By Farooq Kperogi
IT so often happens that whenever a Nigerian woman makes the news as having been appointed to a high position that is, has been or, in the minds of male chauvinists “should be,” the exclusive preserve of men, she becomes…
By Muiz Banire SAN
In the past two years, I have frequently delved into the Orosanye Report, both in my writings and discussions, reaching a point where I believed I had exhausted my commentary on the subject. Yet, here I am, compelled to…
By Reuben Abati
The casualties are not only those who are dead/They are well out of it/The casualties are not only those who are dead/Though they await burial by installment/The casualties are not only those who are lost/Persons or property, hard as it…
By Muiz-Banire SAN
On Wednesday, the 28th of February, 2024, I woke up to a WhatsApp message from a friend of mine who runs a business with 23 expatriates and over 95 Nigerians in Lagos. The message displayed what was described as a…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
On 27 February, 2024, Nigeria’s National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja opened a continuing education course for judges. The opening featured an address by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, who invited the participants to eschew “unethical conduct that…
By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN
Nigeria gained independence from Britain in 1960, after several years of colonial rule. Expectedly, Nigeria adopted the parliamentary system of government being the one prevailing in Britain and many other commonwealth countries. The parliamentary system of government is one…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
On 15 October, 1965, as political uncertainty and violence raged in Western Nigeria, Ladoke Akintola, the regional Premier, was due to deliver a primetime radio broadcast to his people at 19:00. Some minutes before the appointed hour, an armed,…
By Kenneth Okonkwo
An expatriate is somebody who left his country of origin in order to reside in another country. He is a person who temporarily resides outside his country of citizenship. An expatriate worker is a person who works in another country…
By Muiz Banire SAN
The inauguration of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line by President Bola Tinubu on the notable date of February 29, 2024, is a monumental accomplishment for Lagos State and its populace. This event symbolizes the fruition of…
By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN
Recently, the National Assembly set up two separate Committees to undertake a review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended). Whilst the Senate has 45 members in its Committee led by the Deputy Senate…
