What started as a routine exercise to expand the frontiers of constitutional governance and the boundaries of Nigeria’s federal arrangement when an initial 16 states sought the intervention of the Supreme Court in interpreting the legality of the unilateral establishment in 2004 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
OPINION
“A Judge shall avoid developing excessively close relationship with frequent litigants – such as government ministers or their officials, municipal officials, police prosecutors in any Court where the Judge often sits, if such relationship could reasonably create an appearance of partiality.” Rule 2.8, Revised Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers in...
Those in search of the human asset to help salvage our country have one major place to look these days: the departure lounge of the international airports. Some of the best minds of the nation are either on their way out of the country to assume leading positions or...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, October 22, reserved judgment in the suit filed by 19 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two other anti-corruption bodies. The other two agencies are the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences...
The Governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni, is dreaming industrialisation, empowerment for his people and how to grow the state economy in a sustainable way. And he’s not sleeping on his dream. Recently, he presented a certificate of occupancy and right of occupancy of a 300-hectare land to...
By TONY ONYIMA, Ph.D. In a world where love and friendship are just a click away, it is easy to forget that not too long ago, the search for companionship required a great deal of patience, creativity, and effort. From pen pals to Facebook, the journey of human connection...
The current mood of the nation is defined by a question mark. Most people are not quite sure where the Tinubu presidency is leading us. You hear it in the market place, at airport lounges, on the streets and in boardrooms. At first there was an optimism founded on...
When The Minister of Niger Delta Development (MNDD), Abubakar Momoh, in November 2023, inaugurated the new Governing Board of the Niger Development Commission (NDDC) with a charge that they should have on their fingertips the Eight-point Presidential Priorities that would guide the board in its development strides of the...
On Wednesday, 28th August, 2024, Mr Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi assumed office as the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS). He took over from Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi who was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 14 September 2018, replacing Matthew Seiyefa. For a conservative elite security...
“And in the shadowless unclouded glare, Deep blue above us fades to whiteness where, A misty sealine meets the wash of air .” The immortal words of Sir John Betjeman, poet and Victorian architectural heritage campaigner, born 1906, died 1984, who saved the gorgeous St Pancras station from demolition...
Systemic corruption is the bane of many developing countries. In the words of a prominent anti-corruption crusader, corruption is a “force which drives poverty, inequality, dysfunctional democracy and global insecurity”. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently highlighted the dangers of allowing corruption to fester when he described the menace as...
In a matter of days, exactly on October 22, ceteris paribus, the Supreme Court will commence hearing on a case filed by 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two other anti-graft laws. Of the 16, the Supreme Court granted...
It was a weather-friendly Tuesday morning on October 9, 2001 at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. History was made in Nigeria. Zinox, a wholly indigenous tech brand was launched with many firsts and unique features. The brainchild of Forbes Best of Africa’s Tech Icon, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh, it has...
By CLEMENT NWOJI – The man, Chief Dr. Engr. Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu, Aghaejiagamba (4 September 1942 – 25 July 2024) bestrode all spheres of human endeavors and left an indelible footprint on the sands of time – be it in Building and Construction, Banking and Finance, Insurance, Transportation, Media,...
The Anambra State House of Assembly passed two progressive legislations pursuant to its powers under the Constitution (Anambra State Economic Planning and Development Law, 2024; and Anambra State Local Government Administration Law, 2024), and I have signed them into law. This has generated commentaries and debates especially in relation...
In a 2010 assessment report, the US-based group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), posited that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was envisaged to tackle corrupt politicians and public sector fraud effectively, but has contrary to expectations, continued to “reward rather than punish corruption”. Coming just seven years after...
The social contract theory posits that individuals surrender certain rights to the state in exchange for protection and security. Yet, Nigeria’s police pension crisis raises a fundamental question about the reciprocity of this arrangement. Do we truly honour the sacrifices of those who safeguard our communities? Nigeria’s police pension...
Nigerian international footballer Nwankwo Kanu is best known for his illustrious exploits in the round-leather game, plying the trade for two decades for club and country, including at top European Leagues scoring 109 career goals in 516 appearances with no single red card (transfermarkt.com). However, a life-threatening heart disease...
On May 17th 2024, this column published a piece with the tittle “An Emperor and His Nemesis”. It was a prognostic analysis of the impending political crisis in Rivers State because of the suffocating hold of ex-governor Wike on his surrogate, Siminalayi Fubara, the incumbent governor of the state. Recent...
On October 22, just days away, the Supreme Court would be hearing a suit filed by no fewer than 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two other anti-graft agencies. Now, all eyes have shifted to the Supreme...