An Interview with Tsitsi Dangarembga

*Note: In this 2013 interview, Tsitsi Dangarembga discusses a book called Chronicle of an Indomitable Daughter which was later published as This Mournable Body, shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize. In 1988, at the age of twenty-eight, Tsitsi Dangarembga published her first novel, Nervous Conditions. Immediately acclaimed by Alice Walker and Doris Lessing, the book has come to be…

September 22, 20201Comment

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(Interview) Gideon Para-Mallam insists Presidency got it wrong on CAN, praises Kukah

A well-known public peace advocate for the release of Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu; and Christian leader, The Revd Gideon Para-Mallam, reacted to the accusation by the Presidency that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is politicising the insecurity situation in the country. In this interview with Nigeria Everyday, he also speaks on the courage of Bishop…

September 18, 20200Comments

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‘Treating Inter-tribal marriages with disdain has long-term repercussions’

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria says since inter-tribal marriages, among other things, help to integrate citizens, build bridges and blend strengths against weaknesses, subjecting women that are in it to any form of discrimination is unfortunate. FIDA’s National Public Relations Officer, Eliana Martins, in this interview with ENO-ABASI SUNDAY, implores the Federal…

July 28, 20200Comments

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Election cases have become the oil bloc of legal practice, says Amadi

The depleting number of justices of Supreme Court is becoming worrisome to Nigerians considering the increasing political litigations the apex court has to contend with. In this interview with BRIDGET CHIEDU ONOCHIE, an Abuja-based lawyer, Sam Amadi, supports the appointment of senior lawyers directly to the Supreme Court Bench. He also gave insight into several…

March 17, 20200Comments

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Mike Ahamba SAN: Special Court’ll compound judiciary’s woes

Chief Mike Ahamba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), in this interview with AKEEM NAFIU of Newtelegraph, speaks on special court for corruption cases, AGF’s power to manage assets recovered by anti-graft agencies, Hate Speech Bill, life jail for kidnappers and sundry issues. Do you share the view that the new rule issued by the Ministry…

December 2, 20191Comment

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It’s Illegal To Regulate Social Media -Adegboruwa

By Sam Popoola, Lagos Newly decorated Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and Lagos radical lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has taken a swipe at the Federal Government’s decision to regulate or supervise social media, describing it as illegal. While not averse to the Federal Government’s concern for the need to ensure there is sanity in the social…

November 14, 20191KComments

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FIDA Regional Vice President, Awomolo Seeks End To Women Oppression, Calls For Gender Equality

FIDA Regional Vice President and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mrs Victoria Awomolo has demanded an end to women oppression and called for gender equality as she gives insight into what this year’s convention sets out to achieve. In this interview with Sundiata Post Assistant News Editor, Chibuike Nwabuko, the Regional Vice President who was elected into…

September 19, 20190Comments

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Omu Of Anioma: Meet Nigerian Female Monarch Who Can Only Marry A Woman

Nigeria's Federal Executive Council on January 18, 2007 approved a law, Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act (SSMPA)2006, prohibiting same sex marriages. Today Nigeria recognizes neither same-sex marriages nor civil unions for same-sex couples. On January 7, 2014, former president, Goodluck Jonathan, signed the Bill into law. Punishments are severe, ranging from 10 to 14 years…

July 28, 20190Comments

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New drug epidemic and FG’s quick-fix solution

“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…

August 11, 20180Comments

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