Super cop or cop for hire? — By Moses Ochonu

It turns out that the so-called Super Cop, DCP Abba Kyari, who is actually a photo cop, a showy policeman known more for his photo ops and vainglorious PR stunts than for his investigative exploits, is an excellent pretender. The man already stands accused of appropriating for himself multimillion Naira properties of crime suspects, but…

July 30, 20210Comments

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The Law and You

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The 4 over 3 narrow escape of Governor Akeredolu in Supreme Court and impending near death of APC– P. D. Pius

It is no longer news that the Supreme Court by a narrow split decision of 4 Justices against 3 decided to save Governor Akeredolu's seat. In simple terms the law Lords decided that Governor Akeredolu cannot be removed as Governor of Ondo State. The linchpin of the case is that the current Chairman of APC…

July 30, 20210Comments

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Features

A word to New Lawyers

-P. D. Pius, Esq. I want to advise you. I know my advice may be useless to the wise because they are already wise. It may also be useless to fools because they may not take it. However, I feel strongly the need to warn that the legal profession is heading towards the path of…

July 30, 20218Comments

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Features

2023 Election Law Bulletin: how to save Nigerians by CVR

By P. D. Pius Should we walk together or walk our separate ways? We can answer this question when we begin to pay attention to political activities in Nigeria. One important activity is the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise that will soon commence. I understand it will start in this June, 2021. When you look…

July 30, 20210Comments

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Opinion

Fashionable Bias

By Olakunle Abimbola The Igboho debacle: fugitive from Nigeria to detainee — or worse — in Benin Republic, just echoes the oft-quoted Karl Marx quip that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. Sunday Igboho recalls the much more refined Anthony Enahoro, who bolted from Nigeria, to the United Kingdom, to escape the…

July 29, 202116Comments

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Opinion

When chicanery becomes a governance tool

Ikechukwu Amaechi Once again, President Muhammadu Buhari is in London, primarily on medical tourism, but also to attend a Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025 Aso Rock says the summit will bring together Heads of State and Government, as well as stakeholders and youth leaders, and provide a platform to chart a…

July 29, 20210Comments

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Law Report

Effect of Power of Attorney Not Executed Before a Notary Public

This article written by Onyekachi Umah discusses the functions of a Notary Public of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, which though not clearly stated in the Notaries Public Act, includes the certification of documents and administration of oaths, accentuating the fact that there’s a presumption of validity when a power of attorney is executed before,…

July 29, 20210Comments

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News

Nigeria Under Buhari At Mercy Of Bandits, Terrorists – UK Parliament

The United Kingdom Parliament has said Nigerians under President Muhammadu Buhari administration are at the mercy of non-state actors who unleash attacks on individuals and communities at will. Members of the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the parliament; Caroline Cox, Rowan Williams, David Alton, Mervyn Thomas and Ayo Adedoyin; expressed their fears in…

July 29, 2021986Comments

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Features

Women in communication, a brief primer; By Ngozi Bell

Someone said to me “actions speak louder than words, what you say and how you say it does not matter, all that matters is what you do”. I listened to the rhetoric of a disappointed heart, where communication had dwindled and become divorced from its power and relevance. I finally replied “communication is critically important,…

July 29, 20210Comments

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Opinion

Police Interrogation Of The Nine-Year-Old Suspected Arsonist: A Violation Of The Rights Of A Child

By Oliver Omoredia Introduction Recently, the Nigerian social media space witnessed a barrage of comments when a CCTV footage surfaced online showing an unidentified lady setting in motion a fire in a branch of the Ebeano Supermarket in Abuja which led to the destruction of goods worth several millions of naira. In the days that…

July 28, 20210Comments

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