The Supreme Court’s decision that federally-allocated funds be paid directly to the local government councils has raised serious concerns about whether we are actually practising federalism and, if we are, what variant of it. The apex court’s decision was at the instance of the Federal Government that dragged the 36 state governments to court. Local government council funds coming from …

It is a puzzle that the Bola Tinubu administration has dragged the 36 state governments to court to compel them to respect the autonomy of the 774 Local Government Councils, often touted, though erroneously, as the third tier of government and the government that is closest to the grassroots. That Tinubu has seemingly chosen the path of strengthening the existing …

A new Nigeria can only be born with a new Constitution, according to the Primate of Anglican Communion in Nigeria, Most Revd. Henry Ndukuba. At the just-concluded 14th General Synod of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) at St Mark’s Anglican Church, Nnewichi, Anambra State, Ndukuba, who is also the Archbishop Metropolitan, said: “We need a new Constitution that would …