Constitution Amendment and Supreme court’s costly order
The controversy over refusal of President Goodluck Jonathan to assent to the Constitution amendment sent to him by NASS last month prompted him to...
EFCC and conviction of high profile suspects
Since the establishment of the EFCC, handling of high profile cases has been a vexed issue, Senior Correspondent, ONYEWUCHI OJINNAKA, writes.
The Economic and...
The din about civil service judges
Appointment of judges from the civil service is causing ripples. Issues of infection by bureaucratic virus, incompetence and elevation come to the fore, Senior...
How to achieve bright future for legal profession, by Fagbohun
Director of Research at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun and now Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Lagos State...
1999 Constitution: Still on the ‘immunity’ clause
Arguments are rife on the immunity clause in the constitution. While some Nigerians contend that it should continue to be in the country’s statutes...
Judicial system too slow in Nigeria – Ikokwu
London University trained Guy Ikokwu, one of Nigeria’s old generation lawyers, called to the Bar 53 years ago. speaks with Senior Correspondent, ONYEWUCHI OJINNAKA,...
Criminal justice: A vote against arbitrary arrest/detention
Over time, the police have been accused of arbitrary arrest and detention of citizens, without regard to their fundamental rights. In most cases, the...
Election tribunal: Much ado about retired judges
The issue of whether retired judges should be members of election petition tribunals has been a subject of discussion and arguments among stakeholders in...
Death penalty should be allowed to stay – Okulaja
Yemi Okulaja, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and private legal practitioner of over four decades, in this interview with Senior Correspondent, ONYEWUCHI OJINNAKA,...
Why BPP University partnered Nigerian Law School, by Crisp
Dean, Faculty of Law, BPP University, London, Professor Peter Crisp, is a visiting lecturer, particularly on Commercial Law at the Nigerian Law School, Abuja....
