Haunted Wigs: Lawyers Share Mysterious Courtroom Experiences
Although Nigeria’s constitution does not recognise witchcraft or the use of charms, long-standing rumours persist about alleged spiritual attacks on lawyers and the judicial system, writes CHIJIOKE IREMEKA In many…
Whether an individual has the power to lawfully send another to prison?
By M.O.Idam The process of a criminal trial is as follows: arrest, investigation, and trial (which includes arraignment, and the grant of bail or remand pending trial), followed by judgment.…
Amupitan And The Ruse Of Law
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In Nigeria, every act of political grubbiness sooner or later ends up before the courts. The kinds of things that come out of the courts in…
Caveat Abuja Luxury Hotel: Not For Sale, Wells Carlton warns against fraudulent sale and lease claims
The management of The Wells Carlton Hotel & Apartments, Asokoro, Abuja, has issued a strong public disclaimer rejecting any purported sale, lease, or third-party management arrangement involving the property, describing…
Sanwo-Olu approves 43 inmates released from Lagos prison
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of 43 inmates from various correctional centres across the state as part of an ongoing initiative to decongest facilities and strengthen…
Certificates Without Competence: Time To Scrap Special Centres
By Azeez Kareem Nigeria must confront a hard truth about its secondary education system: the steady normalisation of special centres for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) is…
University of Maritime Studies, Oron and the Rule of Law: A Test Nigeria cannot afford to fail
By Emem Benson The unfolding situation surrounding the University of Maritime Studies, Oron (UMSO) presents a critical test of Nigeria’s commitment to the rule of law, institutional coherence and policy…
Ozoro: When Zombies defied Sunrise
By Eniola Daniel Sir: We all know that Zombies are often more active at night to heighten fear, as darkness limits human vision, while acting as a dramatic, atmospheric setting,…
Open letter to Seyi Tinubu – His Excellency
By Tony Afejuku THE very short letter you are about to read is not, was not, inked by the gleaner-glimpser-glitterer. It was written – if not inked – to Mr…
‘In Politics, Even Success Attracts Hostility…’
By Martins Oloja Olusola Oke, SAN will arrive on the 7th Floor on Tuesday April 7, 2026. The fisherman turned lawyer and politician will mark the day in Akure, capital…