Corruption within the judiciary poses a significant threat to justice and democracy. It distorts the course of justice, leading to biased and unfair rulings that benefit those with the resources to influence judicial decisions.
This world is full of incidents that are too strange to be dismissed as mere coincidences. They may just be the divine arrangements or manipulations of the Celestial Choir (apologies to Hon Patrick Obaihagbon) to prove His superiority over us.
Research has it that Nigeria has the lowest access to electricity globally with about 92 million persons out of the country’s 200 million population lacking access to power. It is no news that electricity access is one of the challenges faced in the country with issues like constant power outages in many parts of the county.
Events in Kano on Thursday the 23rd of May, 2024 happened with uncanny rapidity. From the state House of Assembly convening for a third reading and passage of the Emirate Bill; to the signing into law, the formality of convening the kingmakers and restoration of Muhammadu Sanusi to the throne; it was a crescendo!
Abia State, south-east Nigeria is one of 36 states in the federation and the fifth smallest in terms of landmass. But this presumed Eldorado that goes by the sobriquet: “God’s Own State” has been a victim of trampling political elephants.
In response to the challenges of insecurity across parts of Nigeria, there is an emerging consensus towards the creation of state police in the country.
It does seem like the season, or more generally, an era of multi-layered levies and taxes.
From May 29, 2023, the vestiges of the inflationary trends that marked the last days of the Buhari administration, became a permanent feature for citizens of Africa’s largest economy under Buhari’s successor – with headline inflation above 30 percent (currently 33%) in the first quarter of 2024.
