Politicisation of election disputes in Nigeria’s court (2)
The 1999 constitution and the electoral act 2022 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as our grundnorm has provided…
Politicisation of election disputes in Nigeria’s courts (1)
Some weeks ago, I was a guest speaker at the national seminar organized by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)…
Of Wike, Fubara and Rivers of troubles
Rivers State was created on May 27, 1967 out of the former Eastern Region of Nigeria. Until 1996, the state…
A governor’s naked dance
The name Adeleke is revered in the annals of the history of Osun State, nay Nigeria, due to so many…
Nigeria police in civil cases
The cost has become monumental and enormous, for the nation to bear. How do you spend so much money, time…
Justice and preventive intervention for victims of gender-based violence (3)
Prevention of gender-based violence/ preventive intervention for GBV While Gender Based Violence continues to be a huge risk that women…
Justice and preventive intervention for victims of gender-based violence (2)
Who are the victims of GBV and who is most at risk? GBV can manifest in a variety of ways.…
Justice and preventive intervention for victims of gender based violence
Some weeks ago, I was one of the speakers at the International Federation of Women Lawyers’ (FIDA) public lecture for…
The burden of deputies (2)
The Supreme Court decision in the Taraba Deputy Governor’s case is a lesson in leadership and the transient nature of…
The burden of deputies (1)
According to the learned authors of Merriam-Webster online dictionary, a deputy is ‘a person appointed as a substitute with power…
The wages of INEC
These are words on marble, coming from the highest court of the land. They simply summarize the failure of the Independent…
The viruses of election litigations
T HERE is an ill wind blowing through the fabric of our judicial system that may affect all of us…
State of the nation
On May 29, 2023, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu mounted the saddle as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, subject…
The ideal parliament in a democracy
Under and by virtue of sections 4 (1) and (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999…
Re: Transactional justice
Two articles have generated very engaging comments and reviews from some distinguished Nigerians in relation to The Crucial Verdicts and…
Transactional justice
Increasingly but alarmingly, it is gaining ground that Nigerians now believe that justice is for sale. This position seems to…
The crucial verdicts (2)
A lot of dust is still raging concerning the decisions of the Presidential Election Petition Court, ostensibly from interested persons…
The crucial verdicts (1)
AT long last, the Presidential Election Petition Court delivered its long-awaited judgments on the three petitions filed in respect of…
NLC: Labouring and profitting
Barring last minute hitches, labour unions will commence a two-day warning strike today September 5, meant to press home their…
The role of the judiciary in democratic government; a social engineering or quagmire? (4)
In this concluding part of the paper delivered at the Bar and Bench Forum of the Ogun State judiciary, focus…
