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Judicial rascality: When lower court judges defy the court above them

Judicial rascality: When lower court judges defy the court above them

By EYIMOFE ATAKE  The administration of justice in any constitutional democracy rests upon a foundation of hierarchy, discipline, and the unqualified obligation of every court to obey the orders of the court above it. When a judge deliberately flouts that obligation, he does not merely commit a legal error. He strikes at the very architecture of […]
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The twists and turns in Edo

The twists and turns in Edo

By Okharedia Ihimekpen Abdul Oroh, Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s Commissioner for Information, and Charles Idahosa, the special adviser on political matters, have a Herculean task managing the image of their boss. They had been in the media for over one year now, lecturing our media and audience on the virtues of objectivity and admonishing them to […]

The 6,000 megawatts’ deceit

The 6,000 megawatts’ deceit

THE inability of the Federal government to meet the 6,000 megawatts target it set for itself early last year, has once again cast doubt about government’s sincerity about solving the power problem in the country.

Imoke :  Keeping faith with the mandate

Imoke : Keeping faith with the mandate

ON February 1, 2010, the Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency, Senator Liyel Imoke, appended his signature to the State’s 2010 Appropriation Bill. With this executive act of assent, the Bill in effect becomes law.

Appraising Ngige’s protest

Appraising Ngige’s protest

AT the last count, 17 out of the 25 candidates who contested the February 6, 2010, Anambra State governorship election, have conceded victory to the APGA’s Peter Obi.

Fashola’s 1000 days of acknowledged exemplary governance

Fashola’s 1000 days of acknowledged exemplary governance

It’s been 1000 days since the present administration in the state took on the mantle of leadership to steer the ship of Lagos to loftier heights. Within these remarkable 1000 days, Lagos has witnessed immense transformation in various sectors of its economy and attestations to these have been received from far and near. Nigerians have been amazed by the massive appreciation in respect of the State Government’s feats, including from outside the shores of the country.

What’s this fuss about  Fashola?

What’s this fuss about Fashola?

By Moses Iloh GOVERNOR Babatunde Fashola’s model of Lagos, the mega-city in the making is miniature Nigeria and the only haven where all and sundry, even beggars run to for respite. Lagos does not belong to the Yoruba, or to Muslims, or to Christians, or to the Action Congress (AC).

OGD and the shadow chasers

OGD and the shadow chasers

MR. Sanusi demonstrated so much pettiness in his write-up titled: “The Nation, OGD and his Shadows” in his column in The Nation of Friday, January 29, 2010, that ignoring him would only serve to encourage further wild-goose chase.

That there was a voice of reason

That there was a voice of reason

AT the moment, the subject matter is the so called constitutional role for traditional ruler called National Forum for Traditional Rulers which is neither a creation of the constitution nor that of any convention; it cannot serve as an appropriate agency for such transmission.

Thanking Dora Akunyili

Thanking Dora Akunyili

DR. Reuben Abati’s articles in The Guardian published especially on Fridays and Sundays are always a delight to read, digest, assimilate and kept as a veritable reference material because of their sound editorial quality, lucid packaging, presentation, objectivity and factual content.