Executive Order and Presidential Power in the Nigerian Constitutional Democracy
Since this administration, Nigerian constitutional jurisprudence has witnessed a little transformation. We now deal with Executive Orders. Before President Buhari came to power, no...
Let only the law rule!
President Muhammadu Buhari raised the bar of debate on the nexus between the rule of law and national interest in the context of national...
Ethics and Culture at the Bar II: Public interest litigation
A Member of the Bar must be ready to take on briefs Pro bono publico, that is, briefs for the public good without charging any...
Ethics and Culture at the Bar: What Judges Expect – Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN)
Ethics and culture at the Bar is the way of life of lawyers, their behaviour, their ideas of what is good and bad behaviour....
‘It’s a Matter of Conscience’: Olatunji Fortunatus Gomez, 1928-2018 – Tribute by Odinkalu
As a willful leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) prepared in July 2018 to confection the most disgraceful leadership transition in the association’s...
Urgent Need to Protect and Safeguard Our Courts
It is probably not a coincidence that as the countdown to the general elections in February and March 2019 begins, there seems an odious...
Nigeria’s Oldest Prisoner, Pa Celestine Egbunuche Clocks 100
Anywhere in the world, 100 years is usually marked with fanfare but not so for Nigeria’s oldest prisoner, Pa Celestine Egbunuche, who clocked 100...
Suspension of COSON Licence: MPAN Appeals to NCC
The Music Publishers Association of Nigeria (MPAN) has appealed to the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) to lift the suspension of the licence of thee...
Leading Authority in IT Law in Nigeria, Femi Daniel, gets Commendation from DG NITDA
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami FBCS has presented a written commendation to a staff of...
Highlight: Cases Involving Former Governors
Convicted Ex-Governors
Ngilari
On March 6, 2017, a Yola High Court in Adamawa State sentenced former Adamawa State Governor Bala Ngilari to five years imprisonment. He...
