Afam Osigwe, SAN, emerges NBA president
By a landslide, a former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, SAN, has emerged the president-elect in…
Commentary
As Ariwoola takes the judiciary to the top of the grease pole, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
At the end of July 2017, the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Nigeria’s National Bureau…
Minimum wage, maximum rage, by Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN
INTRODUCTION Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on 18th July, 2024, in the presence of NLC president, Joe Ajaero and TUC…
Halting the ravages of venal judges, by Victor Agusiobo
A story which has gone so viral appeared recently in the Peoples Gazette. The story reveals that the Nigerian Bureau…
Ali Ndume, the rant of an expert in grandstanding, by Daniel Bwala
There is a common cliché that, it is always painful where one expects wisdom and discernment to prevail, it is…
LG autonomy, S’Court, and the booby traps, by Taiwo Adisa
On Thursday, July 11, Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court, dropped the gavel on the much-awaited suit marked SC/CV/343/2024, brought…
Rule by judges is not rule of law, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
“The judiciary has immense power. In the nature of things, judges cannot be democratically accountable for their decisions. It therefore…
Between NNPC, IOC and Dangote, who is fooling Nigerians, asks Bola Bolawole
The richest man in Africa, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, stirred the hornet’s nest recently when he accused the International Oil Companies…
Dangote’s big bet on gasoline, by Olusegun Adeniyi
For almost two weeks, we have witnessed the resurgence of fuel queues across the country. This of course exposes the…
Britain is Nigeria’s ‘bad’ teacher, by Lasisi Olagunju
Number 10, Downing Street has been home to Britain’s prime ministers since 1735 AD. Why would a hugely popular new…