Category: Opinion

The nation is expected to sing a redemption song today when, or if President Muhammadu Buhari makes good his promise to enhance the majesty of our democracy by signing the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022. Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, has been raising some spectre of doubts that the President would […]

The seesaw between President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 does not bode well for the electoral system and the sustenance of democracy. With only a few days left for the bill to become law early enough to enable the umpire to meet its already fixed dates for […]

By Tunji Ajibade The political space is heating up and supporters of aspirants, as well as fellow journalists, are contributing to it. It’s normal in a pre-election year. Recently, some groups in the South-West said they wouldn’t interfere in the conjectures being made about Senator Bola Tinubu and the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, with regard […]

By Abimbola Adelakun Since the report of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari’s alleged involvement in a drug ring hit the airwaves on Monday, the question of whether he will be extradited to the United States of America to face justice for pending infractions has also resurfaced. About nine months ago, the Federal Bureau […]

By Niran Adedokun The other day, this column talked about how unfitting it was for a policeman to preach to Nigerians and point accusing fingers at other institutions. The analogy was that if every other person complains about the cost of dry cleaning clothes, it should not be a bedwetter who should be remorseful for […]

Tortuous from the onset, the long-running scandals involving a disgraced senior police officer, Abba Kyari, just got messier. From being indicted in 2021 for aiding the fraudster, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, he has allegedly been caught red-handed and neck-deep in international drug trafficking by agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and is finally […]

By Reuben Abati On Friday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria in a split decision voted 6-1 to nullify Executive Order 10 through which the Federal Government of Nigeria had sought in 2019, to give effect to Section 81 (3) and Section 121(3) of the 1999 Constitution, as altered by the 4th Alteration Act No. 4 […]

Reflecting the prevalent culture of maladministration at home, reports on the dilapidated condition of Nigerian embassies and missions abroad further sully the country’s international image and deserve decisive remedial action. The sorry state of the foreign missions was graphically captured by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, who while meeting with the […]