Perspectives
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We must restore legal profession’s cherished nobility and glory, By Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN
PROLOGUE Today is another day the Lord has made, and we rejoice in it. My stepping in as the 50th Chairman of the Body of Benchers this day is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in my eyes. Today marks the first time in the illustrious history of the august Body of Benchers that both the incoming Chairman, as…
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Making the beautiful game ugly, By Odi Ikpeazu
Nigeria is out of the race for the Qatar World Cup. If you didn’t know already, you will probably get the picture if you visit the vandalized Abiola Stadium, venue of the match. By the way, where did the mob get the notion that Nigeria has a divine right to defeat Ghana? That notwithstanding though, one can easily discern that…
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Verdict on Electoral Act: The rule of Malami again, By Yemi Adebowale
The actions and inactions of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, no longer shock me. I had long given up on him because of his unending shenanigans. This country has never had it so bad with an AGF, who persistently allows his personal interest to overshadow his job. The Rule of Law in…
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Campus babalawos and cyber ritualists, By Chidi Amuta
As a young teacher at Ife, one of the climactic moments of my career was the rise of Prof. Wande Abimbola as Vice Chancellor. A modern tertiary institution founded on a futuristic vision of national greatness was to be led by a scholar steeped in Yoruba tradition with its pillar of superstition and ancestor worship. A renowned cultural scholar and…
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Madeleine Albright Warned Us, and She Was Right, By Hillary Clinton
Late one night in 1995, in a cramped airplane cabin high over the Pacific, Madeleine Albright put down a draft of a speech I was set to deliver in Beijing at the upcoming United Nations conference on women, fixed me with the firm stare that had made fearsome dictators shudder, and asked what I was really trying to accomplish with…
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Even the loquacious is quiet, By Bolaji Adebiyi
Glaring underperformance has dumbfounded Buhari administration’s image dry-cleaner, writes Bolaji Adebiyi Someone observed during the week that despite the debilitating crises in the energy and education sectors, Lai Mohammed, the talkative minister of Information and Culture, has gone mute. “Really? What would he have said anyway?” somebody asked. “But he should have, at least said something. Even if it will…
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APC: Where’s the implosion?
A lot of auguries have attended the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), which holds a crucial National Convention on Saturday. And most of the prognostications have not been good. Implosion. Explosion. Schism. Scatter, are some of the words often used to describe the fate that would befall the party. But don’t forget. The APC had never been given a chance…
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Tokunbo Abiru: A Special Salutation To A dedicated, TrailBlazer Legislator At 58, By Enitan Olukotun
He is a man of few words but full of actions. Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, a retired bank Chief Executive and a former Lagos State Commissioner of Finance is a focus, goal-driven and selfless public office holder. He won the December 5, 2020 Lagos East Senatorial District by-election on the crest of his outstanding credentials in the banking sector…
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Tinubu: the man and his bold ideas, By Temitope Ajayi
Toxic negativity is, perhaps, the most dominant strain of the malaise ravaging public intellection in Nigeria. The default mode of a section of the Nigerian community of public affairs analysts, is to dismiss any notion that the country is making progress and that there are still visionary and conscientious political leaders making the difference. Lately, the competition seems to be…
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Ife macabre show – the way we are, By Wale Fatade
I still can’t wrap my head round the fact that some of us are surprised and shocked at the macabre show put up at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The university that mere mentioning its name evoke fierce emotions in its products, including my father and friends. Perhaps those surprised must have remembered those days when a Kenneth Dike, an…
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