Every Four Years Ritual is Here Again – Ndibe Madu Challenges Nigerians to Demand Accountability Ahead of 2027
An Abuja Legal practitioner, Ndibe Madu has urged Nigerians to...
Category: Opinion and Commentaries
DEFAULT WILD: Domestication, Feral Reversion, and the Fragile Architecture of Order -By Steve Sun.
All animals, (including humans), began as wild creatures shaped by...
“Your Children Will Serve Their Children’s Children” — Rufai Oseni faults Nigerians Supporting Bad Governance, says “Wike Is a Reflection of Nigeria’s Electoral Decay”
Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni, has criticised the Minister of...
Nigeria: Outsourcing the Presidency, One Infirmity at a Time -By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Nearly 20 years ago, while stumping for his party, the...
Streamlining Trading Regulations And Policies: Policy And Regulatory Convergence For Oil And Gas Trading In West Africa -By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi SAN FCIArb (U.K)
Introduction: Integrating The West African Oil And Gas Trading Market...
Criminal Intimidation in the Digital Age: Legal Challenges and Regulation of Online Speech in Nigeria
By Hon. Justice Alaba Omolaye-Ajileye, [Rtd.], PhD, FICMC FORMER HIGH...
Why NYSC Should Not Be Scrapped -By Moruff O. Balogun, Esq.
The recent abduction of prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)...
When Care Goes Wrong: The Urgent Need for Medical Accountability in Nigeria. Issa Alhassan
Healthcare is built on trust. Every day, patients walk into...
The Effect of Climate Change on Children: A Child Rights Perspective -By Oghosa Success Osaretin
Climate change simply means long-term changes in the Earth’s temperature...
Babale v. State: A Jurisprudential Departure or a Purposive Reinterpretation of Section 218 of the Criminal Procedure Code? By Lamid Azeez Arisekola
The decision in Babale v. State (2026) 13 NWLR (Pt....
CASH FOR LAND? Lessons from the Supreme Court in Aliyu v. FRN by Olatunji Lateef Balogun
For many years, in Nigeria; Buyers and Sellers of Landed...
The Weaponization of False Accusations of Rape in Nigeria: Potiphar’s Wife Uprising? By Victor Sunday
I. Introduction Among the Igbo it is said that eziokwu...
Fair Hearing: A Fundamental Principle For Justice, Leadership And Social Harmony By Ibraheem Iyanuoluwa Jelili
Introduction There is a particular problem bedevilling our society, organisations,...
What Happened to the Peace Accord?: A Memo to the National Peace Committee By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
As Nigeria marked 66 years of independence this past week,...
An Examination of the Legal Landscape and Challenges Associated With Student Loan Debt Recovery, Including Government-Backed Student Loans -By Job Joseph
Abstract Student loans constitute an important means of financing access...
Nigeria’s Shea Nut Export Ban; A Case of Faulty Trade Policy? -By Mujeeb Dada-Kadri.
Nigeria produces nearly 40% of the world’s shea nuts but...
A New Headquarters, A Grassroots Imperative: The Case For A Decentralised Data Protection Structure in Nigeria -By Michael M. Arinze
INTRODUCTION On September 14, 2026, Nigeria commissioned the new headquarters...
Beyond the End of Production: A Critical Examination of Nigeria’s 2026 Upstream Decommissioning and Abandonment Regulations – By Zainab Alhaji Baba Esq.
INTRODUCTION; The cessation of petroleum production does not necessarily mark...
May the Lawyer Speak: Preserving the Art of Oral Advocacy – By Prince Ubochi
In this piece, I will briefly tickle the place of...
A Review of the Supreme Court (Mandatory Upload of Electronic Copies of Processes, Record of Appeal, and Other Matters) Practice Directions, 2026 -By O. M. Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb.(U.K)
Contributor: Ifediora Obiora Chisom Introduction On 30 June 2026, the...
Edo State Death Sentence: What Happens After The Judge Says “To Be Hanged…”?- By Oluwaleye Adedoyin Grace
INTRODUCTION On 29 September 2026, the Edo State Special Criminal...
Renewed Hope For Nnamdi Osuji & Mr. Ben Mene-ejegi, Vis-À-Vis the Recent FHC Judgment in Chief JK Gadzama’s Suit -By Steve Sun
INTRODUCTION: This brief advances the proposition that the Legal Practitioners’...
Coastal Highway of Pains and Gains (1) -By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN
INTRODUCTION The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is a 700-kilometer Superhighway project...
Real Estate in Abuja: Between Dreams, Development and the Danger of Buying Land Without Title – An Urgent Public Advisory to Nigerians, Diaspora Investors and the International Community
By Ujah Israel Ujah Esq B/Phil, LLB, BL, LLM, [Ph.D...
The Bar and the Veneration of Mediocrity -By Mike Kebonkwu
Leadership is about everything; a pride of lions led by...
Restoration of Sections 77(5), 77(6), 77(7) and 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026: A Cursory Voyage in INEC v. Zenith Labour Party (SC/CR/495/2026), the Statutory Underpinning Governing Substitution of Candidates, and the Implications for Defection, Dual Membership and Candidate Eligibility Ahead of the 2027 General Elections
©By: Odatse Echo Esq. KNOW THE LAW: AS IT IS...
Abubakar Malami and the Infamy of the Mambilla Hydropower Arbitration -By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
When he announced the military coup in Nigeria on 15...
On the Supreme Court’s Decision Affirming Sections 77 and 84 of the Electoral Act 2026 Delivered Yesterday, and its Implications for Defection and Substitution of Candidates
By Menseh Madaki, Esq. LL.M, MIPMA, MCIArb (UK), PhD in...
Cross-Border Data Transfers Under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023: Legal Challenges and Regulatory Compliance in Nigeria -By O. M. Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb.(U.K)
Contributor: Solomon Ekpe Introduction The movement of personal data across...
The Concept of Data Privacy vis-à-vis Consent: Viewing It through the Prism of the Court’s Decision in Meta Platforms, Inc. V. Femi Falana and the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 -By Odion Osaro Ediagbonya
Abstract The rapid advancement of digital technology, financial transactions, cryptocurrency...
Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria: Strengthening the Legal and Regulatory Ecosystem for Investor Confidence -By O. M. Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb.(U.K)
Contributor: Oby Umeh Introduction Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) remains an...
40 YEARS A WRITER: On Writing, Law, Memory, and the Fear of Becoming Obsolete -By Sam Kargbo, SAN
I have written for forty years. That sounds less like...
Beyond the Slogans: What Nigerians Must Hear from Obi, Atiku and Tinubu -By Sam Kargbo, SAN
My theory: Democracy asks more than who appears virtuous, experienced...
Is the EFCC also Among the Prophets? -By Victor Sunday
Introduction There is an old scripture recorded in 1 Samuel...
EFCC, Legal Fees and Foreign Currency: Where Does The Law Stand? -By Imran Ridwan, Esq.
The recent warning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
Nobody deserves jail for demanding Biafra in strong words -By Aloy Ejimakor
As Nigeria careens into another general election, let it be...
BEYOND ₦525: Understanding the Legal and Investment Implications of the Dangote Refinery IPO -By Oluwaleye Adedoyin Grace
INTRODUCTION Imagine waking up one morning to discover that you...
Support energy entrepreneurship to drive SDGs, says Professor Olawuyi, SAN
United Nations Independent Expert, Prof Damilola Olawuyi, (SAN), has advocated...
A Commentary on the Lagos Street Begging and Street Urchins Bill 2026 -By Mustapha Babalola Toheeb
The public hearing conducted by the Lagos State House of...
Direct Chinese Factory – Shops Retailers in Nigeria: The Silent Policy to Destroy Igbo and Nigerian Commerce -By PCI Nwosu Esq
For decades, the Igbo man has controlled retail trade in...
