Faith And Traditional Leaders, Essential To Ending Gender-Based Violence
By Izeduwa Derex-Briggs Nearly every country in Africa has a law prohibiting violence against women and girls. Feminist movements have driven this incredible achievement, using their voices to spur governments…
The Myth in Nigerian Oil Business
By Nnamdi Okorie Sir: In late 2014, one of the most dramatic price shifts in petroleum markets unfolded. Brent crude, which had been trading above $110 per barrel mid-year, spiraled…
Re: Eye for eye — Maryam Bello
By Abdu Rafiu I found this advocacy difficult to swallow because of the uncommon degree of violence involved in killing a fellow human being. If a husband killer or wife…
Document of women’s contributions in judiciary, says literary critics
During a recent book launch, literary critics and intellectuals gathered to emphasise the critical need to document and celebrate the substantial contributions of women in the judiciary and other sectors.…
NBA Abuja member and GS of Otu Oka-Iwu, Ogechukwu Okafor is dead
The legal community in Abuja has been thrown into deep mourning following the sudden death of Barrister Ogechukwu Okafor, Secretary-General of Otu Oka-iwu Abuja, the Association of Igbo Lawyers in…
Makoko demolition not a land grabbing neither conflict between rich, poor – Lagos
The Lagos State Government has said that the ongoing demolition of structures at Makoko is not a conflict between the rich and the poor, but a necessary step toward ensuring…
In the house of ‘Mi Lord’, there are judgments
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Abdul Leigh Balogun became a judge of the High Court of Lagos State in 1976. In a career as a trial judge spanning 17 years and…
Diezani did not influence oil contracts, lawyer tells UK court
Diezani Alison-Madueke leaves her bribery trial at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, UK, on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Alison-Madueke is accused of accepting bribes during her time as Nigeria’s Minister…
PDP to appeal court judgment voiding Ibadan national convention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced plans to appeal the judgment of a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, which nullified the party’s national convention held in…
AI-driven rights violations needs ethical framework – NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has cautioned that the unchecked deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies could worsen social inequality, enable censorship and exclude vulnerable groups…