Felix Duru Mbah

Does retired Naval chief Zubair Gambo possess a valid land title to the disputed Abuja land? Do military rules operate separately or have superiority over civilian laws in a constitutional democracy? These are some of the burning questions that legal luminary and former president, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Olisa Agbakoba, said were thrown up by last Tuesday's confrontation between Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, and a Naval Lieutenant, A. Yerima, who led a military team that bluntly refused the Minister access to a piece of land in Abuja. The land is linked to former Chief of Naval…

Another perspective has emerged from the confrontation between Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, and a military team led by Navy Lieutenant A. Yerima on Tuesday over access to a piece of land in Abuja,the nation's capital. Recall that the armed soldiers flatly denied the Minister access to the land, now known to be owned by a retired Naval chief, Vice Admiral Auwal Zubair Gambo. Yerima insisted that, in not letting the Minister access, he, a serving officer, was acting on "orders from above." However, at a media briefing on Thursday, Wike disclosed that the Yerima-led military guards…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has commenced the second phase of its free-of-cost prepaid meter distribution under “tranche B” of the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF) metering programme. It would be recalled that the MAF metering initiative, instituted by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), was meant to close the existing metering gap in the sector and put an end to estimated billing. The Group Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, made these known in a statement. Ezeh said that the metering programme, funded through the MAF “tranche B”, is targeted at unmetered customers on service…

President Bola Tinubu has urged journalists to hold government accountable as the constitutional Fourth Estate of the Realm for the sake of nation-building and sustenance of democracy. He also declared that his administration would consider the requests by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) for media tax relief and other interventions to ensure the sustainability and vibrancy of the Press. President Tinubu spoke on Wednesday, 12 November, at the 21st NGE Annual Conference (ANEC) 2025, with the theme, 'Democratic Governance and National Cohesion: Role of Editors', at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, the nation's capital. He commended NGE…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, today dismissed the ongoing protests against the 500-metre corridor of the Ibadan Circular Road project as politically motivated, stressing that his administration would only engage with genuinely affected property owners. The governor made the remark at the official commissioning of the Ibadan Central Bus Terminal, located at Iwo Road, Ibadan. Recall that some property owners affected by the project began a week-long protest on Monday, demanding that the state government revert the road corridor from its current 500 metres to the original 150 metres. Governor Makinde, while clarifying his government’s…