The Supreme Court Mafia
ON Wednesday, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba doubled down on…
Tinubu and Betta life for rural women
BIBLICAL King Solomon is regarded as the wisest ever. Known for his contributions to the Bible, Solomon is credited with…
The lucky fella in Ondo
FEBRUARY 24, 2021, now-late Ondo governor, Rotimi Akeredolu predicted two future events. Both took place on Wednesday, December 27, 2023,…
And a new CJN cometh
IF the reports circulating are correct, incumbent Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola, will be stepping down a month earlier…
NBA and Akwa Ibom wife-beater
EKERE Sunday Ebong, the Uyo-based lawyer caught on the viral video on social media, pummeling his wife, has 18 years’…
Rivers’ god, SIM card and the N435bn sacrifice
On May 24, 2022, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission declared then-Accountant General of Rivers State, and 58 others, wanted…
Kano and red-wrath judiciary
Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court descended on a senior lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, for bringing a “frivolous and vexatious” motion,…
The God of heaven rules in Nasarawa
Last Tuesday, the Court of Appeal in Abuja sent Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, until then, the Speaker of the Nasarawa House of…
My fear for Nigeria after visiting Ikeja Electric office
Last Sunday, we just discovered we couldn’t recharge our electricity token online as usual. Attempts, kept telling us, our meter…
Tribune @74: The race is not for the swift…
Four days ago, Nigerian Tribune was 74 but this isn’t a tribute. It is an acknowledgement of the unsearchable way…
Sacrificial Virgins: Why Nigerian parents are rejecting cervical vaccine
The statewide immunization of girls between ages 9 and 14, against probable future cervical cancer, planned for November 1 by…
The power play in Judiciary
Penultimate Friday, now-retired Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad quaked his constituency where he began service as a Higher Registrar at the…
Election adjudication: So much of nothing
In 2010, then Director General of the Nigerian Law School, a professor of Law, Tahir Mamman cancelled the special awards…
There is a new Janitor in the Court of Appeal
Last Wednesday, the Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Umar Bangari, and I briefly discussed the freeze order of…
The Lady who predicted Naira’s demise
The day the beleaguered administration of President Bola Tinubu announced it was “freeing” the country’s currency from the encumbrances of…
The prophesy propelling Atiku
Despite the best efforts of media machines of President Bola Tinubu and his ruling All Progressives Congress, at spinning the…
Bawa is a wild card but…
Current National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu pioneered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Late Umaru Yar’Adua as president, booted him…
Tinubu should beat America to his Chicago records
President Bola Tinubu likely has something in his Chicago State University records he isn’t proud of, for which he is…
An afternoon with a legend
Last week, I was in Ado, Ekiti State capital to honour an appointment with the legendary Aare Afe Babalola. When…
CMD at 50: From Chris Ogunbanjo to Danharbi Chinoko
By December 4, 2023, legendary corporate lawyer and philanthropist, Chief Chris Ogunbanjo will be 100 years. Fortuitously, the Centre for…
