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The Supreme Court and national interest: The judiciary as a public-policy institution (2), by Usman Sarki

The Supreme Court and national interest: The judiciary as a public-policy institution (2), by Usman Sarki

“The essence of federalism is full mutual consent.” — John Buchan Recalling Nigeria’s history in this discourse matters because the country is not an ordinary political community or mere contraption, as some advocates of restructuring erroneously imagine. It comprises peoples of deep consciousness, immense diversity in language, religion, culture, historical experience and political organisation, who […]
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Charlie Boy: Cudgels and clubs chasing freedom and reason into hiding

Charlie Boy: Cudgels and clubs chasing freedom and reason into hiding

I remember 2015. The APC could not campaign in Okrika, Rivers State. Thrice they went, thrice they scampered away. Gun men shot at them with righteousness. APC supporters were sellouts. The police couldn’t help them. Their constitutional rights had limitations. They could not exercise  in the den of a certain lioness. The APC cried all kinds of freedom cries, and cursed the abuse of power.

The audacity of hate

The audacity of hate

There is a big difference between a politician playing politics, a hater hating and a man full of hate erupting. The symptoms are different, and so are the consequences. For the Millennial, a hater is simply someone who is supposedly jealous or envious of you, who disagrees with you in public while wishing they were you or who is just merely pissed off with you.

Remembering Okokon Ndem

Remembering Okokon Ndem

The words of Okokon Ndem come in handy here as some continue the fight against injustice. We all abhor a system that marginalises individuals and groups.