North Korea’s constitution now defines the South as a “hostile state”, according to state media, in the first mention of what Pyongyang’s recent constitutional revisions entailed. State newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported the change as an “inevitable and legitimate measure”, at…
Peter Obi calls for swift action against divisive rhetoric in Lagos
In a strongly worded statement, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has demanded immediate action against those propagating anti-Igbo sentiment in Lagos. Responding to recent genocidal threats on social media, Obi reiterated the need for national unity and…
Nigeria on the brink — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The country is in a bad shape. Everything appears to be going wrong in Nigeria with a bewildering pace. The politics of the country is all jumbled up, and the economy is in total shambles. The kidnapping of schoolchildren up…
French Senate approves a bill to make abortion a constitutional right
France’s Senate on Wednesday adopted a bill to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the constitution, clearing a key hurdle for legislation promised by President Emmanuel Macron in response to a rollback in abortion rights in the United…
Soldier ranting against Sanwo-Olu arrested — Army Chief
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has condemned the viral verbal attack on the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, by individuals claiming to be officers of the Nigerian Army for arresting a soldier for driving against traffic.…
Federal Republic of Fiction @ 63 — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria is fiction. The country’s Constitution has been transferred to a new shelf in the library: the shelf containing fictional works. The latter-day patriots of Nigeria can cry all they want against me, but in this instance I only choose…
Australia to hold referendum on Indigenous ‘Voice’ next year
Australians are to decide in a referendum to be held in 2023 if the country’s constitution will be changed to give an institutional voice to the long-suffering Indigenous population. The government made the announcement on Wednesday, and if successful, it…
Revealed: the constitution of danfo drivers, others – Lucia Edafioka
There is an association of Lagos commercial vehicles – danfo, okada, keke, BRT drivers and conductors. They meet every third Sunday of the month in different locations across Lagos. I have never been to the meetings or seen anyone who…
Dasuki’s bail and the Attorney General – Reuben Abati
It’s been more than two weeks now since His Lordship Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, gave clear, positive and unambiguous orders in the matter between Col Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) as applicant and three persons…
Buhari’s Impeachment: Mission Impossible – Reuben Abati
The Chairmen of the Committees on Public Accounts in the National Assembly – Kingsley Chinda (House of Representatives, PDP Rivers, Obio/Akpor Constituency) and Mathew Urhoghide (Senate, PDP Edo South) – have both had cause to ask the respective Chambers of…