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Alleged war crimes in Ukraine: Are UN and EU toothless bulldogs? (1)
NEWS media all over the world continue to be awash with the reports of the alleged war crimes being perpetrated by Russia in its unprovoked war campaign in Ukraine. From deliberate attacks on civilian population in hospitals, make-shift…
The judiciary must remain independent (2)
LAST WEEK, I discussed the need for judges to remain impartial in the due administration of justice. I will commence this week’s edition with a consideration of the role of lawyers and litigants in shaping public perception to the…
Women should exploit their numerical superiority in politics
The forthcoming 2023 general election has again brought to the fore one of the most pressing questions in the modern-day socio-political era, i.e., should women not play more active roles in politics? Perhaps this question has become…
To avoid use of nuclear weapon, Ukraine suffers what it must
FOLLOWING several threats and F warnings which the world generally took with a pinch of salt, Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February 2022. Though the Russian President had announced that he was conducting a special military operation' for…
Establishment of Law School campuses should not be regarded as constituency projects (2)
LAST week, I discussed the recent move by the Senate to create six additional law school campuses for the geopolitical zones which, as decipherable by a discerning mind, is nothing more than an intrusion into the functions of the Council of…
Establishment of Law School campuses should not be regarded as constituency projects
THE Senate recently approved the establishment of six additional campuses of the Nigerian Law School, in addition to the seven existing ones. By this development, two campuses, i.e., the Jos Law School Campus, Plateau State and the Kabba…
Proliferation of varsities despite government’s poor funding of existing universities (2)
A vast majority of Nigerians celebrated Valentine’s Day on February 14. Yet for the students of federal and state-owned universities, the celebrations were tainted with the news of a one-month warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of…
Proliferation of varsities despite government’s poor funding of existing universities
THE Lagos State government recently assented a Bill for the creation of two new universities in the state, i.e., the Lagos State University of Education (being a merger and upgrade of the existing Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education,…
Delayed release of exam results defeats its purpose
The Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB), last week released the results of the 2021 examinations in the wake of the public outcry of students, parents and guardians. While some attributed the delay to the alleged…
National Assembly is not an appendage of the president
THE hallmark of democratic governance is the existence of functional legislative institutions. It is a widely acknowledged fact that an effective legislature is not only essential to democracy, but the sustenance of the rule of law. While…