Opinion
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Nigeria: Supreme enablers of constitutional outrage
“The judiciary have a wide scope for making political decisions.” J.A.G. Griffiths, “Constitutional and Administrative Law’ in Peter Archer &…
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This is what Benjamin Kalu said, By Amanze Obi
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Kalu, has just assaulted the sensibility of right-thinking south easterners.…
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Religion and Politics – Bishop Akpabio, Chief Imam Bago, presiding
Tomes have been written on religion and politics, what the mixture produces, and grave warnings that in some doses, they…
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Alex Otti and the voices of Babylon, By Chidi Amuta
In the current class of state governors, Alex Otti of Abia stands conspicuous over most of his contemporaries. He is…
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Tinubu, next INEC boss, and Liman controversy, By Farooq A. Kperogi
An older friend of mine, a denizen of the circles of power, told me a few days ago that President…
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Tinubu’s Rivers Gamble: Democracy as telenovela, By Dare Adelekan
Nigeria’s democracy has always been fragile, but what is unfolding in Rivers State is not just another political squabble—it is…
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Why I love Opobo, By Emeka Obasi
King Jaja’s rise from treachery to the throne continues to fascinate me not simply for standing up against imperialist oppressors,…
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National Oil Assets: Are the buccaneers coming?
The prospects are frightening if the early indications are true that the Presidency is primed to turn its attention to…
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Nigeria: How politicians started dashing cars, houses to Judges
In January 1993, Ibrahim Babangida was the military ruler of Nigeria. He was supposedly in the last year of an…
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That storm in a teacup, By Amanze Obi
The better part of penultimate weekend was largely consumed by speculative reports about the visit of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai to…
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