By Justice Usman Bukar Bwala DEMOCRACY could be unitary, federal or otherwise. Where a federal democracy is adopted such federating units will have the composition, functions, powers, etc., clearly spelt out in a law. In Nigeria where we practise a federal system of democracy, each federating unit vis-a-vis federal, state and local government, have powers […]

By Arize Nwobu THE global economy is sailing through stormy waters, no thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic which is threatening menacingly to totally shut down the economy. Social distancing has become the norm and production lines and factories are being shut down with a break in supply chains. Countries are on lock-down and imposing travel […]

The second part of this piece was published yesterday BUT unlike election petitions which are defended by lawyers hired by the INEC no arrangement is made for the prosecution of electoral offenders. Unlike in the past, judges have abandoned the duty of recommending that sanctions be meted out to electoral officers implicated during the trial of […]

As the coronavirus pandemic ravages the world, I applaud the various Nigerian state governments who have proactively taken measures, such as issuing stay at home orders, and shutting down non-essential markets and other places of mass gatherings, while also giving guidelines for social distancing.

For the first time in recorded history countries not formally at war have shut their borders against their neighbours. Even traditional allies in the global set-up could not sustain the pretence that things were normal and life could go on as usual. So it was that the United States after choosing to keep its doors […]