IJEBULAND: Inside story of the Awujale succession crisis
For Ijebuland, the wait for a new Awujale has become much more than a traditional succession exercise.
It has evolved into a complex contest involving custom, law, family interests, institutional authority and allegations of political influence.
Deepening our jurisprudence: The time is now ― By Rotimi Akeredolu
THE recent crisis of confidence in the judiciary has reinforced my age-long conviction on the need to infuse jurists with a different bent in the apex court. This line of thought is shared by a lot of my colleagues with enthusiasm and in fact has been the position of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) for […]
Patrick Seubo Koshoni: Exit of the Quintessential Admiral
By Olutunde Oladimeji “They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep” Psalm 107:23-24 KJV Great admirals are cherished forever by virtue of their ability to harness human, material, technical and logistical resources to navigate the […]
No ongoing recruitment at NAFDAC, says Adeyeye
•Worries over Nigeria’s drug insecurity as COVID-19 outbreak rages By Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has debunked a purported online recruitment exercise by the Agency, describing “it as fake news”. Meanwhile, the Agency has expressed worry over Nigeria’s drug self-sufficiency level following the outbreak of novel Coronavirus […]
ECOWAS countries unite against COVID-19 as Egypt confirms 1st case
•No suspected cases in Nigeria — NCDC •Impossible to predict direction outbreak will take — WHO By Sola Ogundipe Following confirmation in Egypt of the first known COVID-19 infection in Africa, the Ministers of Health of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS have resolved to strengthen cooperation amongst their countries to deal with […]
Victor Olaiya: Things you never knew about him
By Fred Iwenjora When news of the death of veteran highlife music don, Dr Victor Abimbola Olaiya OON flew around on Wednesday, 12th February 2020, most African music lovers both old and young who knew him or familiar with his songs cringed. The sad news was enough to elicit shock especially coming just a day […]
