In Nigeria, a Judge Is Not Above or Beyond Investigation by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged….” Bible, Matthew 7:1-2 (NKJV) In the first six months of 1986, Nigeria’s Supreme Court delivered two judgments with far reaching consequences for the lives and careers of two senior judges of the High Court. If the facts were …

Pete Hegseth wanted an ‘American Crusade.’ Now he’s leading a war in the Middle East by CNN

In the war the US launched on the Islamic Republic, the US secretary of war, as he prefers to be called, likes to talk about how the Christian God is on his side. During an interview with CBS News that aired Sunday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran should not doubt US resolve because it is …

Tinubu’s UK visit has zero benefit for Nigerians, says Chatham House expert by Leena Koni Hoffmann

Leena Koni Hoffmann dismissed Mr Tinubu’s recent Royal visit to the UK as mere diplomatic engagement without “concrete benefits” for ordinary Nigerians. Leena Koni Hoffmann, an associate fellow in the Africa Programme at Chatham House, a London-based world-leading independent policy institute, has lamented rising poverty and food crisis in Nigeria. She dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s …