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J.B Dauda It was the United States that started flirting with Ukraine about this idea of Ukraine joining NATO -- a military alliance that is the geopolitical enemy of Russia, with whom Ukraine shares a border. This flirting started in a definite way in 2009. But guess who it was that was directly responsible for…

March 8, 20220Comments

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Celebrating Bias-Breaking Amazons #BreakTheBias #IWD

International Women’s Day is a global day for celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Every year, on March 8, the world comes together to celebrate women’s achievements and reinforce a commitment to women’s equality. The campaign theme for International…

March 8, 20220Comments

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Opinion

Generation against generation, By Sonnie Ekwowusi

Political philosophers, historians and political scientists continue to assert ad nauseam that constitutional democracy cannot lead to true human development and human flourishing unless it transcends political experiment. This is because constitutional democracy is more than a political experiment: it is also a moral enterprise which largely depends on the ethics and virtues of the…

March 7, 20220Comments

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Opinion

Power of CAC to refuse registration of schools as business names

O. G. Chukkol’s Mind The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has directed its officers to henceforth not approve schools, academies, and institutions of learning as business names. From where did CAC derive such power? Is choice of business model now at the whims and caprice of CAC? By law there are businesses that cannot be run…

March 7, 2022126Comments

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Nigeria, A Country With Too Many Sovereigns

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Colonial rule in Nigeria was conducted through Indirect Rule. It was a system of “native administration” patented in Northern Nigeria, which became the model exported by the British across their colonies. For all practical purposes, this system of government gave to most Emirs and other rulers in Chiefly communities, “more power…

March 7, 20220Comments

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New Dress Code of the Nigeria Police is Illegal, Ultra Vires and Should Be Reversed – Adegboruwa, SAN

Human Rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, has said the New Dress Code of the Nigeria Police is Illegal, Ultra Vires and Should Be Reversed. In a statement on Saturday, the right Activist said religion of public officers is a private affair. Part of the statement reads “On March 4, 2022, the Inspector-General of Police purported…

March 7, 2022197Comments

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Opinion

As Nigeria toys with the youths, gambles with the future

Other systems harness their youths. But Nigeria toys with is youths and gambles with her future. By Emeka Alex Duru (08054103327, [email protected]) Unless, as it is said, the carriage of a messenger depicts the mindset of a principal, President Muhammadu Buhari should be sufficiently ashamed of the conduct of the Minister for Education, Adamu Adamu,…

March 7, 20220Comments

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Features

Rights activists condemn shrinking gender tolerance space for women in Nigerian

By Lillian Okenwa “Nigerian Women married to men outside their state even or region are denied indigeneship and this affects women during appointments or election. Also, Nigerian Women married to foreigners cannot confer citizenship on their husbands by virtue of marriage, but foreign women married to Nigerian men become automatic citizens. This is highly discriminatory.”…

March 7, 20221Comment

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Okocha, Agbakoba, Akaraiwe, others knock IGP over new dress code for female police officers

By Lillian Okenwa “No administration can ever claim to have the best menu of choices. The dilemma is ever so present, especially in dealing with a multi-cultural, multi-religious, and multi-diverse society. The best approach in these matters should be to limit dress regulations to those which engender professionalism and safety.” - Ibe Ikwechegh Condemnations…

March 7, 20224Comments

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Opinion

End Injustice for Nigeria’s Female Justices

By Emmanuel Ogebe The recent nomination of America’s first black woman for the US Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown, serves as an opportunity to X-Ray the status of Nigeria’s own female justices, especially in light of the month of March’s dedication to women. On the surface, it looks impressive that Nigeria has produced in 60…

March 7, 2022424Comments

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