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 […]
Echoes of Chibok, the female suicide bombers
IT’S a very difficult thing to admit but it all looks now like murderous insurgency has become a routine part of existence in many parts of Northern Nigeria. And the new face of terror is female. But more of this later. What we should not forget is that there is a clear message the insurgents want Nigerians to understand by this precipitous steep in terror attacks.
Why Christians must stop supporting Israel against the Palestinians
OUR very own Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, may not be a Christian, but in 1972 he made a statement that resonates with the heart of Christianity. He says: “The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.”
Glasgow 2014: Random thoughts
Glasgow, Seventeen sports, eleven days, Blessing!
That for me is the summary of the 20th Commonwealth Games that ended in Glasgow, Scotland yesterday.
Goodbye to indigeneship? Really?
THE Council of State last week met, and top of the decisions it took was to see to the abolition of the concept of indigenes in our nation. It set up a committee of governors drawn from the six geopolitical zones to identify discriminatory practices in all parts of the country with a view to eliminating them either through the laws of the National Assembly or federal policies.
Requiem for PIB 2, hold leaders of Niger Delta responsible (1)
The Executive Director of the group, calling itself, The Environmental Rights Action/friends of the Earth Nigeria, Dr Godwin Uyi Ojo, was reported to have said that, “We, as civil society groups and as community members, are disappointed in the National Assembly for playing politics with peoples lives. The PIB has been on the desk of our lawmakers since 2009 and another lawmaking session is coming to an end. Yet, the passage of this bill appears not in sight.
