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…
“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…
Nigeria’s ungoverned Corridors and kidnapping economy
By Adeolu Ojedokun For many Nigerians, forests once symbolised wildlife, farming and conservation. Today, they increasingly serve as operational headquarters for kidnapping networks. From the forests of the Northwest to…
NBA election: Bar man put your house in order, learned gentlemen
By GEB Recent controversies surrounding the leadership emergence of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have become a source of concern. Regardless of where the truth eventually lies, the public spectacle…
Freezing of bank accounts linked to terrorism financiers
Recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to banks, payment service banks, and other financial institutions to freeze any accounts linked to terrorist financiers is quite apt, especially…