Where a lawyer (or litigant) has good grounds for complaints against a judicial officer, in my opinion, below are the only options available in law and legal ethics, depending on the circumstances: 1️⃣. Counsel can respectfully and politely call the court's attention to such where it's a minor default or slip -- an example is default in ... Read more
The crusade against corruption in Nigeria has been a longstanding and challenging endeavour, with efforts to stamp out graft and malfeasance facing numerous obstacles and setbacks. Despite the government's commitment to tackling corruption, the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures in Nigeria has been called into question, with critics poin ... Read more
There was a powerful Dibia in a town in the East. According to how my Master narrated his ordeal in the hands of proud and arrogant clients, he was so powerful that his clients were good at promising how they'd build a heaven on earth for him, given the mud house he had and lived in. He was circumvent and told them, "The people that would bu ... Read more
Some days back, the Honourable minister in charge of Education in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Tahir Mamman, expressed concerns over the number of young people sitting for entrance examinations into Nigerian universities. In the words of the revered professor of law, "The minimum age of entry into the university is 18, but we have seen st ... Read more
Bayelsa State, nestled in the heart of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, is rich in natural resources and potential for economic growth. However, the state has been plagued by a persistent issue that has hindered its progress towards good governance and development – the deficit in transparency and accountability. This lack of openness and r ... Read more
My last trip to Gombe was in the first week of October, 1996. The state had just been created and I was on hand to explore, firsthand, the qualities the Sani Abacha administration saw in Gombe, to have excised it out of the old Bauchi state. Like the five other states created in 1996, Gombe was basically a rural settlement. It turned out General Ab ... Read more
Bayelsa State was created in 1996 and in 1999, the first democratically elected government was established. Bayelsa State needed accelerated development hence the rules of recruiting civil servants were compromised. At the State level, so many unqualified persons were recruited into the Civil Service. Governor Dickson fought a cabal that thrived on ... Read more
The recent discourse surrounding the role of Tinubu loans in Nigeria's econo ...
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It is in the DNA of Christ the King College (CKC) Onitsha to always put Nigeria ...
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Ododo's Political and Judicial Peril: Navigating Nigeria's Unusual Terra ...
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