President Bola Tinubu was widely expected to announce some political reforms of geopolitical nature in his 64th independence anniversary speech to the nation. As we approach the halfway mark of his four-year tenure, Nigeria urgently needs an electoral reform that will restore fully the independence of the electoral umpire, whereby the Independent National Electoral Commission, […]

Last week, President Bola Tinubu once again jetted out to the United Kingdom on a two-week annual vacation. According to his media office, he will “work” from there. The president’s trip is in breach of Section 145(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as Amended). It provides that WHENEVER the president embarks on a vacation, he must […]

Professor Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, OFR, CON, distinguished scholar, administrator and exemplary public servant, is 70 today, Thursday, October 10, 2024. Oloyede, a highly decorated Islamic scholar, jurist and cleric, is the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. If you ask any discerning Nigerian why his country is backward instead of occupying its […]

President Bola Tinubu’s announcement, during his October 1, 2024 Independence Day address to the nation, that he had conferred National Honours on some principal officers of the State, has generated some furore, not only within the National Assembly but also many discussion circles and the social media. The President conferred Grand Commander of the Order […]

If there will be a World War any time soon, it is most likely to break out from the Middle East this time, unlike Europe as in the past. Since the creation of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948, they have been involved in a series of wars, skirmishes, violence and terrorism with […]