It was  Monday, July 5, 1993. That was the date, conscientious Nigerians had chosen to commence  confrontation with the military regime that had weighed the country down, stolen it blind and, in order to perpetuate its misrule, had annulled the Presidential election. The Generals had declared any protest  enemy action, and had directed the armed forces and […]

When he was a Justice the Court of Appeal in the Port Harcourt Division, during the tenure of Mohammed Bello as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Alloysius Katsina-Alu was the subject of allegations of serious misconduct which ended up before the Advisory Judicial Committee (AJC), the predecessor to the National Judicial Council (NJC).

By Peju Akande WHAT is this? I was a Daddy’s girl growing up-nothing my father did ever seemed wrong to me. I would always side with him over my mum, and he knew it. He used that to his advantage, something I’ve only come to understand in hindsight. To be clear, I don’t hate my […]

Political defections occur in many countries of the world. Donald Trump, the current president of the United States of America who is now a Republican was once a Democrat. Defection is therefore neither new nor restricted to Nigeria. Whereas it is not too difficult to appreciate the rationale for political defections in other climes, the […]

“More Nigerians will become poor by 2027 – WORLD BANK” – VANGUARD, APRIL 25, 2025. Acute poverty is already fuelling massive increase in all sorts of crime in Nigeria today. Predicting that more Nigerians will become poorer in 2027 amounts to passing a vote of no confidence in ALL the governments of Nigeria; not just […]

Let every living being give thanks to God. Psalm 146 vs. 1&2   ( NIV) : “ Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD   O my soul . I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live”. Beloved at a time like this, we should continuously praise […]

There is a thin line between Stomach Infrastructure and Treachery. President Bola Tinubu will be in tears following the looming defections from other parties to the All Progressives Congress (APC). His question should sound like – where are the men? Those who think the new normal is to fraternise with Aso Villa as turncoats probably do […]

In Imo state,  every family can become an autonomous community.  It wasn’t always so. Perhaps at some point, somebody saw atomisation as development. Every square foot is now an ancient kingdom. So the state is now a conglomeration of fragments of communities called autonomous communities. As a result, every neighbourhood has an Eze. Some of […]

The jury is still out on  the dispute among aides and supporters of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State as to whether his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC was a peaceful acquisition or a hostile takeover. Whatever, the defection of the governor, his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa […]

I saw a lot of C.Vs during my years of ‘Face To Face’ interviews. Some were captioned, many were not. But almost all were impressive because they were meant to be; after all, many were acclaimed achievers. One C.V struck me however because of the uniqueness of its title, and it has since stayed in […]