Opinion
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The NBA – Fireside Chat Series 2.0
The Office of the General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presents another enlightening edition of its Fireside Chat Series. This ... -
A World Of Godfathers By Reuben Abati
“Have you been following the developments at the Lagos State House of Assembly?” “High wire politics. Power Game. Man pass man. Man pass woman. ... -
Herbert Wigwe’s Estate And Will In The Eyes Of The Law BY AKPAN NWACHUKWU
The social media has been awash with stories about the Wigwe family and the ruling by Hon. Adeyemi J. of the Ikeja High Court ... -
Babangida’s Book By Reuben Abati
The most important event in Nigeria in the last week has been the publication and public presentation in Abuja, of a book titled A ... -
NBA’s Election As A Model For Nigeria BY EKPA STANLEY EKPA
Nigeria’s first federal election upon independence ended disastrously, with the United Progressive Grand Alliance (UPGA) refusing to participate in the elections on ... -
Re: In Defence Of Judicial Authority: Two Clarifications – By CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU
Why my father refused to swear in Buhari after 1983 coup, By Seyi Sowemimo I have in recent times come across two posts or ... -
Maritime Sector Has N7 Trillion Annual Revenue Potential – Agbakoba
Renowned lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has stated that Nigeria’s maritime sector has an estimated ... -
The Rise Of Unprincipled Wealth Accumulation: A Call For Integrity And Order In The South East
By Chidiebere Nwabueze Udekwe, Esq. In recent years, a concerning trend has emerged across the Southeast, characterised by an increasing preference for ... -
UNILORIN Scholar Calls For Amendment Of Child Rights Acts To Reflect Islamic Marriage Perspectives
Professor Azeezat Amoloye–Adebayo, a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Islamic Law at the University of Ilorin and the institution’s first female academic ... -
Majority Of Nigerian Judges And Lawyers Do Not Wear Wigs And Gowns BY FEMI FALANA
Between 1983 and 1987, the radical military regime of Captain Thomas Sankara changed the colonial name of Upper Volta to Burkina Faso. While ... -
An Appraisal Of Chapter 2 Of The RPC, 2023 And The Implementation Of The FATF Reporting Standards By Legal Practitioners In Nigeria
By Samuel Oguntuyi, Esq. CHAPTER 2 GUIDELINES AND RULES ON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COMBATING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM FOR LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ... -
From Trump To Grammy Blues By Reuben Abati
“How are you doing?” “I am good” “I am now convinced beyond any iota of doubt that this your Republican friend called ... -
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Court Of Appeal Affirms IPOB’s Proscription As A Terrorist Organization
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the 2017 proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organization, reaffirming the ... -
The Afe Babalola-Dele Farotimi Feud: A Study In Yoruba Jurisprudence
By Innocent Raphael I think Baba Babalola’s withdrawal of that suit is more to the benefit of Dele Farotimi. I’m not sure I ... -
Upbraiding The Judiciary: What Does Prof Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Want? BY LUBEM IMOTER
Pummeling judicial officers has become his pastime. Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu may present himself as an ethicist but in truth, he is not. ... -
The Nigeria Police Force Has A Detention Anomaly That Should Not Exist
By Inioluwa Joshua On 28 August 2024, the lawyers of Isaac Bristol, a whistle-blower popularly known as ‘PIDOMNigeria’ on X, charged the Nigerian ...
