Last week, following the feedback I got from my crystal ball, I had predicted that the outcome of the 2023 presidential election would flow from the fountain of Asiwaju Tinubu. Though the official results have not yet been announced by the statutory body vested with that responsibility, collation from party agents at the Local Government […]
Last Saturday’s presidential election marks a new beginning for Nigeria, if not literally, then clearly symbolically. Nigerian voters, defied hunger, Naira crisis and appropriated that moment as a clear point of departure from the past. They embraced the election as if their lives depended on it. The general high level of enthusiasm lifted voter turnout […]
Introduction Ethics and discipline are at the core of legal principles and precepts because law is a set of beliefs and values which society has accepted either formally in written codes or unwritten codes like customs and traditions. In either case, they are norms which are based on what society regards as ethical behaviour or […]
In 2023, you must not make the mistake to vote killers. Those who carry knives, guns, and all kinds of gadgets to go and kill people because of politics, are the enemies of society. If you kill to become a leader, you will continue to kill to remain a leader and the people will continue […]
The piece you are about to read was written by a former distinguished university professor, former Nigerian Ambassador to a European country, and widower now in his 80’s. His name is omitted here because the piece was circulated within a private (though not a small) private chat group but because the issue discussed is topical […]
It is now a cliché that this election is a make-or-mar polls for Nigeria. It is our way of saying this is a consequential election. The importance of this election has dawned on everyone, and unlike every other election before it, it is the first election post military era that the result is difficult to […]
Introduction The dictionary definitions of Ethics and discipline show clearly that they are two sides of the same coin. They are complementary and you cannot meaningfully talk of one without referring to the other, albeit unintentionally. They overlap. You cannot be ethical without being disciplined and being disciplined implies adhering to a set of ethical […]
Ivan Toney is certainly one of the most underrated strikers in Europe; he isn’t getting enough credit for his immense talent and playing for a modest side like Brentford could be the culprit for the low rating that has trailed his career. The 26-year-old was one of the standout performers in the English Championship scoring […]
This situation is not good for anyone; the industry, the government and the ordinary citizen. You will have a compounded crippling lack of patronage for the domestic manufacturer; the denial of government revenue that would have accrued from consumption taxes and the disruption of the daily life and needs of the average Nigerian. ––Mr. Segun […]
Mankind will never see an end of trouble until lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power become lovers of wisdom. –– Plato Every nation’s politics, once in a while, throw up gladiators of varying and distinct characterisations. Such personalities usually become conspicuous through their peculiar handling of issues. Such […]