By Stephen Wang and Mercy Akpede Tartsea-Anshase WHAT can be said about culture and identity that hasn’t been said before? […]
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Why Nigeria needs restructuring (Part 6)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION SCHMITT, C, in his book ‘Constitutional Theory’, insists that for the Constitutional-making process to be considered to […]
Ethics and discipline in law: Akin to waiting for Godat (Part 2)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION IT was Immanuel Kant that said in law a man is guilty when he violates […]
Why Nigeria needs restructuring (Part 4)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION THE word restructuring has become the latest word in the political landscape with political and […]
Ethics and discipline in law: it is like waiting for Godot (Part 1)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION THE place of ethics and discipline cannot be over-looked and/or over-emphasized in law. For legal […]
Why Nigeria needs restructuring (Part 3)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION THIS week, we continue our discourse on why Nigeria needs restructuring to prevent its avoidable […]
Cry havoc and “Buga” dancing the United Nations (grime and remnants) – part VI
Bashorun J.K. Randle “The Nation” newspaper deserves kudos for devoting its front page on September 18, 2022 to the following […]
Why Nigeria needs restructuring (Part 2)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION IT is evidently true that those who ignore history, like the Bourbons of European history, […]
When the federal government becomes a bully
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION IT is no longer news that the federal government has refused to release Nnamdi Kanu, […]
why Nigeria needs restructuring (part1)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN, INTRODUCTION SINCE the Southern and Northern protectorates were amalgamated in 1914 by Lord Frederick Lugard of […]
How WorldRemit’s ‘Teacher Appreciation Month” in Ghana has impacted teachers and learners in the country
By Gbenga Okejimi, Country Manager, Nigeria and Ghana, WorldRemit TEACHERS sit at the heart of the global education system as they […]
A country undermines the judiciary at its peri (Part 2)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION THE judiciary, as the saying goes, is the last hope of the common man and […]
Election funding: Diasporans readiness to support Obi’s with 150 million
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION THE Peter Obi phenomenon gains momentum and traction by the day. It has become an […]
A country undermines the judiciary at its peril (Part 1)
By Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION THE ‘Judiciary’‘ needs no definition. Nor does “democracy”. The former however, deserves some elaboration, […]
Permissible limits of election and Diasporan Nigerians’ readiness to support Peter Obi’s presidential bid with $150M USD
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN. THE Peter Obi phenomenon gains momentum and traction by the day. It has become an undeniable […]
Are INEC resident commissioners homeless bats? (Part 1)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN. INTRODUCTION I watched and listened very carefully to my good friend, Chief Festus Okoye, the Independent […]
See how President Buhari turned me into a Nostradamus and clairvoyant (Part 3)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION I discussed these seering seer predictions in my last two outings,. We shall attempt to […]
See how President Buhari turned me into a Nostradamus and Clairvoyant (Part 2)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN. INTRODUCTION LAST week, I explored the above topic. I recalled my earlier writes-up advising Buhari on […]
See how president Buhari turned me into a Nostradamus and clairvoyant (Part 1)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN. INTRODUCTION TODAY, Nigeria is in a terrible quagmire; a deadly dilemma; a complete cul- de-sac. There […]
See how President Buhari turned me into a Nostradamus and clairvoyant
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION TODAY, Nigeria is in a terrible quagmire; a deadly dilemma; a complete culde sac. There […]
Why is INEC recklessly striving to be neckless? (Part 3)
By Mike Ozekhome INTRODUCTION THE need for the Commission to carry out its functions free from any external control is […]
2023 general elections and a fractionalised electroral process (Part 5)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION As the nation races towards 2023 general elections, this write-up x-rays the volume and strength […]
Why is INEC recklessly striving to be neckless? (Part 2)
By Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN. INTRODUCTION With the cacophony of voices emanating from INEC, which appears to be having some […]
S C O O P
By Bashorun J.K. Randle THERE appears to be a conspiracy between the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Research […]
When the apex court rumbles, quivers and quakes (PART 1)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN. INTRODUCTION IT is not usual or commonplace to see the bastion of justice and the highest […]
Parliament of Eunuchs
By Tola Adeniyi I really don’t know what to call them. We labelled them men without balls, it didn’t bother […]
2023 general elections and a fractional electoral process” (part 1)
By Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN. INTRODUCTION DEMOCRACY has become globally accepted by the international community as the system of government […]
RE-Peter Obi is a scam and Asari Dokubo’s peripatetic dance of religious opportunism: Why Asari Dokubo is a Potential Jihadist Collaborator
FOR those people conversant with my ideological leaning, they can frankly vouch that I have never been a fan of […]
Re-Rabiu Kwankwaso’s ‘no Northern votes for Peter Obi’ but Igbo votes for their Northern killers
…Has the Muslim North Ever Won National Elections from Ahmadu Bello to Muhammadu Buhari without the Support of Christian and […]
Placing “place holders” placeless (PART 1)
By Mike Ozekhome INTRODUCTION THE APC political contraption never ceases to amaze and confound me. It intrigues me to no […]
ECN, NEPA, PHCN AND DISCOs: How Nigerians pay for darkness
INTRODUCTION NIGERIA is Africa’s biggest oil producer, but the West African nation struggles to meet its energy needs, a struggle […]
A profile in audacity, heroism and service
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION HE is a retired thoroughbred officer and gentleman of the Nigerian Army. He is […]
The legality or otherwise of the practice of public parade of suspects by security agencies (PART 2)
LAST week, we commenced this vexed topical issue on the legality or otherwise of the practice of public parade of suspects…
The banana peel under APC’S rickety chair: The booby traps that lie ahead
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION The APC has ruled Nigeria for over 6 years. It has failed in all indices […]
The legality or otherwise of practice of public parade of suspects by security agencies (Part 1)
THERE is currently a face-off between the Lagos State Police Command and the Lagos State Government on the illegal and unconstitutional…
Unburden lawyers from scrutinizng clients’s sources of funds: A rejoinder antithesis to Mr. Mayowa Owolabi’s Thesis (Part 3)
IN my last two outings, I had shown thus far how Mr Owolabi misconstrued the decision of the Court of Appeal which he conceded…