Opinion: What if the zoning controversy is a thoroughfare to deepening democracy? By Chukwu Malachy O. The interesting controversies rocking the polity in respect to zoning in recent times have come with so much uncertainty. While anyone can stand for or against zoning, I align with the thought that the contestation over zoning arrangements is … [Read more…]
There seems to be no let up in the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC). Yesterday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the party could only remove the National Chairman of Caretaker / Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Governor Mai Mala Buni, and other officers after a 21-day notice to the electoral … [Read more…]
Part four of this piece published yesterday concluded with reference to the laws enacted under section 20 of the Constitution pertaining to Right to Environment. The locus standi of a non-state actors to enforce the fundamental right of people in the oil-producing community was upheld by the Supreme Court in the case of Centre … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has lauded Governor Hope Uzodimma on the laudable developmental strides that Imo State is witnessing under his administration. The past President paid the compliment during his 85th birthday celebration, hosted by the first family of Imo State at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Imo State. Speaking on … [Read more…]
Opinion: Gender Gap; Breaking the Bias By M.O ENE #BreakTheBias Driving past the United Nations headquarters last Sunday, I did not notice special signs for the UN Observance of International Women’sDay 2022 (IWD): “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow.” The pandemic still sustains, and half the world is virtual… a sad exception being the … [Read more…]
The most appropriate note on which to commence this dialogue on the controversial clause 84(12) of the much-debated and anticipated electoral act 2022 is by adopting the aphorism when two elephants fight, the grass suffers. The reasons for applying the elephants’ metaphor may not be obvious. But it is simply because the final battle … [Read more…]
Opinion: Hon. Uche Ejim- An idea whose time has come! By Engr. Ndubuisi John Ngene It’s perhaps no surprise to the discerning citizens, friends and political associates of Uche Ejim that his ascendancy to the mayoralty of the Nkanu West municipal should elicit such heartfelt ejaculations of goodwill as have pervaded the media and airwaves. … [Read more…]
Enugu 2023: A Troublesome Truth M.O. ENE On Saturday, November 13, 2021, at the Pacesetter Frontier Magazine Maiden Discourse (headlined by ex-SSG of Anambra State Hon. Oseloka H. Obaze), the trendy magazine awarded Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State “Governor of the Year in Peace and Welfare.” Last week, the Messengers of Peace Foundation awarded … [Read more…]
The court, in a fundamental rights suit brought by Kanu’s lawyers, held that the IPOB leader did not voluntarily choose to be absent from his trial, but that he was forced to flee the country because his fundamental rights to dignity of the human person and personal liberty were wantonly violated by agents of … [Read more…]
Opinion: Gov. Ugwuanyi has Scored an Incredible Political Goal. By Buchi Nnaji One of the attributes of a good leader is the ability to raise more leaders from the younger generation. Unfortunately, that quality as important as it is, is scarce among the current generation of Nigeria leaders. Some of our leaders today are best … [Read more…]
Opinion: David Umahi Vying for Presidency – Genius or Blunder By Dele Sobowale “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” When Chief David Umahi, Governor of Ebonyi State, decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on whose ticket he was elected, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, my first instinct was to denounce his … [Read more…]
Opinion: Reviewing Soludo’s Highbrow Non-aligned Team By Ike Abonyi “Democracy, good governance and modernity cannot be imported or imposed from outside the country.” — Emile Lahoud Last November, Anambra voters elected a vibrant and young academic (1984 grad of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka) to replace outgoing banker, Willie Obiano, at the Government House, Awka. … [Read more…]