The Legal Practitioner Of Light (1)
By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN “A lawyer lives for the direction of his people and the advancement of the cause of his country.” (Christopher Alexander Sapara-Williams, the first indigenous Nigerian lawyer…
Freedom of Information Act, and the limits of press freedom
By Mack Ogbamosa INTRODUCTION A free, independent, and vibrant press is one of the strongest pillars of any democratic society. It is against this background that most democratic countries make…
EFCC secures conviction of Lagos BDC operator for illegal forex transaction
Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a bureau de change (BDC) operator, Dabo Ardi, to two months’ imprisonment for conducting foreign exchange transactions outside the official market. Justice F.N.…
Fake lawyer bag jail terms, collects ₦7.5M from client using forged NBA Seal
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted a 55-year-old man, John Nwawuto Anoruo, for impersonating a legal practitioner and using a forged Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) seal…
“Lagos Real Estate prices are armed robbery” — Frank Edoho
*Questions buyers of multi-million-dollar homes Media personality Frank Edoho has criticised the rising cost of property in Lagos, describing the state’s real estate market as “armed robbery” and questioning how…
The Land we don’t really own
By Mide Alabi Picture this: A man buys land somewhere in Lagos. He pays in full, takes possession, and begins building. After some years pass, he tries to use the…
Bar poll divides lawyers as calls for reform, probe intensify
The outcome of the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) national officers’ election has continued to spark intense debate across the legal community, exposing deep divisions over the credibility of the…
Wike and the political economy of Land Allocation
By Akin Olukiran Land occupies a unique and paradoxical position in the architecture of wealth creation. Unlike capital, it is not manufactured. Unlike labour, it cannot be expanded. Yet, despite…
Once Upon A Bar: Aide Memoire For The Lady Leader
By Alade Rotimi-John The many records of the unsettling affairs and events surrounding the Nigerian Bar (used here advisedly to mean the justice delivery system) have made pundits to ruefully…
Curbing menace of drug use among young people
Sir: In the words of Samuel Johnson, ‘‘the chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.’’ There is an increasing menace…
Tinubu: Yesterday, today and 2027
By Baba Dantiye Leadership is never truly tested in moments of comfort. It is tested when difficult decisions must be taken, competing interests reconciled and the hopes of millions balanced…