By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION TODAY, Nigeria is in a terrible quagmire; a deadly dilemma; a complete culde sac. There […]
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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 […]
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…
Legislative rascality by National Assembly members
THE furore in the national assembly over the recent amendment of the electoral bill has not escaped the attention of millions of…
Senate’s rejection of Lauretta Onochie: a refreshing act of patriotism
I think for once, something good has come out of Egypt, in terms something positive emerging from the “take a bow” 9th Senate and the National Assembly…
Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Igboho, Boko Haram: Two faces of government contradictions
SUNDAY Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, a Yoruba rights activist has…
Unburden lawyers from scrutinizing client’s sources of funds: A rejoinder antithesis to Mr Mayowa Owolabi’s thesis (Part 1)
I have carefully read through the article titled “A Critique of the Court of Appeal Judgment in FRN v Chief Mike Ozekhome…
President Buhari and his faulty policy on restructuring
By Mike Ozkhome, SAN INTRODUCTION PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari shocked most Nigerians when he said those agitating for restructuring and […]
President Buhari and his faulty policy of non restructuring
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari shocked most Nigerians when he said those agitating for restructuring and secession […]
Prof. Auwalu Yadudu’s scare–mongering: Why the constitutional committee must ignore him (PART 2)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION Last week, I commenced my discourse on this vexed issue of Prof Yadudu’s poor treatise […]
Prof Auwalu Yadudu’s scare mongering: why the NASS must ignore him
I have just read, to my utmost chagrin and dismay, a release authored by Prof. Auwalu Yadudu and currently trending in…
The Southern Governors’ Asaba accord meant to rescue Nigeria’s sinking ship (Part 3)
LAST week, our discourse was on what the law says about individual rights as against majority rights; and what the state…
The southern governors’ meant to rescue Nigeria’s sinking ship (Part 2)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION LAST week, we started our discourse on this vexed issue. We saw how the Governors […]
The twitter ban, prosecution, more prisons and the link with JUSUN strike
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN THE attorney-general of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has just ordered the […]
Buhari goofed on southern governors’ anti-grazing stance
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has obviously been ill-advised on the well thought out Southern Governors’ stance […]
Can Dr. Isa Pantami be prosecuted for acts of terrorism? (Part 1)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION DR. Isa Ali Pantami is the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. He is also […]
Freedom of movement is for human beings, not cattle and sheep
THE Northern elites, including the Hon Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, miss the point sorely when…
Kaduna workers and the bizzare metamorphosis of a good person: An open letter to Governor Nasir el-Rufai
By Mike Ozejhome, SAN INTRODUCTION I know you people in the corridors of power don’t bother about reading or […]
Different People different forms of government (Part 21)
BUREACRACY is the administrative system governing any large institution, whether publicly owned or privately owned. It is a…
Different people different forms of government (part 20)
NEPOTISM means favoritism that is granted to relatives in various fields, including business, politics, entertainment, sports,…
When Emperor Nero roosts in Nigeria
IN governance style and body language, President Muhammadu Buhari appears to be the Roman Emperor Nero of Nigeria. They are…
Different people, different forms of government (Part 19)
LAST week, we x-rayed the meaning, history, origin, and commenced eras of anarchy. Anarchy, as seen so far, refers to the…
Different people different forms of government
LAST week, we concluded our discourse on Monarchy, wherein, we discussed the history, characteristics and roles of monarchs…
EFCC and other Regulatory Agencies Powers to Enforce Declaration of Assets (PART 4)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN INTRODUCTION Last week, we started our discourse into the legal organogram and regime of Assets Declaration. […]