With determination, there is really nothing you cannot achieve. For us in CAC, we are encouraged to even do more because we’ve lifted Nigeria up on the global index of ease of doing business in the sense that Nigeria’s rating has really gone up.” That was the rousing remark made by Acting Registrar-General (CAC), Lady…
By Sonia Thompsom
Confidence has a hypnotic effect on people. The first time I recognized it was at a flamenco show in Barcelona a few years back. I was mesmerized by the performance of a beautiful full-figured middle-aged woman. I couldn’t keep my eyes off her as she danced. My friends and I eventually dubbed…
From a Facebook post
“California is the 6th largest economy in the World. Its economy is larger than that of France and Brazil. The little problem is that California is not a Country. It is a State in the United States of America (USA).”
This is the reason we demand restructuring of Nigeria: California is…
There’s hardly any parent who is not worried about the rising incident of drug addiction among youths in Nigeria. To say that this situation has taken a worrisome dimension is stating the obvious, but even more troubling is government’s attitude to the ill. Is banning codeine and tramadol the magic potion? Parents on their part…
The word lawyer is easily linked with litigation and the courts. Consequently, when one is said to be a lawyer, people are likely to relate cautiously with him or her. Perhaps because of the unique wiring of lawyers, they are often more inclined to litigate than explore alternative means of resolving disputes. In spite of…
It has been said that strike actions remain the most easily recognisable form of relationship breakdown in labour law. Indeed the adverse effects including loss of productive man hours; attendant difficulties in meeting demand for services within the period; breakdown in communication, law and order as well as major threats to economic development are all…
When Hon. Justice Walter S. Onnoghen took oath of office as the 17th Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on March 6, 2017, the judiciary was in dire distress. Yet, with an assurance that he intends to carry on from where his predecessors stopped, modify certain areas but with the ultimate aim of having a better…
“Prohibition kills, education saves lives” ― Dominic Milton Trott, The Honest Drug Book: A Chemical & Botanical Journey Through The Legal High Years
Nigeria is fighting wars on many fronts and as the days go by, it does not appear that there is any end in sight. While Boko Haram insurgency which the government…
Most of us insist that it is wrong to take one’s own life. We conceive both a religious and a moral ‘duty’ to maintain life. Christianity abhors suicide as contradicting its doctrine of sanctity of human life and Koran expressly inhibits it. In this sanctity, there is no difference between murder and suicide. This Christian…
Lunch, called rada, is the main meal in Morocco so it’s also the largest and often includes several courses, according to Raphael Chijioke Njoku, author of “Culture and Customs of Morocco.” Most families eat the midday meal at home together before going back to work. The meal starts with green vegetables or salads called tapas,…