From last week continues the narrative on the constitutional roles of traditional rulers in the first republic. It also highlights their little recognition in the 1979 constitution and the non recognition in the 1999 constitution. The 1999 Constitution has no role for traditional rulers in the country. This contradicts the 1979 Constitution, which provided a little role […]

A society does not unravel only when guns drown out laws.  It also weakens when citizens begin to suspect that the text meant to govern them can be quietly adjusted after the ceremony has ended. Once a law loses credibility, enforcement becomes a contest of power rather than a discipline of legitimacy. Compliance turns into a […]

Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments”– Rose Kennedy. There are periods which represent watersheds in the lives of nations. They reveal real potential to trigger and witness changes and events that will affect lives in more ways than other moments. The year 2026 appears to be one of them. It could set […]

“A Judge who takes advantage of the judicial office for personal gain or for gain by his or her relative or relation abuses power…. such abuse of power profoundly violates the public’s trust in the judiciary.”– Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Rule 8:3 (2016) Eight and a half […]

Shola Ayebola was one of the most principled student leaders that emerged from the University of Lagos, UNILAG in the late 1980s. Equally, he was one of the leaders of the 1990s proDemocracy movement that eventually forced the military out of power. During one of the mass protests, he led the leaders in the Sango […]