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By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The mantra of candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the campaign that eventually took him to Nigeria’s presidency in…

By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo  “If you see mamaiwata o If you see mamaiwata o Never, never you run away Ay, ay Never run…

By Azu Ishiekwene If you haven’t had a good laugh, you have not been with him. And anyone who knows…

By Owei Lakemfa The year 2018 was one of self-examination for Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari who flew in on the…

By Hassan Gimba I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu  “There was a time when the church was very powerful… Things are different now. The contemporary church…

By Owei Lakemfa It was like a seamless gathering. Diplomats and academics. Practitioners of two assertive professions: lawyers and journalists.…

By Azu Ishiekwene One of the ironies of politics is how easily fiction becomes reality, and reality, precedent. Before our…

By Owei Lakemfa The news went round. The Federal Government and striking lecturers in the country’s public universities organised under the…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Nearly 10 years ago, in September 2012, the then president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Okey…