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President Tinubu And Dangers Of Subsidy Removal

By Farooq Kperogi It’s either President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his inner circle didn’t read my April 29 column titled “Six Agenda Items for Tinubu’s Success” or they did but dismissed it as the impractical, high-flown, indulgent musings of an idealistic diasporan Nigerian.…
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President Museveni And Africa’s Political Culture Wars

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In the 37th year of his interminable rule, President Yoweri Museveni signed into law Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, passed by Parliament earlier in the month. Among other things, the new law prescribes life in prison for persons convicted of homosexuality, a crime that…
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Judiciary And Executive Romance

By Muiz-Banire SAN Much ink has been spilled on the campaign for the independence of the judiciary. It is a cliché that, for the rule of law to prevail in any society, its judiciary must be independent and this further emphasizes the doctrine…
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An End And A New Beginning For Nigeria

By Reuben Abati Yesterday, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, was sworn in as the 16th President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria along with his Vice President, Kashim Shettima, GCON, at the 7th major transition ceremony since the return of…
30/05/2023 0Comments

Muhammadu Buhari And The Tragedy Of The Long Grudge

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 31 December 1983, Sani Abacha, then an unknown Brigadier in the Nigerian Army, went on radio to announce the overthrow of the elected civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari, claiming that the military had done so “in the discharge of…
29/05/2023 0Comments

Police V. Kuti: Persecution In Prosecution

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN The unexpected happened last week, even from those who are expected to know. Without mincing words, Nigerians rose up in condemnation of the action of Afrobeat star, Seun Kuti, for assaulting a police officer in uniform, although the nature…
23/05/2023 0Comments

Buhari’s Last-Minute Provocations Of Tinubu

By Farooq Kperogi After failing to stop him from emerging as APC’s flagbearer in 2022 and mounting steep hurdles for him in the 2023 election, Muhammadu Buhari increasingly comes across as intentionally charting courses of action designed to provoke pre-inauguration confrontation with Bola…
22/05/2023 0Comments

As Nigeria Prepares For The Zoom Presidency

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Having gone to London to watch the crowning of England’s King Charles III earlier this month, a friend joked last week, President Muhammadu Buhari extended his stay so his dentist could crown his teeth. That was how he read…
21/05/2023 0Comments
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