of Fathers in our lives. Why do we need to celebrate and appreciate Fathers?   One of the answers is that no one can be born without the input of a Father. Also, God created Man […]

“The North has become a region of endless funerals and perpetual bereavement. Bandits in the North have become a state. They impose fines and taxes, send notices, control spaces, determine life and death and operate without challenge” – Senator Shehu Sani of Kaduna State, March 2020. I wish that historical damn fool called Lord Lugard and […]

What happens when democracy begins to distrust the people in whose name it exists? Every democracy begins with an act of faith.