“How the Ukraine crisis ends!”

By Henry Kissinger PUBLIC discussion on Ukraine is all about confrontation. But do we know where we are going? In my life, I have seen four wars begun with great enthusiasm and public support, all of which we did not know how to end and from three of which we withdrew unilaterally. The test of…

February 28, 202254Comments

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Nigerian Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja wins 2022 Global Law Experts Awards in Legislative Drafting

A Nigerian, Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja has emerged winner of the 2022 Global Law Experts Annual Awards in Legislative Drafting and Law Reforms organised by London-based Global Law Experts, GLE. The Rivers-born lawyer won in the category of legislative drafting his area of specialty in stiff competition with other lawyers worldwide. In a letter addressed…

February 28, 20224Comments

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Tribute

Law professor pens moving tribute to slain dad

Cheluchi Onyemelukwe the Nigerian-Canadian Professor of Law, author, and academic has written a stirring tribute to her father who was recently shot by armed men. Excerpts: My father, Prof. (Chief) Obidinma Isaiah Okoli Onyemelukwe, whom I have often written about here, died a few days ago. An 84-year-old man, he was shot by armed…

February 28, 20225Comments

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Poem

I learnt to write by reading -Ode Eyeoyibo

By Ode Eyeoyibo I learnt to write by reading. I learnt to read by reading. I learnt to speak and to listen by reading. How to speak, how to listen by Mortimer J Adler. And to read and write by reading, How to read a book, by Mortimer J Adler. It is by reading that…

February 28, 20226Comments

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My take on the Russia – Ukraine Crisis – Akaraiwe, SAN

By Ikeazor Akaraiwe 1. Humanity is capable of great wickedness. 2. Without prejudice to other hemispheres capacity to do the same, and our capacity as Africans to do same, the Western Hemisphere, is a perfect replication of that capacity to do wickedness. Photo Credit: Al Arabiya English 3. Forgive my hyperbole, but it does seem to…

February 28, 202222Comments

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We know them!

Fr. Godswill Agbagwa. Yahoo boys, we know them. Kidnappers, we know them. Ritual killers, we know them. Bandits, we know them. Terrorists, we know them. They are our sons. They built houses for us. They bought cars for us. They placed us on huge monthly salaries. But we have not even asked them what they…

February 28, 202243Comments

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The Law and You

A Jurisprudential View of the Ban on Movies with Ritual Content and the Need to Extend Same to Other Sectors in the Entertainment Industry

By: Stephen Peter Okangla Introduction On Monday the 21st day of February, 2022 the news of the Federal Government’s ban of Movies with ritual content made the rounds. As expected many received the news with mixed feelings while others received same with glee in solidarity with the decision of the Federal Government. The directive was…

February 26, 202231Comments

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Opinion

Nigerian Military and “FEAR” of the ICC in wiping out bandits

Recently, the Kaduna State Governor asserted that the Nigerian military would have wiped out the Bandits terrorists, but for fear of the International Criminal Court (ICC). That is a lame excuse, Mr. El-rufai. The Bandits do not need to be wiped out; they need to be apprehended after being overwhelmed by superior military fire power…

February 26, 20223Comments

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The Law and You

“Legal Remedies Can Be Sought Not Only For Breach But Fear Of Breach Of Fundamental Human Rights.”

DAILY LAW TIPS by Onyekachi Umah,Esq. (Tip 160) “Legal Remedies Can Be Sought Not Only For Breach But Fear Of Breach Of Fundamental Human Rights.” “Legal Remedies Can Be Sought Not Only For Breach But Fear Of Breach Of Fundamental Human Rights.” Aside where there is a breach of fundamental human right, one can approach…

February 26, 202221Comments

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The Law and You

“There Is A Prohibited Line For Positioning Of Buildings On Your Land”

DAILY LAW TIPS by Onyekachi Umah,Esq. (Tip 161)“There Is A Prohibited Line For Positioning Of Buildings On Your Land” There are laws regulating the positioning of buildings and other obstructions with reference to roads. Presently, in Abuja and most states in Nigeria,…

February 26, 20224Comments

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