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Greetings from Port Harcourt Greetings from the metropolitan garden city of Port Harcourt – well at the time of writing this piece anyway. I came to attend the 4th Memorial Emmanuel Chinwenwo Aguma, SAN, KSC Lecture/Public Discussion (he is the immediate past Attorney-General of Rivers State, who joined the saints triumphant on August 10, 2018 […]
Continue ReadingJustice for the ‘Queen’s College 3’ Before I go into the word for today, I would like to make a brief observation – we have definitely not forgotten – it’s been about four years since my fellow QC (Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos) Girls, Praise Sodipo, Vivian Osuniyi and Bithia Itulua, lost their lives as a […]
Continue ReadingAs the country plunges deeper into chaos, Nigerians are watching Politicians and the ruling class actively causing, partaking and fuelling anarchy in Nigeria. Defections to the APC I was extremely amused when I heard President Buhari’s comment that Zamfara Governor, Dr Bello Matawalle, defected to the APC (All Regressives Congress) because of their exemplary performance […]
Continue ReadingLast week, the three incidents which caught most of Nigeria’s attention, were the arrest of fugitive from justice, Nnamdi Kanu, and his repatriation to Nigeria to come and continue his trial (and possibly face additional charges); the raid/excessive attack on Yoruba secessionist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho’s residence in Ibadan, and the passing of the […]
Continue ReadingConstitutional amendment, or the redrawing of a new constitution is certainly not a new phenomenon. The debate as to whether our 1999 Constitution should be completely jettisoned for a new one, or whether it should simply be amended, has been ongoing for a while now. Last week, I read with keen interest, the opinions of […]
Continue ReadingThe Twitter Saga When I saw the front page headline of This Day Newspaper last Wednesday, I realised that this administration neither cares about the welfare or happiness of Nigerians, nor has it got the wherewithal to fulfil either the primary purpose of Government, nor the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy, that […]
Continue ReadingWhen this administration’s record is compared to the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy contained in Chapter II of the 1999 Constitution, it is indisputable that they have not achieved the standards set therein, nor are they anywhere close, particularly failing woefully in their primary purpose to secure the lives and property of […]
Continue ReadingI wept as I watched the videoclip of the reunion of the Greenfield University Students and their Parents, over the weekend. They were tears of sadness and joy; sadness because of the five children who were senselessly and needlessly killed by their abductors, and joy because the Parents were able to raise enough money to […]
Continue ReadingI seize this opportunity to extend my condolences to the families of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, Brig General Tunji Olayinka, and all the officers who died in the line of duty in the military plane crash near Kaduna Airport last Friday. May their souls rest in peace. Amen. President of […]
Continue ReadingThe Judge and his N10 million Loan Two weeks ago, I was talking to a friend of mine – a Judge, and I felt so embarrassed and ashamed of Nigeria. He told me that he had applied to the Bank where his salary is domiciled for a N10 million loan a few years ago, to […]
Continue ReadingGLO With Pride! I decided to start my piece today on a positive note, since this administration believes that many of us, especially the media, thrive on harping only on the negatives in Nigeria. Last week, I mentioned the fact that many foreigners except the Chinese, are divesting and leaving Nigeria. This is true, but, […]
Continue ReadingLast week, those in charge of the railway in Egypt were sacked by their government, after two train derailments occurred within a period of one month – no excuses. Closer to home, Kemi Adeosun, the former Minister of Finance, resigned from her position in the face of her NYSC Certificate scandal. Yet, here we are […]
Continue ReadingHappy Easter Everyone. It is our prayer that the same way Jesus rose from the dead, every good thing concerning Nigeria which hitherto has been dead, will also rise. Amen. Three incidents that transpired last week, caught my attention. Garba Shehu and the President’s Medical Tourism I watched an interview of Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu […]
Continue ReadingLast week, a friend of mine, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, asked me what I thought was the reason why Nigerians run for elective office/struggle to be part of Government? My response was that, most of them do so because of the nomenclature and perquisites that go with the various offices – so that they […]
Continue ReadingWhere exactly should I start? Our dear country, Nigeria seems to be an ongoing Nollywood series plagued with new dramas each passing day. When I was a child, I used to find a particular television comedy series – “Icheoku” quite hilarious. It was set in the colonial era, somewhere in the Eastern part of Nigeria. […]
Continue ReadingEvery time the Federal Government of Nigeria takes one step forward, they seem to take another 10 steps backwards! It seems that those in power do not quite understand that fighting insecurity successfully, demands a holistic approach. It goes beyond shooting on sight, those armed with AK 47s in the forests. It goes beyond using […]
Continue ReadingHappy International Women’s Day to all of us women! In just the first quarter of 2021, we had Senator Kamala Harris sworn in as not just the first female, but the first African American and Asian American Vice President of the United States of America, and our own Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the first female […]
Continue ReadingI received several telephone calls, asking about my opinion on some of the recent occurrences which have taken place in our land, and why I have made no comment. My response has been that most of the issues which are occupying the front burner today, have happened before in recent times, or we have had […]
Continue ReadingThe two matters which have been of great interest to Nigerians in the last couple of weeks are the President’s invitation to the National Assembly (NASS) to address members on the insecurity that has pervaded our nation, and Abdulrasheed Maina’s jumping bail and extradition back home. The President’s Invitation to NASS I have listened […]
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