RE-GAZETTING A FORGED LAW IS NOT REFORM — IT IS OFFICIALISING CORRUPTION By Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo The recent directive by Nigeria’s National Assembly to re-gazette assented tax reforms due to “unapproved alterations” is not merely a legal embarrassment. It is a flashing red warning light exposing how deeply corruption has penetrated the machinery of Nigerian governance. Let us strip this issue of euphemisms and bureaucratic language. This was not a clerical error. This was not a typographical mistake. This was not an innocent administrative oversight. What occurred was the alteration of a law after it was passed by Parliament and assented to by the President . In plain legal terms—and more importantly, in plain moral terms—that is forgery . And forgery at this level is not just a crime; it is institutional corruption . In any functioning constitutional democracy, the law-making process is sacrosanct. A Bill passed by elected representatives must be i...

  This report exposes a deeply troubling flaw in Nigeria’s internal security structure — specifically, a failure of military intelligence and counterinsurgency strategy . 🔍 Analysis: Military Intelligence Failure & National Security Lapses Failure of Preventive Intelligence : General Musa’s statement confirms a tragic reality — that Nigeria’s military intelligence failed to detect and intercept the massacre plan before it happened . In any functioning counterterrorism framework, swift, real-time intelligence gathering is the backbone of prevention . The fact that locals housed, fed, and even escorted terrorists to an IDP camp without detection speaks volumes about: A breakdown in local surveillance. Weak human intelligence (HUMINT) networks. Poor community-police trust and engagement. Absence of credible early-warning systems. Community Betrayal or Community Fear? While the CDS blamed the local population for aiding terrorists, we must ask: Were the reside...