The Psychology of COVID-19 by Reuben Abati
Nigeria announced its first COVID-19 case on February 27 – an Italian who came into the country on February 24 and displayed symptoms of the disease while visiting Lafarge Cement…
Lamido Sanusi: A Man Born to Rule but Cursed by the Jinx of History
The decision by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former CBN governor, upon ascension to the throne as Emir of Kano to be addressed as Muhammadu Sanusi II, sent a lot of tongues…
Amala and the Coronavirus Patient: Matters Arising by Reuben Abati
Of all the updates that have been given so far by the Lagos State authorities on the government’s efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, and ensure proper care for…
Is the Constitution Review Committee Ploy to Blunt the Clamour for Restructuring?
The decision by the Dr Ahmad Lawan-led Ninth Senate to set up a 56-member Constitution Review Committee seems to have raised more questions than it answered. The Committee, headed by…
EFCC Claims in Forfeiture Application Case — Our Stand, by Dr. Bukola Saraki
Last Friday, the lawyers representing Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, former Senate President, appeared before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court, Lagos, to oppose the application by the Economic…
Did the Buhari Government Really Have Any Option in the Release of 1,400 Boko Haram Suspects?
The recent revelation by the Borno State Commissioner for Information Babakura Jato that about 1,400 repentant Boko Haram suspects have been released in three tranches by the military and re-integrated…
Nigeria Needs An Anti-Fake News Law Now.
No doubt, the tragedy of fake news has become a global epidemic that threatens mankind in the face of globalization. The worry about the deadly effects of fake news has…
Saraki vs. Abdulrazaq: “O to ge”
ON January 24, at the Federal High Court in Ilorin sitting over the matter of Asa Investment vs. Attorney General of Kwara State, counsel representing the plaintiff, in this case…
The Public Discourse over Amotekun By Ahmed Bola Tinubu
Amotekun. This issue has dominated recent discourse and media headlines. Distilled to its basics, it concerns how best state governments can assist with the safety and security of their residents.…
New Electricity Tariffs: Questions
The Buhari administration has given Nigerians a most unusual and disturbing New Year Gift, in the form of a proposed increase in electricity tariffs, enforceable from April by the Electricity…