“Equity had come not to destroy the law, but to fulfil it”. Frederic William Maitland Lectures on Equity: The Origin of Equity This quote by Maitland represented his verdict on the tension that customarily has been seen to exist between

At the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, the United States was requesting a vote at the United Nations Security Council for the withdrawal of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles from Cuba. In the middle of this, U.S. President,

With the acceptance by government that it has been funding its capital projects in the past few years mainly from borrowing, it is no longer in dispute that this government has been running a deficit budget year on year. This

Globally, the functions of a central bank are well established. The apex bank is a key player in a nation’s economy. Its focus on monetary policy is usually aimed at maintaining inflation rate within agreed band or target amongst other

Today; The Governor of Borno state pleads with the military to help take back 3 LGAs in the state that are now controlled by Boko Haram. This is indeed a Bad development, especially since the Governor now confirmed the rumours

If truth be told, there has never been a viable Opposition Party (OP) in Nigerian since our adventure into this republic began in 1999. What we have had are Alternative Parties (AP). The Opposition Party’s main role is to question

The perception of the intent of the SSS is based on the way they have conducted themselves. They need to reflect and improve. To do their job; they need a measure of public goodwill, consent and support. The SSS is

Many, in responding to my Thread of Sowore and why I believe his arrest was premature are saying Sowore went too far in his use of the word “RevolutionNow”. But these folks are giving an English Language interpretation to the

In Part 1, I explained the context of the Pathology that informs the response of the Nigerian security agencies to adopt a policy of blanket denial of everything every time they are accused of any wrong. In this second part,

Let me warn that this is a very long post indeed. Consequently, I have divided this Thread into Parts 1 & 2 to make it more manageable to read. I will explain the pathology in Part 1 and then focus