•Natasha In the interpretive hierarchy of judicial pronouncements, it is an elementary but enduring principle of law that obiter dicta, however persuasive or pronounced from the loftiest judicial altars, do not assume the force of law. The binding component of a judgment is the ratio decidendi — that is, the legal principle or rationale underp...
•Sunny Onuesoke In recent times, conversations around economic rebasing have returned to the forefront of national discourse. Many governments, particularly in developing countries like Nigeria, are eager to announce updated GDP figures. But troubling signs abound: some of these figures are drawn from random databases, speculative projections,...
•A primary health care center in Nigeria Whenever Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, emphasises the need to invest in critical sectors such as primary health care, I find myself nodding in agreement not because of political affiliation, but because, as a public health professional, I underst...
•Senator Natasha I consider it a duty to draw the attention of the general public to the ongoing legal developments surrounding the judgment delivered by Hon. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on July 4, 2025, in the case instituted by the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Contrary to misleading public narratives, ...
•Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Since the suspension of the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, by the Senator Godswill Akpabio-led 10th Senate on March 6, 2025, for gross misconduct, there has been a cacophony of voices and divergent views as to the propriety, constitutionality, a...
In 2025, a critical question resonates across Nigeria: “Am I better off today than I was yesterday?” For the vast majority of Nigerians, this is not a rhetorical exercise but a stark, lived reality, whispered in homes fractured by hunger and screamed in the silent desperation of stalled ambitions. From the bustling arteries of Lagos […]...
•Akpabio and Natasha The foundation of constitutional democracy across Europe and America has been deliberately built over the centuries on the strict and faithful adherence to the principle of separation of powers which demands respect for the autonomy of each arm of government. Therefore, The Nigerian federation, as an entity which practices...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) faces scrutiny for its inaction on the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s early campaign activities ahead of the 2027 elections. INEC’s constitutional mandate includes monitoring political parties’ activities and ensuring compliance with electoral laws, reports Nigerian Tribune. However, its ...
•Maryam and late husband General Sani Abacha In a June 9, 2025, interview with TVC, Maryam Abacha claimed that the more than $3.8 billion recovered from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, and other countries, popularly known as the “Abacha loot,” was actually money her husband had “saved” for Nigeria. According to her, the...
•Tinubu The National Working Committee (NWC) and some governors and lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term, which the president reportedly accepted. Below are sampled opinions of some Nigerians on this decision by some APC top members, reports Saturday Tribune. Edris Amadu Tinubu’s endo...
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