Our leaders can either choose to look in the mirror and take full responsibility or look out the window and continue with the blame game

Rather than criticise them, I think we should concern ourselves with stopping our country from offshoring presidential sickness – both the pathological and the moral

On February 26 this year, the police conducted a media trial and parade of the detained 49 members of the Peace Corps of Nigeria. In condemning the uncouth action of the Police I pointed out that “the parade of criminal suspects by the Police in the country is illegal and unconstitutional.” Shortly thereafter, there was a violent clash between the Yoruba and Hausa communities in Ile Ife, Osun State. The 20 suspects arrested by the police were paraded before the media in Abuja last week. Since the suspects are of Yoruba extraction the Afenifere has condemned the selective arrest by the police.

LAWYERS can be very confounding when prosecuting or defending a case. It seems in the nature of their practice to raise objections even when they are not convinced by their own antics. There is always an objective though. At times, it is just to waste time. The foregoing is predicated on the observation of the ballot recount controversy at the ongoing Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, that had to be taken to the Court of Appeal for direction.

TWO weeks ago, specifically Wednesday, March 15, was the World Consumer Rights Day. However, consumers of banking and financial services in Nigeria could not fully join their counterparts all over the world to commemorate and celebrate this Special Day. This is because customers of Savannah Bank of Nigeria (SBN) Plc are still in agony, suspense and with loads of questions in their hearts, 15 years after.