Wednesday,Jun 30,2010
Jonathan, Babangida and the Sword of Damocles
In the Sword of Damocles, the Roman politician and philosopher Cicero tells the story of Dionysius II, a king who r.... By Jideofor Adibe
Wednesday,Jun 23,2010
Attahiru Jega and the Search for a Nigerian Hero
Nigerians seem to be in constant search for public heroes - competent little messiahs who will not hesitate to put .... By Jideofor Adibe
Thursday,Jun 17,2010
The Return of Mallam Ribadu
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the one time strongman of the financial crime buster EFCC, who sneaked out of Nigeria into self.... By Jideofor Adibe
Thursday,Jun 17,2010
Too Many Captains…
Two major attributes that have been quite easy to discern about President Goodluck Jonathan are: one, he seems to l.... By Ijeoma Nwogwugwu
Thursday,Jun 10,2010
Should Suspects Be Paraded?
The above question is generating increasing furore among our intellectuals, and ‘beer parlour’ politica.... By Jideofor Adibe
Thursday,Jun 10,2010
Nigeria: A Two Party System By Legislation?
Perhaps enamoured by the seeming ease with which two dominant political parties trod the political landscape of, at.... By Joel Nwokeoma
A five-man panel of judges led by Justice J. Sylvanus Ngwuta today unanimously dismissed the application by Emmanuel Nnamdi (Andy) Uba to be declared Anambra’s “governor-in-waiting”. It was thought that Uba, said to be a multi-billionaire, had already bribed the justices in the case to rule in his favour, but that reports of the behind-the-scene deals by the online website, Sahara Reporters, helped to rally popular anger, against the move. Even INEC had played a suspicious role in the whole affair when lawyers representing the supposedly neutral electoral umpire sought to persuade the Appeal Court at Enugu to uphold Uba’s fraudulent 2007 election. Today’s judgment is the sixth time Nigerian courts denied Uba the chance to smuggle himself to the Government House at Awka through the back door.
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