Sam Kargbo

Sam Kargbo, SAN, is a Lawyer, Law Teacher, Newspaper columnist and Movie Producer based in Nigeria.

Political Parties and the Political Process

In Nigeria, the Constitution went out of its way to literally make the political parties the engine of democracy and the political process. It is those roles assigned to the political parties that I want us to revisit and perhaps have a shared feeling of their relevance to our political lives...

A Message to the National Assembly

The frosty relationship between President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku Abubakar has taken a dangerous turn. As at this moment the Presidency is not only divided but literally at war with itself...

Sexual Cannibalism

Assuming women were like the female praying mantis or the female black widow that feed on the male counterpart during or after sex, how many men would have loved or love to be loved by women?

If I Were IBB…

Former Military dictator General Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) who some people call Maradona or but he preferred to be called the Evil Genius has finally declared his intention to run for the office of President in the next general elections. According to him, Nigeria is in ruins and disrepair and he verily believes that he has the capacity to repair or fix it...

Nigeria’s Most Lucrative Sector

It is wrong for the government not to be involved in the commercial sex business when it is so obvious that it is the most singular business turning the economic wheel at night. If government is taxing liquor and cigarette sellers, why not tax sex sellers?

So, Mr. President Is Corrupt, Too?

Nigeria is not only the biggest democracy on the continent but also the greatest accommodator of the freedom of speech. Many of us did not realize this...

Obi, Rule Anambra!

The love of democracy and justice had given us the hope that Peter Obi would stamp his authority and wrest power from the evil clutches and return the state to the path of accelerated progress. But it seems that he does not have the requisite nerve and verve to rule Anambra...

The Party is over for PDP

Many have wondered about the staying power of the PDP when it is structurally and institutionally prone to suicide. I am beginning to believe those who say that the wizard behind the party was President Olusegun Obasanjo and his Aso Rock cash...

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