COLUMNS

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as Amended), sections 4 (1) & (2): (1)       “The legislative powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be vested in a National Assembly for the Federation which shall consist of a…

By Abdulkareem Azeez In this month’s edition, we shall be looking at the timeframe within which the complaint of a customer ought to be addressed by the Distribution Company. We shall review the position of the law regarding what mode of complaints is…

By Chukwuma Charles Soludo My attention has been drawn to some of the tirades on social media following my frank response during an interview on Channels TV regarding the “investments” Mr. Peter Obi claimed to have made with Anambra state revenues. Sadly, several…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola last week cautioned judges appointed to resolve disputes from next year’s general election, against corrupt practices. He warned that he would not condone any act of recklessness or abuse of power and public…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Over the past fortnight, this column has addressed the multiple dimensions of the crises of attrition, retention, and replacement in Nigeria’s Supreme Court as well as the pathologies that make these resilient. Given the significance of the Court in the country, it is…

By Dr. Muiz Banire SAN I have heard the first question raised above asked several times by Nigerians in different quarters and at different fora and the latter coming up in recent times, but with nobody able to appropriately respond. For some, it…

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN No project or infrastructure should be pursued by any government if it will lead to the death and frustration of its people. Apart from the fact that the law places a sacred burden upon the government to guarantee the…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When he was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1993, Yekini Olayiwola Adio had already been on the bench for 17 years. A graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Adio became…

By Mike Ozekhome SAN Introduction The word restructuring has become the latest word in the political landscape with political and non-political actors pushing forward their ideas of the word that was not too long ago, abhorrence to many state actors. Today, we shall x-ray…

By Dr. Muiz-Banire SAN “The centre can no more hold,” so says Chinua Achebe in his great work, “Things Fall Apart.” This seems to be the classical representation of the state of the Nigerian government. In Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s narrative in one of…