Suspect escapes police cell custody during crime scene visit in Rivers
A suspect accused of defiling a 16-year-old girl in Rivers State has escaped from police custody during a visit to the scene of the alleged crime, sparking outrage and criticism…
The useless disciplines (2)
By Godwin Sogolo The Useless Disciplines, By Godwin Sogolo Continued from yesterday History teaches us to remember and learn from the past as a guide to the future. Literature cultivates…
Security Trust Fund: Global Lessons, Successes and Road Ahead
By Muiz Banire In the contemporary governance landscape, few responsibilities weigh as heavily on the state as the obligation to guarantee the security of lives and property. In fact, in…
2027: Why Atiku?
By Sulaiman Salawudeen Sir: It seems almost likely Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former vice president, will be vying for the country’s highest office on the platform of the African Democratic…
Who really owns a distressed company? Boards, Creditors, Society and the limits of Shareholder primacy
By Amala Umeike There is a phrase that recurs whenever an administration order is made in Nigeria. The shareholders, the directors and sometimes the press complain that the administrator is…
The Useless Disciplines, By Godwin Sogolo
I have borrowed this title from Allan Douglas Galloway, a Scottish Professor of Theology who taught at the University College Ibadan in the 1950s. At the dawn of university education…
The Strange Resurrection Of Michael Jackson
By Adekeye Adebajo Life and legacy The recent release of the movie Michael – depicting the life of music superstar, Michael Jackson – has predictably triggered fierce debates about his…
Only LPPC backed by rules to confer SAN rank, Blue Silk rank illegal — Abuja Court
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking judicial backing for the conferment of a “Blue Silk” rank on Nigerian legal practitioners as an alternative to…
Mahama signs legal education reform bill, opens training to varsities, ends 66-year Ghana Law School monopoly
President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has signed the Legal Education Reform Bill, 2025 into law, ending the Ghana School of Law’s 66-year exclusive control over professional legal training in…
My passport dilemma: Appeal to Minister of Interior
Sir: I wish to bring to your attention my predicament regarding my travelling passport application. I do this as a last resort so that you can intervene. For most Nigerians,…