By AMINU JAHUN  WHILST most people under despotic regimes prefer democratic rule, a lot of people have lost faith in democracy, because despotic ‘democrats’ are upending the democratic balance,   concentrating disproportionate powers in their offices, anchoring governance on an unpalatable trajectory for the ruled. The risk of power concentration at particular points, facilitated the perching of […]

It is scarcely necessary again to debate whether Americans need a President Trump in a world battling with different dimensions of crises;

By FRANCIS OGBIMI In the first part of this series in which we are calling for an economic summit now rather than constitutional conference, because: Our research revealed that all the rich and powerful nations in the world today are industrialised; Industrialisation is achieved through learning and Nigeria can mobilise all Nigerians for integrated learning – […]

By KELECHI DECA Young Nigerians usually joke that if anyone explains Nigeria to you, and you understand it, then something is wrong with you. That joke captures the intricacies, and complexities of most things Nigerian. Basic policies become complex as soon as they are domesticated for Nigeria. For example, every Nigerian was turned into a petroleum […]

Under section 175(1) of the Constitution of Nigeria, 1999, the President may grant a pardon either free or subject to lawful conditions