Category: Opinion
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Isa Pantami: The Leopard And Its Unchanging Spots By Mike Ozekhome
Mallam Isa Pantami is no ordinary Nigerian. He is a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Pantami is also no ordinary Minister. He is charged with the sensitive portfolio of Communications and Digital Economy. Before his ministerial appointment, he had headed the very sensitive and delicate position of Director-General of the National Information Technology…
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WHY CAPE VERDE’S CONTEMPT FOR ECOWAS COURT MUST NOT STAND by Femi Falana
BACKGROUND FACTS On 12 June 2020, Mr. Alex Saab, a Special Envoy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter referred to as “the Claimant”) was arrested by Cape Verde while undertaking a humanitarian Special Mission to purchase basic foodstuffs and medicines from Iran. Cape Verde claimed that because it was not notified in advance that…
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The Hijab And Needless Crisis In Kwara
Busy Brain writes from Jalingo, Taraba State Recently, Kwara State with harmony emblem has been diluted with series of crisis. A peaceful and serene atmosphere has metamorphosed to a state of phobia and restlessness. Although, crisis is inevitable in a secular setting with people of different character and orientation but the need to quench the…
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CAPE VERDE POLITICAL CRISIS LOOMS AS ECOWAS DECLARES ALEX SAAB ARREST ILLEGAL AND ORDERS IMMEDIATE Release By Olayemi Stella
By Olayemi Stella A major political crisis is brewing in the self-styled “model African democracy” of Cape Verde after the ECOWAS Court of Justice declared that the arrest and detention months of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab on 12 June 2020 was illegal. Alex Saab’s defence team led by Nigeran Femi Falana, SAN, hailed the decision…
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SHOULD WE WATCH NANS GO TOTALLY INSANE?
By Kazeem Olalekan Israel, Outgoing NANS PRO, Zone ‘D’ The essence of an association includeI. To protect the interest of its membersII. To promote the identity of its membersIII. To foster unity and enhance the progress of membersIV. To seek to resolve conflicts that may arise in the interactions of its members with the general…