Putin’s Peril
The Kremlin’s Strongman Is Not as Secure as He Seems – Tatiana Stanovaya In just under a year, on March 17, Russians will head to the polls for the 2024 presidential election. Given the...
Category: Opinion
The People vs. Donald Trump
Indicting the Former President Will Test American Democracy – Lucan Ahmad Way After years of watching U.S. President Donald Trump flout democratic norms and the rule of law, it is easy to feel a...
Why Force Fails
The Dismal Track Record of U.S. Military Interventions – By Jennifer Kavanagh and Bryan Frederick American soldiers have been deployed abroad almost continuously since the end of World War II. The best-known foreign interventions—in...
Dear Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, others – by Frank Ofili
The electoral authority in Nigeria has spoken. And they have told us that, by their records, Majority of Nigerians have elected Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu President. Accordingly, they have declared him winner of the...
My Grouse With INEC – by Frank Ofili
In the past, it used to be voter apathy. That is not the case this time. In fact, this time around, there was voter enthusiasm. Against all odds, Nigerians came out en-mass to vote....
What is the duration of an Ex Parte Order in Nigeria? – By Frank Ofili
“(1) An order of injunction made upon an ex parte application shall abate after 7 days. (2) The Court may upon application extend the effective period of an order made ex parte if it...
Atiku’s Political Archilles Heel – by Frank Ofili
Whatever political capital Atiku intended to garnar by dropping the lie that he and PDP were in talks with #ObiDatti and Labour Party for a possible political merger/alliance has come unstuck. I did mention...
On Redesigning the Naira Notes – by Frank Ofili
On Wednesday October 26, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced that the apex bank has redesigned some Naira notes, and that their circulation, nationwide, would commence on December 15, 2022....
A Puzzling Country, Nigeria – by Frank Ofili
In 2004, a Russian vessel loaded with stolen Nigerian crude oil was detained at Apapa port and the crew put on trial in court. While the trial was going on, the vessel suddenly disappeared...
Tinubu, His Health and Presidential Bid: Allow Nigerians to Decide – by Frank Ofili
Not that I have any candidate for 2023 Presidential election. I am neither Obedient, Atikulated nor Batified. Indeed, I shall not vote in the forth-coming presidential election. My preferred candidate for the office of...
