The concept of democracy means that apart from having a say in how a government is run, a hand in choosing who governs us (and sending him packing when his performance in office needs much to be desired), Nigerians who are born free must not suffer arbitrary detention. However, the cases of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as the Shiites and Afolabi Akanni, the detained Ekiti lawmaker could, if not well handled, smear the Muhammadu Buhari government’s human rights records and, by extension, render Nigeria a butt of snide remarks in the comity of nations. Yesterday, members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria withdrew from the Judicial Commission of Inquiry, even as the Commission sat after...

Nigeria’s former ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP operated a government of grand larceny for the 16 years it was at the helms of affairs in the country. Recent revelations indicate that the last two years of PDP in power is a poster of that banditry AYORINDE OLUOKUN/ABUJA The stories of mindless looting are still unfolding. They have been the fare of media headlines and have put operatives of the various anti graft agencies perpetually on alert and the courtrooms busy since the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari began to pry into management of Nigeria’s finances by his predecessors. Indeed, hardly a day passes without another of such infamies coming to light in court documents or media headlines in the past five months...

Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi A few days ago, at Abovewhispers.com, we featured an article from Iheoma Obibi on ‘Learning not to be angry’. It was about managing in-law drama, stemming from her recent experience of attending the funeral of her father-in-law. As Iheoma stated in her article, it came from a rant on Facebook that she posted when she got back from the funeral. Her anger, frustration and pain was obvious. I have known Iheoma for over twenty-five years. She is one of the most brutally honest women I know. With her, what you see is what you get. There are many women who bottle up their anger and frustration, so I salute my friend Iheoma for having the courage to pour out her heart. Iheoma’s cry raised a number of questions, the key one...

A close friend of Oyelowo Oyediran Ajanaku, the 38 year old  Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife graduate, killed by his lawyer- wife on 2 February in Ibadan, has thrown some light on what transpired before the tragic crime of passion, that has triggered shock waves, nationwide. From the story, Yewande clearly intended to kill her husband, having stabbed him at two separate occasions, same night, with the last stabbing with a knife, on the neck, a fatal one. Oyelowo Oyediran Ajanaku Popularly called LOWO a successful Nigerian businessman was resident in Paris (France) up until 2014,  before his return to Nigeria to settle down with his wife, Yewande Fatoki Oyediran- a lawyer working as a Principal State Counsel at the Ministry of...

  By Akin Kuponiyi  A federal high court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria has adjourned till 4th of May,2016 for hearing, a fundamental right enforcement suit filed before the court by a Lagos businessman Dr Kennedy Izuagbe perceived to be one of the embattled senate President Dr Olusola Saraki’s cronies, When the matter was mentioned,the two parties were not in court neither were they represented by any legal practitioner. Consequently,the presiding judge,Saidu Saliu adjourned the matter for hearing. In a bid to forestall his arrest and detention,Dr Kennedy Izuagbe, alongside two other applicants,Carlisle and Investment Limited,and its  director/shareholders,  dragged the Economic and financial crime commission (EFCC) before...