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Learned silk J. B. Daudu’s said position was published on 19 November 2024 under the title, “DAUDU: HOUSING FOR JUDGES NOT FCT MINISTER’S PERSONAL PROJECT, BUT CONSTITUTIONALLY APPROVED PROGRAM” in several news platforms in Nigeria. With utmost respect and considering that the very respected learned silk J. B. Daudu himself is Lawyer to Nyesom Wike (the FCT Minister), especially in some of the cases pending before some of the Federal High Court (FHC) judges who are direct beneficiaries of Wike’s “official” housing largesse — cases directly affecting Wike and or his proxies and associates — one is hardly taken aback…

The last bit of this series that majored on SO MUCH ADO ABOUT REFORMS went pretty viral with some blogs getting thousands of shares, it spoke to the issues about the REFORMS to nowhere, about the perfidy that underscores the so-called reforms of the present government, and the lies that attend the ‘our reforms are yielding results’ inveigle. That effort compelled a response from the International Monetary Fund IMF, the same institution leading the government and our nation to Golgotha, the IMF boldly stated that the so-called reforms are ineffective, inefficient and ineffectual. They have disowned and denounced our voodoo…

There is no family in Benin, located in Edo State of Nigeria, that does not have family abroad. Benin City has one of the largest diaspora remittances in Africa. So, the Benin Airport has one of the top 3 busiest domestic terminals in Nigeria. Inside Benin lies a lot of wealth. Oben, a rustic town off Sapele Road, has one of the largest deposits of gas in Africa. The biggest exploration activities of the NNPC Limited – Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is processed at the NPDC Headquarters at Oko Ogba Road, in Benin. The football culture in Benin is…

The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) is not just an ordinary Television Network,it is the first Television Network in Africa , as it came out of the Western Nigerian Television,WNTV,Ibadan, which was established in 1959. So, NTA became a behemoth that controlled the minds and nuisances of Nigerians .It had many Programmes, Dramas and Situational Comedies (Sitcoms), that kept Nigerians glued to their Television Sets , which was even black and white television at that time , especially the evergreen NTA Network News at 9pm daily. A Day on NTA begins with the colour bars , then the National Anthem, before…

Notwithstanding that section 22 and 121 of the Electoral Act 2022 criminalise offences of buying and selling of voters’ cards and sundry issues of bribery and corruption during elections, elections in Nigeria are still disgusting incidences of money politics in Nigeria. The recent off cycle elections in Edo and Ondo States indubitably exemplify that Nigeria elections are still at the base level of cash and carry or vote buying. They call it “see and buy” or “stomach infrastructure”. Meanwhile, the United States of America just elected her incoming 47th President. Not much was heard about vote buying. No candidate is…

The Chief Judge of Imo State, Hon. Justice T. E. Chukwuemeka Chikeka, and the Grand Kadi of Yobe State, Hon. Kadi Babagana Mahdi, have been recommended for mandatory retirement due to allegations of age falsification. The Council (NJC) has also suspended Justice G. C. Aguma from the Rivers State High Court and Justice A.O. Nwabunike from the Anambra State High Court, from carrying out judicial duties. Both judges are barred from performing their functions for one year without pay, and will be placed on a watch list for an additional two years following their suspension. These decisions were made during…

The Vice-Chancellor of Imo State University, Professor Uchefula U. Chukwumaeze, SAN, FCArb, clocked two years in office on Sunday, November 10, 2024. His administration as the Chief Executive Officer of Imo State University (IMSU) exemplifies competent leadership, marked by a commitment to financial prudence, anti-corruption initiatives, improved staff and student welfare, and the strategic appointment of qualified personnel to key positions in the university. Competent Administration: Under Professor Chukwumaeze, the university has adopted a transparent and accountable leadership structure. His administration operates under a clear vision and mission, ensuring that all actions align with the University’s goals. This includes regular…

If you have ever heard a Spaniard pronounce “Espanol”, especially the uneducated Spaniard, even with all your education, you would appreciate, and also understand how my people got confused along the way. All you may probably hear is “Panyo”. Interestingly, Spain has the “ny” sound as the Igbo, so…. It could be recalled that the Igbo people first arrived what is presently known as Equatorial Guinea in the 18th and 19th centuries mostly as workers in the plantation fields. The first Igbo large diaspora community in Africa, outside the geographical enclave known today as Nigeria was in “Panya.” It was…

Many ignorant people like to abuse everything including the use of the internet. In this ICT day and age, there is a growing dangerous trend of rushing to be the first to break the news of events including the death or injury of people without considering the adverse emotional, psychological or legal implications of such negligent actions. No trained or ethically aligned journalist will do so but some self-styled bloggers or social media partakers gleefully record videos of the dead or gory accident scenes and circulate it (on social media, broadcast it on podcasts or publish it as screaming headlines…

They grab the cloak snatch and run with the crook then lead the way groping like moles the sheep under their heel forsaken, their folds broken roam, scrawny and gaunt amid the lush fields and stacks of hay; like lecherous eunuchs they seize the harems blooming with ripe maidens the keys to the boudoirs tied to their waists still trimesters after trimesters no sucklings are seen kicking atop the cots in the barren huts; with the booming looms in their hands they deck out in robes of vicuna wool while the mothers get about clad in rags having charge…