My worry about the judgement is that it does not lead us anywhere near our hope of a new Nigeria and contradicts instructions given by the Court of Appeal itself to Tribunal to pay attention to facts and not technicalities. What the Appeal court did was to follow the well trodden path of the law [Continue]
The disappointment on the faces of people inside and outside the courtroom were clear for all to see. The hopes that had been built on the Judiciary were dashed today. Nothing had come out of it. The Judiciary had decided to tread on the well-trodden path of supporting the status quo, however, wrong. A few [Continue]
On Tuesday, February 26, 2008 the judiciary will make an important comment on the charade of April 2007, an electoral process adjdued to be the worst in the history of Nigeria. The whole nation is holding its breadth waiting to see whether it should have faith on the judicial system or not . Nigeria waits [Continue]
Finally, the election petition tribunal sitting in Makurdi, Benue State, yesterday upheld the petition of Alhaji Usman Dan Maishanu Abubakar of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) against the election of Senate President, Senator David Mark. The tribunal upheld the results of the election held in seven local government areas of Benue State South [Continue]
Again, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), after a march on the National Assembly, has called out its members on strike – the university lecture halls across the country have been silent. Students, some of whom resumed just a few weeks back, will be agitated that they cannot learn. We are expecting that any [Continue]
When the story hit the headlines, Nigerians were taken aback despite the fact that sexual perversion does not seem to bother those that rule Nigeria. In screaming headlines, the newspapers had reported the court affidavit, sworn to by Gbenga, the most prominent and famous son of General Olusegun Matthew Obasanjo, the former Nigerian ruler, that [Continue]
Former Military dictator, PDP member and presidential aspirant Ibrahim Badamasi Babagida once described himself as then evil genius. The impact of his ingenuity on Nigeria was without doubt visible or all to see. He did what previous rulers could not do. He experimented with Nigeria as his whims and caprices dictated. For him Nigeria was [Continue]
It was a sober moment. My Cousin Paul had just lot his young son. He got back from School to Jos and had completed the three weeks holiday when he fell sick. He was to leave for Abuja the following week. His mother had completed shopping for his school provisions when he complained of sickness [Continue]
Thanks to my friend, Auwal Musa also known as Rafsanjani, I have been involved with the training of state legislators and community development bodies on how to interact and work with ach other. The legislature is weak and needs help. The three states that we have interacted with present us with a picture of people [Continue]
Etteh, finally went after the death of Dr. Safana, a former Secretary to Kastina State Government order President Umar Musa, Ya’Adua. The Surprise was not the scandal and the arrogant defiance of the public – but the public outrage itself. It was not the novelty of a woman, the highest woman political office holder in [Continue]
