Video: Uwais, Electoral reform and 2023 Elections

As Buhari Gaslights Nigeria

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When Nigeria goes to vote in presidential elections on 25 February 2023, it will be the first presidential election in 20 years in which Muhammadu Buhari will not be on the ballot. He will be term-limited having served the constitutionally permissible two terms following upon three previous unsuccessful attempts from 2003…

June 12, 20220Comments

El-Rufai’s coup, Aisha Buhari the ‘Star Girl’, Abeokuta outburst — how Tinubu secured his landslide victory

As projected by TheCable, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, defeated all comers to win the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Wednesday. He polled 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other presidential hopefuls, with Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, coming a very distant second after scoring 316. Vice-President…

June 11, 20220Comments

Don’t Suppress Igbo intending voters by Sam Amadi

I am told that in just a few weeks after Peter Obi switched to Labour Party to put himself on the ballot as a presidential candidate, more than 700,000 new voters have been registered in the South-East. This is good news for democracy in Nigeria. One of the failures of democracy is low voter turnout.…

June 11, 20220Comments

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Owo massacre and nationwide killings, how soon will the government act?

By Lillian Okenwa How were they able to eat that food? They actually had the appetite to eat? How can we ever comprehend the fact that on a day several families in Nigeria are mourning the loss of their loved ones viciously mowed down in their place of worship, President Mohammadu Buhari, his Vice, Prof.…

June 10, 20220Comments

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Faces at NBA Abuja (Unity Bar) Dinner and Awards

Outgoing Chair, NBA Abuja, Moses A. Ebute, SAN Chief Ogwu James Onoja, SAN displaying his award

June 9, 20220Comments

Nigeria’s Iron Rules of Power Divination

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 29 May 1999, Olusegun Obasanjo, for the second time in two decades, took the oath to assume office as Nigeria’s head of state, this time with an electoral mandate. His predecessor was Abdulsalami Abubakar, another four-star General who had mid-wifed an 11-month long transition following the death of General Sani…

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FIDA Condemns the Massacre at the St. Francis Catholic Church Owo

Along with other Nigerians and people from the world over, the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has joined in condemning the horrific massacre of hapless worshipers at St. Francis Catholic Church Owo in Ondo Staten Nigeria. FIDA in a statement signed by its Country Vice President/National President, Mrs. Amina Suzanah Agbaje said…

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Photo story: Night out with FIDA International Historian Gladys Mbuya

The International Secretariat of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) led by its International Director, Ezinwa Okoroafor recently hosted a night out with FIDA International Historian and Country Vice President (CVP) of FIDA Cameroon, Gladys Mbuya in Abuja. Gladys was accompanied by Ramatu Abdu, Coordinator of the Association for the Welfare of Women and Indigenous…

The state of the nation: Where are the lawyers?

By Mojirayo Ogunlana-Nkanga INTRODUCTION The state of the nation, where are the lawyers has one connotation for me, the role of lawyers in governance. It represents the active role lawyers play in promoting the rule of law in Nigeria. It signifies the position of lawyers in preserving the integrity of the civic space. Having due…