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,…
Agbakoba SAN knocks FG over borrowing money it already earned
Raises alarm over federation account crisis A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba, has raised concerns over what he described as a deepening financial crisis in Nigeria’s…
Abuja Court Adjourns Binance Tax Evasion Case For Settlement Talks
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned the tax evasion case filed by the Federal Government against Binance Holdings Limited until July 9, for a report on possible…
Court rejects Bauchi AG’s prayer to travel abroad amid N1.6bn trial
Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday refused an application filed by the Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja, seeking permission to…
Ozoani SAN donates ₦10m for NBA Makurdi Bar Centre project
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former National Chairman of the NBA Welfare Committee, Chief Emeka Ozoani SAN, has donated ₦10 million towards the construction of the Bar Centre and…