The Social and Economic Justice Advocacy (SEJA)-a Lagos Based non-governmental and non-religious group has joined other environmental justice advocacy groups across the world to celebrate this year’s environment day. And called on both the Federal and state governments to take urgent steps to correct the environmental injustices that is evide ... Read more

Ariat Smith, the wife of the former Inspector General of Police, Musiliu Smith, is dead. She died at the age of 69. News of her death was announced by the Lagos State government in the early hours of Saturday. According to Lagos state government, she will be buried today in accordance to NCDC guidelines on COVID-19 social distancing protocol. ... Read more

(A) The Background I recently read of plans by Attorneys-General (AG`s) of Nigeria’s South West Zone to approach the Supreme Court for a judicial interpretation of section 36(3) and (4) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as it relates to virtual court hearing. The report which came under the headline, [I]“Vir ... Read more

Quite a lot have been said on the causes of rape; porn addiction, provocative dressings, sexualization of the media etc. Well, I'm glad to inform you that none of these is a cause of rape. You shouldn't be surprised, are you? OK! Get a cup of juice and let's unravel this together. In my years of researching on rape culture and gender ... Read more

The recent misunderstanding between the Police Service Commission, (PSC), and the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, with regard to recruitment as well as the recent moves by the National Assembly to transfer constitutional powers and the mandate of the PSC to the Inspector General’s office, call for reflection regarding the need for the existence of ... Read more

In the heat of the current global campaign and protests against systemic and deeply entrenched racism in the United States of America and other parts of the World which came once again to the limelight with the killing by the White police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minnesota of the 46 year old black man Mr. George Floyd, there was a sign ... Read more

In Ebonyi, it appears like the hornet's nest has been steered in the past few weeks. This is following the letter written to the government of Ebonyi State by one of it's own: the erstwhile SSG- Prof Ben Odo. Prof Odo wrote a letter that apparently revealed one out of the myriad of nasty things that go on in the name of governance not on ... Read more