Maryam Sanda and her husband In the realm of executive powers, the prerogative of mercy stands as one of the most profound tools available to heads of state, allowing them to temper justice with compassion. In Nigeria, this power is enshrined in the 1999 Constitution, granting the President the authority to pardon convicted individuals. However, …
1. Background: The Law With Too Many Muscles and Not Enough Brain Edo State’s anti-cultism law has long been presented as a decisive weapon in the fight against social violence — a show of force intended to reassure the public that the state is “doing something.” But like many Nigerian laws, it sometimes feels like …
Godwin Obaseki The current investigations launched by the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of Monday Okpebholo into the financial agreements and project arrangements of the immediate past administration of Godwin Obaseki mark a significant moment in Edo State’s democratic evolution. Regardless of whatever political perfume the Okpebholo administration may be spraying over its intentions, the …
There’s a peculiar kind of nostalgia brewing in certain Reform Party corners — a longing for the “good old days.” You know, when television looked like a snowstorm of beige, when sports were “proper,” and when diversity meant two kinds of pudding. Unfortunately for them, the 1950s called — and it’s not taking returns. It …
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