Mbaise Global Foundation: An exemplar in volunteerism

By Ikechukwu Amaechi "Penultimate Saturday, a young man was kidnapped in broad daylight at a market square in a community in Ahiazu Mbaise local government area. His people went to report it at Ahiazu police headquarters at Afor-Oru but there was no policeman. It is that bad. They had to go to Owerri, the state…

September 24, 20210Comments

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Opinion

Miyetti Allah, Governors and Justice, By Sonnie Ekwowusi

Make no mistake about it, the latest resolve of the federating units to collect VAT within their respective units and use the revenue generated therefrom solely for the development of their units as well as enact anti-open grazing laws in order to protect the lives and property of their citizens are indicative of the direction…

September 24, 20210Comments

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Opinion

Defend yourself and its possible repercussions 1 – Dele Sobowale

“Allow an intolerable situation to go on for too long; and, suddenly, there are no good options left.” Arthur Burns, 1904-1987. Arthur Burns was the tenth Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Bank, equivalent to our Governor of Central Bank, under President Richard Nixon. He was appointed at a time the US economy was going…

September 24, 20210Comments

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Opinion

Viable alternatives to Nigeria’s perpetual borrowings

By Jide Ojo When the National Assembly resumed from its two months’ annual vacation last Tuesday, September 14, 2021, the lawmakers were greeted with a request by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for approval of another external borrowing. According to a media report, President Buhari is said to be seeking the approval of…

September 24, 20210Comments

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Opinion

The third wave – Flirting with colonial mentality – the remnant of a thinking people, By Ngozi Bell

Many nations colonised by the British, after becoming independent found themselves in a quandary. Stripped of the wealth of their natural resources and the dignity of self-representation, former colonies responded with varying modalities. Invariably some patterns have emerged. Singapore, which became independent in 1965 has no natural resources and very little land but has managed…

September 22, 20210Comments

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The Law and You

Why Non-Governmental Persons And Companies Cannot Be Sued For Discrimination

Why Non-Governmental Persons And Companies Cannot Be Sued For Discrimination. Daily Law Tips (Tip 687) by Onyekachi Umah, Esq., LL.M, ACIArb(UK) Introduction: From the constitution of Nigeria, among the fundamental human rights in Nigeria is the right to freedom from discrimination. By this right, a citizen of Nigeria cannot be discriminated against because of the person’s…

September 22, 20210Comments

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Opinion

Femi Fani-Kayode And Eneke The Bird By Achike Chude – BY ACHIKE CHUDE

It must be the fruits of a turbulent spirit. Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo described him more as a man ruled by the cravings of his stomach rather than the demands of mental exegesis. But when you hear him speak, it makes you wonder. His eloquence and the structure of his verbal articulations mesmerise you…

September 21, 20210Comments

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Opinion

Bawa, FFK, Shehu: Of Slump, Slum And Somersault By Festus Adedayo

Slumping and somersaulting into the slum are regular features in Nigeria. Whether the slump is that of taxonomy for selfish purpose by Buhari or it is a moral somersault like that of Fani-Kayode or it is even a literal slump like Bawa, or the calamitous somersault of the Naira into the abyss, values are compromised.…

September 21, 20210Comments

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Opinion

Note from the Underground

By Dr Obadia Mailafia You never know the value of freedom until you’ve lost it. The hard-won freedoms that our fathers bravely fought for are being systematically eroded in our country today. Evil swaggers across the land like the proud harlot of Babylon. I have borrowed the title for my piece this morning from the…

September 20, 20213Comments

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The Law and You

Overriding Notice To Quit With Writ Of Summons: What Landlords And Tenants Should Know

By Ikedi Uwandu Esq Landlords and Tenants relationship is regulated by tenancy agreement signed by the parties, where there is no tenancy agreement their relationship is governed by the Tenancy Law. The Tenancy Law of various states provide procedures for service of valid Notice to Quit. In the case of Iheanacho V.. Uzochukwu (1997) 2 N.W.L.R.…

September 20, 202114Comments

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