When a police officer is caught at crime scene
By Owolola Adebola The sight of a police officer at a crime scene should ordinarily inspire confidence, reassurance and hope. It should signal the arrival of law, the protection of innocent citizens and the beginning of justice for victims. But what happens when the very officer expected to prevent a crime is caught participating in […]
Nigeria sails in uncharted waters
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, from office and sworn in Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed JSC as CJN in an acting capacity. The President said his action was in compliance with an Order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) directing him to suspend the Chief Justice pending final determination of the cases against him. It is not surprising that the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), many Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), prominent politicians and other groups have kicked against the President’s action, while several others have welcome it.
FULL TEXT: A sacrifice for our new political order – Ezekwesili
“When the ACPN leadership approached me in a series of visits to appeal that I run for office on their platform, the party appeared to be a good fit. It was founded by some disgruntled PDP members some years ago, but when its prime founder decided to return to the PDP, a core of its […]
Buratai: A study in warfare
The story of the Nigerian Army is such that invokes memories of exploits, especially in the Sub Saharan Africa. In times past, the Nigerian Army won countless laurels in its operations so much to the envy of other nations. At a point, the Nigerian Army was adjudged one of the best professional armies in the […]
Dictatorship and election loss
AS Nigeria looks forward to the February 16 presidential election, one nagging question I have encountered from many Nigerians who have accepted that we live under a dictatorship has been: “will Buhari leave power if defeated?”
Benefits of social innovation strategies in frontier markets
By Adetunji Adeniran As a co-founder and director of a fast-growing Social Innovation Company and someone actively working in the social space, I have learned quite a bit about how emerging economies (Africa especially) respond to new initiatives especially when it comes to social innovations. Innovation in any field is not new to Africa and […]
