COMMENTARY: Nigeria’s Federal System is Under Strain

The Bombshell Announcement Whether it is tax reform or local government autonomy, no one headline about Nigerian federalism is likely to grab your attention. That is, until now. Yesterday evening, President Bola Tinubu dropped a bombshell. He invoked emergency powers and suspended the democratically elected Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, a member of the…

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BREAKING: Former AGF Kanu Agabi and Uchenna Njoku Join Nnamdi Kanu’s Legal Counsel

Agabi, a former Senator and two-time Attorney-General of the Federation, is expected to lead Kanu’s legal team, currently headed by IPOB’s Special Counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, according to a source familiar with the case. Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Kanu Agabi (SAN) and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Uchenna Njoku have joined the legal…

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