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Bank of Expertise and Intellectual Capital unveiled

A Lagos-based International Graduate School, CIAPS (the Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies) has unveiled a Bank of Commonwealth Expertise and Intellectual Capital. The initiative tagged CIAPS Network of Academics and Professionals (CNAP) has been conceived as a Commonwealth Network of selected Academics, Certified Experts, and Professionals that interact to share views, opportunities, and…

August 29, 20220Comments

“I came to Prison to follow the path of my ancestors, the Gani Fawenhinmi” – Read What Inibehe Effiong Said After Being Released From Prison

I want to thank God Almighty, the one who said He knew me before I was formed in the womb. The one who said that He had consecrated me and that He has appointed us as prophets to the nation. I thank God for making today to be possible. For me, like I always say,…

August 29, 20220Comments

Matthew Hassan Kukah: Nigeria’s Bishop

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu There was a time when the church was very powerful…. Things are different now. The contemporary church is so often a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. It is so often the arch supporter of the status quo. Far from being disturbed by the presence of the church, the power…

August 28, 20220Comments

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Epiphany Azinge emerges as President Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal

Notable Academic, Nigerian Lawyer, and judge at the Commonwealth Arbitral Tribunal Sitting in London, which represents Nigeria and Africa, Prof. Epiphany Azinge has been appointed as the President of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal (CSAT). A 23 August 2022 letter signed by the Rt. Hon Patricia Scotland QC revealed that Prof. Azinge was appointed "pursuant…

Joyce Oduah: NBA Failed the Rule of Law Test, Charity Should begin at Home – Adegboruwa SAN

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and Human Right Crusader, Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa SAN has berated the Leadership and the Elders of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, for their fatal error of judgement in ratifying the suspension of the General Secretary of the Association, Joyce Oduah, while there is a pending court case against the purported suspension by…

For a more realistic fuel subsidy regime, By Jonas Odocha

The sage admonishes that: “the taller the tree, the farther it sees,” and this is the basis for respecting differing viewpoints, since a viewpoint is what one sees from where one is standing. Fuel subsidy regime in Nigeria has come to evoke differing reactions from different angles, but it is important to understand the basic…

In Re NBA-GS: Suspend’ or ‘Remove’, compliance with fair hearing is a mandatory condition precedent

In respect of the current crisis within the NBA (JOYCE ODUAH V. REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE NBA), the view has been expressed in some quarters, that *fair hearing is not necessary for purposes of suspension but for removal. Those who hold this view argue that the issue of fair hearing does not arise in SUSPENSION…

Is Mrs. Joyce Oduah still on suspension as General Secretary of NBA? – Okutepa, SAN

“There is a great difference between mob activism rooted in egotistical self-help and undiluted obedience to rule of law. Where the rule of law reigns supreme rule of force and majoritarian tyranny has no room for survival. We speak law in practice and not a theory of law.” – Jibrin Okutepa, SAN On the 23rd…

Joyce Odua’s case: Members of the NBA National Executive Committee are the Accusers, Prosecutors, trial Judges, Appellants and then Presiding Justices of the Appellate Court :

Dear NBA 1ST Vice President, in respect of your explanation, please consider these: 1️⃣ On 14 August 2022, 9 Members of the NBA-NECommittee submitted a petition against NBA-GS Joyce Oduah. Thus the 9 Members are the Accusers/Complainants . 2️⃣. The same 9 Members of the NBA-NECommittee acted as the Prosecutors of the same complaints (their…

August 23, 20220Comments