Reminiscing on my childhood in the late 70s and early 80s reminded me of what people would say when a parent who had been begged to stop beating his/her own child proved recalcitrant – “leave him, let him kill his child…after all, the boy is his own…” As at that […]
A Lagos lawyer, Mr. Elo Adhekpukoli, has submitted a proposal to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow the establishment of State Police. According to him, policing is best done locally and at community level. The current system of policing does not help proper policing efforts due to the practice of […]
INTRODUCTION In my Petition dated August 2nd, 2020 to the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Bar Association, I drew attention to the flawed, illegal and unconstitutional process leading to the NBA Election of 29th – 30th of July, 2020 and the electronic fraud that characterised the Election proper. […]
The Canadian government has appointed a Nigerian-born Canadian, Kaycee Madu, as the justice minister and solicitor general of Alberta, a province in Canada. With the new appointment, he replaces Doug Schweitzer, the new minister of jobs, economy and innovation. “Madu is the first Black Man to occupy either Provincial or […]
According to the publication, Nigerian Justice System: The Ideal, Hope And Reality by M. Shehu, Dr. M. Faud Bin Othman and Dr. N Binti Osman published in 2017, the “Justice system and its administration in every state is the reflection of that state’s extent of civilisation, the dispensation of justice […]
By Collins Nweze The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Saturday adjusted the official exchange rate to N379 to the dollar. The official exchange rate had remained at N361 to the dollar for about five months until yesterday’s adjustment, which is seen as a big win for stakeholders – International Monetary […]
I refer to a recent write up by Mr. Aderemi Oguntoye (Mr. Olumide Akpata’s Accredited Agent at the ECNBA Situation room) wherein he vehemently and disrespectfully emphasized that Mr. Dele Adesina (SAN) prepared to fail at the just concluded controversial NBA national elections. The said write-up calls for concern on […]
