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By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In 1963, something unprecedented happened in the world of football: a goalkeeper, the legendary Lev Yashin of the then Soviet Union, was voted the European Footballer of the Year. In that same year Ghana hosted and won the 4th edition…

By  Farooq Kperogi When my uncle called me over the weekend, he had no time for the customary conversational courtesies that typically preceded our phone chats. He was agitated and wanted to know straight away why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wanted to relocate…

By Chief Wole Olanipekun, CFR, SAN Just as the world was bidding the year 2023 farewell and gearing up to the uncertainties of the new year, my attention was drawn to a piece circulating on social media titled: “Juliana and Vincent Igwe: POTY…

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN Strict Compliance Requirements By the recent judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) and ruling of the Supreme Court on the PDP’s presidential candidate’s application to present fresh evidence to disqualify President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the allegation of…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Most people do not know or remember that, strictly speaking, there were and remain no official results for Nigeria’s 2007 presidential election. Organized by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), the vote itself occurred on 21 April 2007 under…

By Femi Falana SAN Last Friday, the Supreme Court delivered 8 judgments in appeals arising from governorship election disputes. While 5 judgments of the Court of Appeal were upheld, 3 were upturned. The upturned judgments pertain to the cases of the governors of…

By Dr.Muiz Banire SAN Mr. President made my day when on Monday, the 8th day of January, 2024 he announced the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Betta Edu. Certainly, this does not imply a proven indictment of the Minister in…

By Folabi Kuti SAN  To properly tie a bow on the year that was 2023, an examination of key developments in the employment and labour law space will help to set the stage for not only a studied reflection of up-to-date jurisprudence in…

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN Some weeks ago, I was a guest speaker at the national seminar organized by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) at Sheraton Hotel, Lagos where we brainstormed on the Politicization of Election Disputes in Nigeria’s Courts, Key Provisions of…

By Afe Babalola SAN Introduction The paramount duty of a government is the promotion of the welfare of all persons in the country. Good governance is a necessary tool to improve state capacity in fulfilling its constitutional responsibility. A good government properly so-called should…