How soldiers invaded my country home – Edwin Clark

THE INVASION OF MY COUNTRY HOME IN KIAGBODO, DELTA STATE BY THE NIGERIAN ARMY ON SATURDAY, 23RD MARCH, 2024 – A CAUSE FOR CONCERN By Chief (Dr.) E. K. Clark, OFR, CON At about 6pm on Saturday, 23rd March, 2024, I got a telephone call from someone who identified himself as the commanding officer…

March 27, 20240Comments

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A twist in the tale: Board nullifies sack of Eko DISCO MD/CEO

In a spectacular twist, board members of the crisis hit Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has cancelled the purported termination of the appointment of its Managing Director/Chief Executive, Dr. Tinuade Sanda. The EKEDC CEO was said to have been sacked by the chairman of EKEDC, Dere Otubu allegedly in compliance with the orders of…

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“International Parliamentary Union (IPU) admits leading Nigerian professional Association (ALDRAP) as member of it’s IPEN”

The International Parliamentary Union (IPU) has admitted the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners-ALDRAP as a member of it's IPEN. IPEN is the International Parliamentary Engagement Network which is made up of academics and others engaged in research and practice of how members of the public can engage parliaments. It's secretariat is domiciled at…

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Divorce: “Before coming to court, we had sex” — Distraught man tells court

A Senior Magistrates' Court has given a couple who had sex before appearing before it for divorce a week to consider reconciliation. The stunned Local Court A3 in Zambia's Livingstone found it hard to believe that the duo actually had sex on the eve of court appearance and still came seeking for divorce. Senior…

March 27, 20240Comments

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Opinion

TheNigeriaLawyer Blog, NBA-SPIDEL leadership, and the global ethics for journalists, bloggers on accuracy, truthfulness and fact-based communications

By Sylvester Udemezue TheNigeriaLawyer is a major name in the legal/law blog industry in Nigeria. Without mincing words, I think the entry of TheNigeriaLawyer into Nigeria's law blogging space has contributed immensely to revolutionizing law blogging in Nigeria, bringing news, reports, developments and opinions on law, law practice, legal education, and the legal profession, among…

March 27, 20240Comments

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Akaraiwe counsels Asiwaju Awomolo on Benchers’ mode of dressing, applauds him on appointment as Chair Body of Benchers

Dear Chief Adegboyega Solomon Awomolo, SAN, Congratulations on your well-deserved elevation to the position of Chair, Body of Benchers. Promotion comes neither from the East, West or South but from the Lord God Almighty. Psalms 75/6-7: “For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is…

March 27, 20240Comments

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The Law and You

An insight into medical negligence under Nigerian jurisprudence

By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb. (U.K) Introduction In Nigeria, there is a troubling surge in cases of medical negligence, primarily attributed to a dearth of manpower and inadequate infrastructure within the healthcare sector.[1] Many Nigerians have experienced substandard care from healthcare providers, constituted by acts or omissions by medical practitioners falling below the accepted…

March 26, 20240Comments

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Nigeria’s “Oil Curse”: ‘Paradox of Plenty’ or ‘Poverty of Paradox’?

By Richard Odusanya Nigeria is blessed with vast natural resources and rich environments. It is generously endowed with productive land and valuable natural resources, which include renewable resources (such as water, forestry, and ﬁsheries) and non-renewable resources (minerals, coal, gas, and oil). Natural resources dominate many national economies and are central to the livelihoods of…

March 26, 20240Comments

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Can I tell our First Lady that graduates drive cabs here, too?

By Suyi Ayodele My people have different social stratifications. One of them is a group of people they call olórí àpésín. That simply means those who chose destiny that makes people worship them. Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu numbers among that group. And when you are an olórí àpésín, you don’t feel what the common man feels. And olórí àpésín is…

March 26, 20240Comments

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Murder and vengeance in Okuama

By Lasisi Olagunju I have a very senior police officer friend whose nickname is Ambush. On the front of my friend’s left shoulder is an ugly scar. At the back of the shoulder is an even bigger scar. I remembered Ambush the day it became known that 17 soldiers were murdered in a community in…

March 26, 20240Comments

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