Issues/Policy
The Rule of Law By Abdu Rafiu
A nation is a creation of law and it must be governed by law. Its interests must, therefore, be subordinated to law and be seen gazing through the law. National interest that is placed above […]
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2010 Electoral Act Will Be Difficult To Us By Joseph Onyekwere
The fate of the 2019 general election is hanging in the balance. Barely six months to the timetable set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the election, the enabling law, […]
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The National Interest and the Government Interest, By Femi Aribisala
The rule of law is precisely what it says: It is the rule of lawyers and judges. It is not the rule of presidents, governors and politicians. Generals are, by experience and training, men of […]
Law
Nigeria Creates Website To Help Vulnerable Groups Get Legal Assistance | PremiumTimes
The Nigerian government in collaboration with human right groups has created an electronic platform to reach vulnerable people in need of legal assistance. The platform, www.probono.ng, was unveiled during a meeting of the organisers in […]
Law
Wole Olanipekun: Any Government That Cannot Protect Lives Is Deemed a Failure By Joseph Onyekwere
Former president of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) is an erudite advocate and litigator. He chaired a special session with the Chief Justice of Nigeria on access to justice at the […]
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Let Only The Law Rule! | Guardian (NG)
President Muhammadu Buhari raised the bar of debate on the nexus between the rule of law and national interest in the context of national security the other day at the annual Nigeria Bar Association in […]
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‘I Just Want Justice’, Says Father Of Osun Student Murdered By SARS Official
Chief Saditu Nafiu Ayodele, father of Tunde Nafiu, the young man was shot in Osun State on August 23, has called on the Police to ensure that his son gets justice. Nafiu, a graduate of […]
Law
When Osinbajo, Bakare Differed On Restructuring
At a recent lecture organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja branch, guest speaker, Pastor Tunde Bakare, reiterated the call for the restructuring of the Nigerian polity. His position stands in contradistinction to the […]
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Need to Protect Our Courts | Vanguard
It is probably not a coincidence that as the countdown to the general elections in February and March 2019 begins, there seems an odious uptick in the tendency of undesirable elements to target our courts […]
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Why Some Customary Practices In Nigeria Are illegal By Yinka Oyesomi
As legal practitioners, you cannot close your eyes to the social, political and economic problems of our time. Therefore, you have a duty to help rescue our society from pervasive lawlessness, corruption and anti-social activities.” […]
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Paul Usoro Emerges New NBA President | PremiumTimes
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Paul Usoro, has been elected President of the Nigeria Bar Association. Mr Usoro polled 4,509 votes to defeat his other contenders, Okafor Obi, and Ernest Ojuwkwu, who got 4, 423 […]
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A Shock Court Verdict Against Monsanto’s Roundup | Economist
IT WAS a battle between David and Goliath. On one side was Dewayne Johnson (pictured, above), a former school caretaker who is terminally ill with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a blood-cell cancer. On the other was Monsanto, […]
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Blurring of Legislative Conventions By Lekan Sote
Although those who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress may have done so for self-interest, those who argue that Bukola Saraki, who became Senate President in a way not approved by party hierarchy, must […]
Law
In Defence of Executive Order No. 6 By Abubakar Sani
The overwhelmingly negative public reaction to the Preservation Of Suspicious Assets Connected With Corruption And Other Relevant Offences Order (Executive Order No. 6 of 2018) recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari is somewhat surprising, given […]
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Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba Wins Appeal Against Being Struck of | Guardian (UK)
A doctor convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence over the death of a six-year-old boy in her care has won her bid to be reinstated to the medical register. Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba, a junior doctor […]
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Falana Writes New DSS boss, Demands Release of Dasuki, El-zakzaky, Others
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has written a letter to the Acting Director-General, Department of State Security, DSS, Mathew Seiyefa, to as a matter of urgency release the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo […]
Law
Constitutional Provisions For Defection —Falana
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, explained that defection by legislators, which was a common practice in the first republic, had been prohibited by the 1999 Constitution. Falana cited the case of Abegunde […]
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A Bar Burdened By Conflict of Moral Choices By Alade Rotimi-John
The foibles associated with an indentified lack of cohesion or integration in the touted absence of rotational leadership (facetiously referred to as “all-inclusive”) in the national political sphere have worrisomely been presumed to be affilictive […]
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Illegal Detention: Dasuki’s Family Writes NBA, Wants AGF Malami Punished | PremiumTimes
The family of the detained former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has formally dragged the Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, before the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) praying for an investigation […]
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The Uses and Abuses of Executive Orders (2), By Sadeeq Garba Shehu
I would urge that we should be careful to avoid partisan politics masqueraded by the National Assembly as separation of powers issues. At the same time, a president who abuses his EO authority undermines the […]