On this day, January 5, 2026, we are not just witnessing the political decline of a man; we are attending the funeral of a system. The news rippling through Abuja and Port Harcourt—that President Tinubu and Governor Hope Uzodimma have effectively handed the “keys of Rivers” to Governor Siminalayi Fubara—is the final nail in the…
This statement offends many people but in law, it is correct. Parents do not own children. They are custodians. That difference is the reason the court can step into a family matter without asking permission.In law, a child is not property. A child is a rights-holder. So while parents have authority, that authority is not…
I was a Superintendent of Police and staff officer to the Inspector-General of Police That fateful day I arrived at work quite early as usual and began to draft memos on various security issues across the country that required directives from the IGP. At about 11a.m. PSO to the IGP opened the door to our…
There are infractions, and then there are insults. What happened in Rivers State on Friday was both.In a move that defies constitutional logic and democratic decency, the Rivers State Executive Council, through the Governor’s Special Adviser on Economic Matters, Prof. Peter Medee, announced the “approval” of a ₦1.854 trillion 2026 budget. Not a proposal to…
There is a poetic impossibility in the search for a river without a source or a woman whose heart has never known the stirrings of love. Such things do not exist in the natural world. In the same vein, we search in vain for the “perfect man”—especially within the sacred halls of the pulpit. The…
Who is a democrat? Not the one who chants slogans or wears party colors, but the one who submits to the rule of law, respects vibrant opposition, defends free and fair elections, and protects press freedom. These are not ornaments, they are the building blocks of any real democracy.Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has…
Anyone who wants to learn how to make good decisions, needs to read the treatise, ‘How we think’ a small pamphlet written in 1910 by John Dewey, a foremost American philosopher of his time. In the book, Dewey admonishes humanity to ask 3 questions before making a decision on how to solve any problem. What…
When President Bola Tinubu announced the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, the criticisms came fast and furious. The attacks were not just swift. They were relentless. Many questioned the timing, the cost, and the feasibility. Among the loudest voices was Peter Obi, who dismissed the project as a misplaced priority and predicted it would not be completed…
The supremacy contest between the Ooni and the Alaafin persists, with each recently appointing an “Okanlomo” of Oduduwa/Yorubaland. Both seek respect and gravitas, yet their actions and public pronouncements increasingly undermine, and even ridicule the very offices they occupy. For all the grandeur they project, it bears recalling that, constitutionally, they remain subject to, and…
The verdict handed down by the Supreme Court on the President’s power to declare a state of emergency and suspend democratically elected officials in a state like Rivers is more than a legal judgment; it is a seismic event that threatens the foundation of our federal republic. For too long, the true tragedy of Nigeria…
