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Tinubu’s State of Emergency & the Necessity of Adjudication

March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 Ayokunle Adeleye Leave a comment

Tinubu’s State of Emergency & the Necessity of Adjudication It was Tuesday, March 18, when the waters of Rivers State political tides came to a head as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR suspended the Governor, his Deputy, and the entire House of Assembly in a national broadcast pending publication in the Official Gazette of the Federation and ratification by the National Assembly. In his broadcast,… Read more

A more contextual analysis of the situation indicates that the Lagos State Government's intervention was a pragmatic and lawful response to a complex situation.

Rejoinder to Dele Farotimi – Original Sin

January 16, 2025January 17, 2025 Adeola Adebowale Leave a comment

The article “Dele Farotimi – Original Sin” presents a critique of the Lagos State Government’s handling of the Osapa London land dispute, invoking the concept of original sin to frame its argument. However, this approach is sensational and unwarranted. The concept of original sin is a complex theological idea that deals with the fundamental nature of humanity, morality and sin. Applying it to a legal… Read more

DELE FAROTIMI: Original Sin

December 20, 2024December 20, 2024 Ayokunle Adeleye Leave a comment

Make no mistake… it is equally important that decisions of court are not only made in accordance with the law, but that there is equally a determination to ensure that they are not only enforced but obeyed without any form of interference.¹ When THISDAY Newspaper carried those words on the 21st of February, 2023, the writer could not have known that they would have bearing… Read more

DELE FAROTIMI: Baba’s “Mistake”

December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 Ayokunle Adeleye Leave a comment

The following are said with the utmost respect to all parties involved… In my humble opinion, Baba made a mistake. When you are fighting injustice, there are at least three courts to consider: 1. Court of Law: what the law of the land says 2. Court of Public Opinion: the optics of the matter 3. Court of Conscience: what is known between you and your… Read more

#EndBadGovernance Protests: A call for increased Government Transparency and Inclusivity

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024 Adeola Adebowale Leave a comment

In light of the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria, it is essential to address the various issues at hand with a balanced perspective. The calls for change are not just about immediate grievances but also about the long-term need for a government that is transparent, inclusive, and genuinely caring for its people. As a developing country, Nigeria faces numerous challenges. These challenges are not unique… Read more

NMA Ogun On Strike AGAIN

July 25, 2024 Easy9ja Direct Leave a comment

Three-Day Warning Ongoing, Preparing for Indefinite. In Nigeria of today, everybody wants to be related to a medical doctor since everyone cannot be one however long they so wished. Medical emergencies are half penny a dozen yet becoming a medical doctor is no mean feat even as the medical-school course work is noted to be more voluminous and strenuous than any other university course up… Read more

NMA Ogun Strike: Who Won What?

October 7, 2023October 7, 2023 Ayokunle Adeleye Leave a comment

Good day, elders and colleagues. With your kind permission, I say with due respect that “igba ara l’aa búra…”. At the launch of this strike on earlier in September, yours truly proposed that that was only the “first phase” and that we might have to “modify the modality of the strike” at some point. I do not identify as a seer but we entered the… Read more

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