JUSUN strike: When and why lawyers revolt
It is very unusual to see lawyers down their tools, drop those scary wigs and dreaded gowns and become like…
Why the courts are locked…
The past one week has been very challenging for judges, lawyers and litigants alike, as the court system became paralysed…
Redefining the law of limitation in land cases
On Friday, December 18, 2020, the Supreme Court redefined the principles guiding the determination of limitation law in relation to…
The anomaly in Kwara (2)
Rejoinder: A lot has happened in rapid succession, since last week when I wrote the first piece on the…
The anomaly in Kwara
Kwara State is in the news again, this time for the wrong reason. The State has recently been embroiled in…
Judiciary in limbo
WHEN the President announced the first Coronavirus lockdown at the end of March, 2020, hardly did we ever think that…
Living in a failed state (II)
Rejoinder ON this page last week, I discussed the increased state of insecurity in Nigeria, following the mindless killing of…
Living in a failed state
Last week, the Senate asked the President to declare a state of emergency on security in Nigeria. From one Senator…
Cross-River chief judge and the heroes
ON February 8, 2021, the Honourable Justice Akon Bassey Ikpeme, was sworn in as the substantive Chief Judge of Cross-River…
The Nigeria Police: Leading from the back
The Nigeria Police Force was officially commissioned in or around 1930, as the main law enforcement outfit in Nigeria, with…
The evils of technical justice
IT was supposed to be a smooth ride into and out of the court, for the Plaintiffs, but they got…
The return of Akeredolu
I read the story with some disbelief, praying that it will soon be rebutted and denied as one of those…
Justice as the bedrock of democracy in Nigeria (5)
In the concluding part of this seminar paper, the focus will be on recommendations and solutions, to all the issues…
Justice as the bedrock of democracy in Nigeria (4)
Environmental justice According to Schlosberg David in his article ‘Defining Environmental Justice: Theories, Movements, and Nature’, environmental justice is the “equitable…
Justice as the bedrock of democracy in Nigeria (3)
In continuation of the lecture delivered at the Nigerian Bar Association, Ibadan Branch 2020 Law Week, I now focus on…
Justice as the bedrock of democracy in Nigeria (2)
The introductory part of this piece started last week, in defining the concept of Justice, in the midst of lawyers…
Justice as the bedrock of democracy in Nigeria (1)
TWO weeks ago, I was a guest speaker at the Annual Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ibadan Branch.…
Why Buhari must stop the killings now!
In the course of last week, both Chambers of the National Assembly took up the issue of failing security across…
Mr. President, stop the killings now! Restructure Nigeria: Rejoinder
Last week’s piece on the above topic attracted a variety of comments from readers and the public. The topic itself…
ASUU, government and the students
When it was announced that the teachers and the government had reached a consensus on their protracted negotiations, the expectation…
