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All you need to know about bail

Against the backdrop of law enforcement agents and agencies detaining people at will even against orders of court, Hon. Justice Usman Bwala in this piece gives an insight into all you need to know about bail. A person who is imprisoned or detained has a right to early trial or be released on bail James Danbaba…

March 17, 20200Comments

Vision and delusions

By Liborious A vision without a corresponding mission will end up as a mere delusion. Welcome to vision 2020. Years ago, we set national goal and we named it vision 2020 to be among the first most developed nations on earth by the year 2020. The discerning knew then we were up to our usual jokes. Those were…

March 13, 202012Comments

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February 17, 20200Comments

Would Jesus Christ still be needed?

By Frank Tietie One of my tragic realisations is that there are very few people who have your interest in this world. You really hardly have real friends because people really care only about themselves. Therefore, I have tagged many people in my life as USER-FRIENDLY friends who only use you. Such tactical friends are in…

February 3, 20200Comments

Police brutality at WACOL

Official Press Statement on the Police brutality at WACOL office, Enugu By Joy Ngozi Ezeilo On Monday the 27th day of January 2020, one Miss (Name withheld) a 21 year old lady made a distress call to Women Aid Collective (WACOL)’s office in Enugu, Enugu State that she was raped that evening by one…

When the Regions Were Autonomous and Free

By Eric Teniola I find the press release by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), of January 14 on the Security outfit of South Western states very interesting. The Minister could not find it dignifying to personally sign the press release on a weighty issue like that. He merely asked his…

Why is Buhari Still Keeping the ‘Failed’ Service Chiefs?

By Fredrick Nwabufo In December 2018, Boko Haram insurgents pulled a blitzkrieg on military formations in Baga, Borno state, sacking the headquarters of the multinational joint task force and taking over the place (briefly). The group steadied its onslaughts on military formations, killing many soldiers, weeks after. At least, 18 soldiers were killed in…

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Forming Amotekun is a very smart move

By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba The first duty of ALL governments is the protection of lives and property of its residents and citizens. That is job (numero uno) number one. Can anyone say that the lives of SW Nigerians or any other section of the country has been effectively protected? The federal government is charged to do this task…

Ganduje’s Supreme Court victory and collapse of Kwankwassiyya structure

By Muhammad Garba It was a jubilant jiffy for millions of Kano residents on Monday morning when the news of the avowal of the election of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje by the wise Justices of the Supreme Court sieved into the ancient commercial city. Though the victory was very much expected, the treacherous flimflam launched…

January 13, 20200Comments

Soleimani and our search for something good

By Dare Babarinsa The assassination last Friday of General Qassem Soleimani, 62, the Iranian military commander, has introduced another dimension to modern warfare. On the day of his death, Soleimani was surrounded by his faithful military guards who were well armed and they were prepared to confront any aggressor that might threaten their principal, a…