Banking with tears
EVEN before reading through this piece, I verily believe that you have a faint idea of what the title is…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Advancing the Nigerian democratic outlook through the law (3)
In the previous two editions of this piece, we have considered the factors that will engender a true democratic experience…
Advancing the Nigerian democratic outlook through the law (II)
In the first series of this discourse, we examined the various factors that seem to dictate the true practice of…
Advancing the Nigerian democratic outlook through the law (I)
The coinage of the word ‘Nigerian Democracy” as contained in the above title is very intriguing indeed. You should by…
The courts’ annual long vacation
Fellow Nigerians, please permit me to do a little house cleaning, through this medium, this week. I will like to…
A distorted restructuring?
For some months now, there seems to be a drift towards the restructuring of certain aspects of governance in Nigeria.…
Zamfara and the price of impunity
ON Friday, May 24, 2019, the Supreme Court put a final death kernel on the fate of the All Progressives…
Attaining legislative autonomy and judicial independence
There seems to be a silent ‘revolution’ going on in the land, which many have not noticed. There is a…
Wanted: Law of employment in Nigeria (2)
On May 1, 2019, workers all over the country trooped out to observe the Workers’ Day, being a day set…
Wanted: Law of employment in Nigeria (1)
ACCORDING to the learned authors of Black’s Law Dictionary, “Employment” is the act of employing, the state of being employed,…
Judiciary’s state of emergency
The judiciary is established under Section 6 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended. The…
Administration of criminal justice (3)
WE have so far examined the innovations that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 has brought to our…
Thumbs down for INEC
YEAR in year out, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducts elections into various offices in Nigeria, either through the…
The season of dilemma
BY law, a citizen who is 18 years of age is entitled to vote and be voted for in any…
