OPINION

By Ateko Usman-Ejima   Nigeria Senate, Tuesday received a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari where he declined assent to the controversial bill seeking to re-order the election sequence recently passed by the National Assembly. In his letter which was read by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, the President cited Constitutional …

By Rafiq Raji   This past Valentine’s day, former South African president, Jacob Zuma, very likely disrupted the evening of many Africa economists. Although I made a determined effort to stay off my phone, I could not help returning to it when my date happened on a close friend and …

By SULE YAKUBU Nigeria`s most vocal and most visible anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is breaking new grounds in what is generally perceived as a combination of impunity and overzealousness – aided by an executive arm of government that turns a blind eye to some of …

Former Chairman, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Chidi Odinkalu, in an encounter with DAILY ASSET during the World Human Rights Day celebration in Abuja, recently, spoke on the significance of the annual celebration, berating Nigerian government’s disposition in addressing issues relating to rule of law. SHOLA AKINGBOYE, anchored the …

By Femi Falana: In the past twenty years, our law office has been inundated with complaints from Nigerians who were brutalised in some African countries. Some of the complaints pertain to the barbaric killing of 18 Nigerians during an armed invasion of the Nigerian Embassy in Guinea Bissau on October …

By Mike Utsaha: It is a little over a week today since our very own, Cletus Akwaya, made a very useful addition to the number of newspapers on the Nigerian newsstand. In an era of democracy and democratisation, characterised by diverse freedoms, an increase in the number of mediums for …

By Iyorwuese  Hagher: Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen. Firstly I would like to thank all of you for being here at the invitation of the African leadership Institute. The Institute has great faith and hope in the future of Africa. We believe that Africa shall arise, overcome its challenges and …

By Son Gyoh: The appropriate and sensible response to public exhibition of brazen myopia is silence. Quite often, responding to trash is giving it legitimacy.  However, the title of “professor” makes this difficult to ignore. I adopt a thematic approach in responding to the bizarre sectarian slurs by the said …

by United for Human Right: Let’s start with some basic human rights definitions: Human: noun A member of the Homo sapiens species; a man, woman or child; a person. Rights: noun Things to which you are entitled or allowed; freedoms that are guaranteed. Human Rights: noun The rights you have simply because you …

By AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef: “Lagos the smallest, the richest, the oldest, untouched or divided since creation, most populous, most cosmopolitan, a state with vibrant energy; and its unique soul, highly receptive to both hardworking and lazy people. Land of opportunities, in Lagos, fortune favours the brave. There are many cities across …