By Reuben Abati
“As democracy is perfected, the office of the President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain follies of the land will reach their heart’s desire … Read the rest
By Farooq Kperogi
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), one of Nigeria’s most prominent pro-democracy NGOs, invited me to make a virtual presentation from my base in Atlanta to a national seminar it organized last Thursday on “targeted judicial … Read the rest
Politics is good, very good, for law practice in our country. Politics is the biggest industry in the land. Nothing comes close to the fortunes that lawyers and crooked judges make from election cases. Naturally, political cases invite hordes of … Read the rest
Gen. Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff, has reassured Nigerians of the military’s commitment to the growth of democracy in the country.
Irabor gave the assurance at the Regimental Dinner organised in honour of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday … Read the rest
Farooq Kperogi
In contemporary Nigeria, the term “restructuring” has become something of a “God term,” as rhetorical scholars call words and expressions that instinctively evoke warm fuzzy feelings in people, that galvanize people into action, that are unquestioningly sanctified by a cultural … Read the rest
After watching the carnage visited on the US Congress last week, violent protesters storming the premises in the middle of a session, ransacking various offices including that of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Senate, overwhelming law … Read the rest
Hassan Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the violence at the US Capitol Hill has exposed the fragility of American and Western democracy.
On Wednesday, a mob of Donald Trump supporters broke into Capitol Hill while lawmakers were in the process of … Read the rest
President Muhammadu Buhari and Joe Biden
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has congratulated the United States President-elect, Joe Biden, for his victory at the poll.
This is according to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on … Read the rest
MKO Abiola with son Kola
Friday, June 12, was Democracy Day. It provided occasion for sober reflection on where we are as a country; whence we came and where we are heading. Aso Villa made all the right noises. The chattering classes did their part. … Read the rest
To understand how badly Nigeria’s democratic ethos has sunk, look no further than the desperation of the advocacy organisation, Soico-Economic Rights Advocacy Project. They resorted to begging the Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Revd Justin Portal Welby, to appeal to President … Read the rest
