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NDDC: A people’s albatross
According to the introductory note to the Act establishing it, the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was conceived to “use the sums received from the allocation of the Federation Account for tackling ecological problems which arise…
The right to freedom pending trial
CRIMINAL prosecution in Nigeria requires an urgent overhaul, as citizens are being taken to court now and then to face trial, especially at the crucial stage of seeking bail for the defendant. Where a citizen is for instance, arrested and…
When judges weep
Our judges are weeping. And they are weeping profusely. Across the country, from the Magistrate’s Court, to the Federal High Court and even the Supreme Court, the judges are crying of neglect, abandonment and lack of independence and…
Banking with tears
EVEN before reading through this piece, I verily believe that you have a faint idea of what the title is conveying, namely that banking business in Nigeria has become a pain for the majority of our people. And this should not be so at all…
Gani: Forever in our heart
I heard of him only in the news, that he was a no-nonsense gadfly, wholly committed to abolishing all forms of impunity and disregard for the rule of law, but I had not met him one on one. Great Ife then became the melting point, through my…
The limitation of court cases (2)
It can be truly frustrating to be driven away from the doorstep of the court, but it is more embarrassing not to be aware of the established limitations statutorily placed on the right of access to court. They constitute part of the…
The limitation of court cases (1)
THE general trend is to campaign for free and unhindered access to the court, as a veritable means of resolving disputes.This is indeed the focus of section 6 (6) (b) of the Constitution when it states that ‘the judicial powers vested…
The Law of Incorporated Trustees (Churches, Mosques, et al)
In recent times, there has been a lot of focus on religious organisations, as to their proliferation, operations, organisations and utility.Without the churches, mosques and other faith-based entities, perhaps the case of Nigeria may…
The Lagos-Ibadan expressway conundrum
By all accounts, the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway is the busiest inter-state expressway in the entire African continent, spanning a total of 127.6 kilometres (79.3 miles) dual carriage expressway connecting Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State…
Who will save us from the Telcos?
A little while ago, I had cause to review and comment on the crisis in the telecommunications sector. The problems have remained and even gotten worse, due mainly to the absence of effective regulation.We cannot and must not give up,…