Winning Battles On Terror: Can Nigeria Win The War?
By Dr Wole Olaleye Sir: Can Nigeria win its asymmetric wars against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping? The answer depends on what we mean by “winning”. Victory cannot realistically mean the…
On Nigeria’s Foreign Policy
By Usman Sarki This is not intended as a rejoinder, strictly speaking, either to The Guardian editorial or to Professor Hassan A. Saliu’s interesting and educative observations on Nigeria’s foreign…
How ‘Fake’ Made-In-Nigeria Office Penetrated States, Foreign Offices
By Tosin Oyediran If the National Brands Development and Made-in-Nigeria Special Project Office was a fictitious government office, as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has alleged,…
Mr President, How Many Fake DGs Can You Chase?
By Stephen Angbulu How many fake agencies can the Tinubu Presidency go after at a time? When I posed this question in my column in early August, I intended it…
Your Law Firm got the knowledge—but can your lawyers actually find it?
Think about everything your firm has built over the years. Past work. Internal precedents. Templates. Research. Partner insights. Drafting approaches. Institutional knowledge. Now ask yourself: How much of that knowledge…
ADR as a means of reducing congestion in Nigerian Courts: A study of landlord–tenant cases
By SIR, S. I Adeshina, ACArb, MIAR, GradICSA ABSTRACT The Nigerian judicial system has for decades faced the problem of delay, backlog of cases, and overcrowded court dockets. Landlord–tenant disputes…
The Advocate — “Pi Pa Ni O”: The dangers of a selective justice system
By Onikepo Braithwaite A key element of democracy is the rule of law, which necessarily requires obedience to the law and its equal application to all. Double standards are not…
Osun Election and Concerns for Democracy
By Alabi Williams Not less than 30 persons were reported killed in incidents linked to last Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), a non-profit research group,…
Zacch Adedeji and the Common Man’s Welfare
By Michael Onazi Taxation is often seen as money taken from the people by government. But there is another way to look at it. When taxes are properly collected and…
The Law on Recovery of Premises in Nigeria
By C.K. Anyanwu, Ll.M., Goodnews C. Nnadozie, Esq., Isreal Maduka, Esq., C.K. Ezeaku, Esq., Deborah Azivudu, Esq. Introduction It is pertinent to note that disagreements between landlords and tenants have…