On Monday November 15 2021, the Justice Doris Okuwobi led Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Related Abuses and other matters turned in its report on...
Current Affairs
Preserving the Sanctity of Judicial Officers
Search Warrants and Law Enforcement On Friday, 29 October 2020, extremely worrisome reports emerged in the media of a siege by yet unidentified security operatives to the Abuja residence of Justice Mary Peter- Odili, a...
#EndSARS Anniversary: Justice must not be delayed
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) joins Nigerians and the world at large in marking the first anniversary of the #EndSARS protests. We remember the seismic social tragic events of a year ago...
Nigeria must not die under your watch
Open Letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Nigeria’s 61st Independence Day General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd) President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Federal Republic of Nigeria Your Excellency, Introduction...
The NYSC Handbook Scandal
Nigerians have been bewildered by some of the contents of the latest handbook of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), christened: “Security Awareness and Education Handbook for Corps Members and Staff”. On page 56...
Federal Government must rethink its tepid war on terrorism
On Saturday September 11, terrorists yet again breached the security of a military facility, this time, the Forward Operating Base (FOB), Mutumji, Dansadau Local Government Area of Zamfara State. No fewer than 12...
On NBC’s Increasing Assault on Press Freedom
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Nigeria’s broadcast regulatory agency, has issued a formal query to Channels Television Station over an interview granted by Governor Samuel Ortom on the station’s current...
Resident Doctors’ Cyclic Strikes
The ongoing industrial action by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) was clearly avoidable and most regrettable. According to the leadership of the association, it took the union 113 days of cold...
Carnage at Rukuba – Another Saga of Impunity
On Saturday, 14th August, 2021, Muslim pilgrims from Ondo State were attacked by armed men at Rukuba Road, Off Gada-Biyu in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Twenty-two of these innocent travellers were...
NBC’s Bullying of the Media is Unacceptable
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has launched yet another blatant assault on press freedom as part of a series of attempts to gag the Nigerian Media. The regulatory body had in a letter titled: “Newspaper...
Why Pyrates Confraternity Identifies with Sickle Cell Awareness
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity), an international organisation has a dedicated medical scheme, NAS Medical Mission which provides free medical services to the needy around the world. Sickle...
Democracy, And The National Assembly’s Perfidy
Ordinarily the Nigerian Senate's rejection of Ms Lauretta Onochie, a Presidential aide, as a Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should be a victory for democracy and for Nigerians in...