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Sunday, May 24, 2026

Opinion

May 24, 2026

The case for the Office of Judge Dan Maliki 

The cap fits Abdulmalik. All that awaits now is the formalisation of the office of Judge dan Maliki.

Federal High Court judges
May 22, 2026

Sadisu Buba Mahmud, Nigeria’s scourge of underage voting comes full circle

When it comes to politics, many elders in the North have historically treated children as electoral assets rather than innocent minors deserving of protection.

Sadisu Buba Mahmud
May 21, 2026

Arsenal, at last

I love Arsenal fans. I sometimes think there can’t be many of them who won’t make good spouses or lifetime friends.

Arsenal players celebrating winning EPL
May 19, 2026

Does it matter to Africa if Nigel Farage comes to Number 10?

I’m concerned, however, that if Farage’s Reform benefits from the impending Labour chaos, Africa’s relations with Britain could be heading for a very long winter.

Nigel Farage and Prime Minister Keir Starmer
May 18, 2026

The dangerous moral vanity of Sheikh Gumi

Gumi has transformed himself into the itinerant interlocutor of armed gangs and violent extremists.

Sheikh Gumi and bandits
May 17, 2026

Where are Nigeria’s lawyer-statesmen?

Millions of their compatriots are better for their having been lawyers. Where can we find their ilk in Nigeria?

Lawyers
May 16, 2026

NRS leadership deserves plaudits for revenue expansion, regulatory discipline

As Nigeria continues to navigate economic uncertainties, institutions like the NRS will remain central to fiscal stability and sustainable growth.

Zacch Adedeji
May 14, 2026

What’s the fuss about Peter Obi’s defection to NDC?

In Nigeria, political parties are built around power, personalities, and access to public resources.

Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and President Bola Tinubu
May 11, 2026

As large-scale judicial corruption threatens to destroy Nigeria 

The Nigerian republic does not merely need judges learned in law; it needs judges incapable of being purchased by political vanity.

Supreme Court and Federal High Court
May 10, 2026

Nigeria: The rise of judicial verdict without judgment

This phenomenon of judicial verdict without judgment creates damage and feeds confusion in many ways.

JUDGES IN RIVERS