Category: OPINION

By Nwandugbom John Okiyi Kalu In his inaugural address delivered on May 29th, 2023, Dr Alex Otti said: “The time for the rebuilding process has begun. Transparency, accountability, and public trust shall be at the centre of everything we do,” When my sister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala addressed the transition committee of Dr Alex Otti via zoom, her message was simple and unambiguous: Transparency Is Key To Good Governance. I later learned that the same message was harped on by Dr Oby Ezekwesili at the Abia anniversary lecture in Umuahia, organized…

By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, once again, this is not the best of times in our dear beloved country, Nigeria. After we had thought, gladly and gleefully, that no government could be worse than the recent Buhari administration, we are now confronted by yet another monstrosity. In less than two months in power, Tinubu’s government started collapsing whatever positive legacy Buhari left behind. Yet, we would have assumed and expected a President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be far better prepared and more visionary than Buhari and his lacklustre team was.…

ISSUE 2 OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITIONS COURT JUDGMENT— K-Legged Submissions on Estoppel by INEC Counsel A. B. Mahmoud (Quota SAN)— Proof of a Judgment Written by a Third-Party Part 5 Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, PhD, DD Odogwu of Ibusa, Delta State Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Leader, International Coalition against Christian Genocide in Nigeria (ICAC-GEN) Email: Nwaezeigwe.genocideafrica@gmail.com Website: https://icac-gen.org Date: October 6, 2023 Hon. Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, JSC, in frowning against those Judges who out of detestable pecuniary reasons assume the role of “Counsels” in their judgments…

By Okey Ibeke The parlous state of Nigeria’s economy and means of addressing the multifaceted challenges, among other pressing issues, constituted the elaborate manifesto on which President Bola Tinubu relied on to pitch for the votes of Nigerians during the last presidential electioneering campaign. Since his winning the election and assuming office as the President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria Armed Forces, he has left no one in doubt as to his resolve to tenaciously explore means of alleviating the economic hardship that majority of Nigerians are battling with. The evidence…

By Mina Rzouki In an exclusive interview with Soccernet Nigeria this summer, Victor Osimhen noted his pride at choosing Napoli and winning with them. “I have never seen a city that is more crazy with football than the Neapolitans are, and they show all their players love. Wherever I go, I am respected, and kids love me. A lot of people admire me, and a lot of people idolize me and put on a replica of my mask. “I think it shows the hard work I have given them, and…

Not a few people are perplexed by the appointments made so far by Bola Tinubu. He has, to the amazement of one and all, appointed mainly his Yoruba kinsmen into critical sectoral positions. This unexpected action belies the impression most people had of him as a cosmopolitan and broad-minded politician who is at home with Nigerians of disparate backgrounds. Rather than be the President for every Nigerian, Tinubu has, through his appointments, given Nigerians the impression that it is the turn of the Yoruba to rule, reign and dominate other…

Part 3 Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, PhD, DD Odogwu of Ibusa, Delta State Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Leader, Coalition against Christian Genocide in Nigeria (CAC-GEN) Email: Nwaezeigwe.genocideafrica@gmail.com Website: https://cac-gen.org Date: September 21, 2023 A popular maxim among the Igbo states: “Asi na a di mma na oyibo” (Lies are better stated in English). In other words, if you want to speak big lie, the best option is often to speak in English. This is case with the legal jargon called Estoppel as it particularly applied in this…

Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, PhD, DD Odogwu of Ibusa, Delta State Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Leader, International Coalition against Christian Genocide in Nigeria (ICAC-GEN) Email: Nwaezeigwe.genocideafrica@gmail.com Website: https://icac-gen.org Date: September 24, 2023 In a book dedicated to him titled: W o l e S o y i n k a: The Invention & The Detainee, the editor Zodwa Motsa, opened the introductory chapter with the following melody of lies from Wole Soyinka: “I have one abiding religion – human liberty – conditioned to the truth that life…

By Tunde Olusunle I was opportune to serve in the Olusegun Obasanjo/Atiku Abubakar administration at the beginning of our Fourth Republic. Obasanjo was a rather controversial personality. The media had stereotyped him as unfriendly and adversarial over time. The very fact that he opted for a medical doctor in Doyin Okupe as his very first spokesperson, broadened the hiatus between Obasanjo and the press. Okupe cut his dentition as public communicator, when he was the National Publicity Secretary of the defunct National Republican Convention, (NRC), one of the two political…