Senator Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed is the Governor of Bauchi State is no longer news. What made his new title newsworthy is how he came about it. He was elected by the good people of Bauchi State during the March 9,2019 general election. The validity of his pronouncement as governor, however, was in doubt to those that lost the election . Through two stages of court, pronouncements vindicated his claim and the mandate confirmed, but the ultimate and most important validation of the Supreme Court was needed. That waiting period was a very tensed one giving the kind of pronouncement, both shocking and expected, coming from the justices of the highest court of the land. Muhammed was eventually declared as the duly elected governor of Bauchi State.

The mixed feelings that trailed the reintroduction of Police Affairs Ministry by President Muhammadu Buhari may not be misplaced. So many factors exist that justify the reactions. Whatever they are, the need for such a Ministry in Nigeria can’t be overemphasised.

While critics would refer to him as a godfather, political pundits refer to Tinubu as a leader who has the capacity to reshape the political landscape of Nigeria.

Does Okowa read The Pointer Newspaper? I once saw a picture of the governor, holding a copy of the Delta state-owned paper. With both hands spread on the tabloid, he sat raptly, his bright eyes hooked in frozen attentiveness on the publication.

By Avril Eyewu-Edero In 2015, I was called to help with a homicide case of a 70-year-old man that had just returned from Ireland three days before he was murdered in his home in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos state. The greatest challenge the investigation team had was finding the suspected killer, the Security guard […]