Is Ignorance the Bliss for the Nigerian Situation?
“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity,” declared Martin Luther King…
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The Echo of an Empty Strike – A Reflection on the Gavel’s Fading Prestige
“The law is not a series of abstract principles, but a living process that must be guarded…
Everyone May Not Be Good but There is Good In Everyone
“Everyone may not be good, but there’s always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every…
Is Your Blessing Working for or Against You?
“A blessing can be a curse, and a curse can be a blessing,” so noted Machaelle Small Wright.Similarly,…
The Struggle for the Soul of Rivers State – Is This a Case of the Immovable Meeting the Unstoppable?
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” observed Lord Acton. The great George Orwell famously noted…
Don’t Die Before You’re Dead
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all,” observed Oscar Wilde.…
Erosion of Neutrality – Has the State Become an Organ of a Political Party?
In the heart of Uyo, along the major roads that connect the people to their daily bread, a…
The Normalization of Abnormalities
“The danger is not in the abnormality itself, but in the silence that allows it to become routine,”…
Don’t Let the Pursuit of Popularity Override the Need to Preserve Values
“One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than…
Where the Rule of Power Overrides the Rule of Law, Everyone is a Potential Victim
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” declared Lord Acton. Montesquieu earlier argued that “there is…