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Faith in God or Guns: Priests, and Divine Protection on Trial, By Leo Igwe

January 10, 2025Bode DoluLeave a Comment

A recent case where a catholic priest shot and killed a member of his parish in Imo state in southern Nigeria has occasioned a crisis of faith. The incident has compelled people, believers, and non-believers to raise fundamental questions about the conduct of clerics, and faith in divine protection. As was reported, this catholic priest […]

Farotimi: A trial of the Supreme Court, By Lasisi Olagunju

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Adeola was a destitute woman with neither a surname nor a known relative who died at 1:15 p.m. on Friday, 29 June, 1888 at the Colonial Hospital in Lagos. She was buried at 4 p.m. the following day at Ereko Cemetery, Lagos. The manner of her death on Friday and burial on Saturday was to […]

The Supreme Court on Trial, By Chidi Amuta

September 25, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has since reaffirmed the declaration of Mr. Bola Tinubu as our duly elected president. In response, the two major contenders Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar of the Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party respectively have scaled up their legal objections to the Supreme Court. It is more like a slovenly […]

Why Buhari must be put on trial, By Ikechukwu Amaechi

August 19, 2023August 19, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

As President Bola Tinubu pretends to be providing leadership for our beleaguered country, one question remains unanswered: what to do with former President Muhammadu Buhari. In the eight years that Buhari, a putschist and former military head of state, held sway as civilian president, he destroyed the country, literally. In recent times, those who knew […]

Gov Ben Ayade thinks Agba Jalingo should be released, denies ordering the journalist’s arrest, trial

January 28, 2020Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Governor Ben Ayade has expressed his desire to see the publisher of Cross River Watch, Agba Jalingo released months after he was arrested and arraigned on charges of treason. The Cross River State Governor who denied having a hand in the arrest and trial of the journalist, alleged that Agba Jalingo is being prosecuted by […]

Alleged $5m Bribe: Court approves Suit seeking arrest, trial of Gov. Ganduje’s wife; EFCC, APC to show cause

January 14, 2019Bode DoluLeave a Comment

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama, Abuja, has granted accelerated hearing of a suit seeking to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to arrest and prosecute the wife of the governor of Kano State, Dr. Hafsatu Abdullahi Ganduje, over alleged role she played in a $5million bribery scandal […]

Dasuki tells Judge he’ll no longer attend trial until FG obeys Court orders admitting him to bail

November 14, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Ex-Nigerian National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), on Tuesday said he would no longer appear in court for his trial on alleged illegal possession of firearms and money laundering until the Federal Government obeys valid court orders admitting him to bail. Apart from the charge of illegal possession of firearms, he is also […]