‘Nonso Azih is a Lagos-based maritime and commercial litigation lawyer. He is the Principal Counsel of AZIH & AZIH Legal Practitioners, and an Executive Committee Member of Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA). In this article, he dissects the ‘Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Act as a new paradigm for a robust port economy President...
By Kachi E. Agwu Recent public discussion surrounding the decision against Chief J-K Gadzama, SAN, by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has understandably generated strong reactions. For the general public, the language of a disciplinary sanction against a Senior Advocate can create an immediate impression of serious wrongdoing. But there is a much longer...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Of the many vocations known to humanity, few are as rooted in macho masculinity as the military and the law. In tales of both war and law, the advances recorded by women over the past century have been nothing short of remarkable. In 1970, Pakistan’s ruler was a four-star army general...
In this satirical commentary, Yomi Obafemi, a Legal Practitioner, interrogates the N500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) “Fee for Transmission of Record” set out in the recently released SUPREME COURT (MANDATORY UPLOAD OF ELECTRONIC COPIES OF PROCESSES, RECORD OF APPEAL, AND OTHER MATTERS) PRACTICE DIRECTIONS, 2026 LADY JUSTICE Lady Justice! Why is your veil down?Have you...
By George Ogunjimi In Nigeria, a receipt for the purchase of land is generally evidence of payment and may constitute evidence of a transaction, but it is not, standing alone, conclusive proof of ownership of the land. The distinction between proof of payment and proof of title is important because a person may prove that...
The reported recovery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of substantial statutory levies owed to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by defaulting oil companies is commendable. It demonstrates what determined regulatory enforcement can accomplish when public institutions act decisively. According to disclosures made before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, the EFCC...
BY FATAI ABIODUN Clearing Misconception about the Jurisdiction of the National Industrial Court over Human Trafficking Recently, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Jos Judicial Division, presided over by Hon. Justice Ibrahim Galadima, convicted Victoria Ugwu, Rita Agboeze (Satty) and Prophetess Glory Nwachukwu for trafficking children and sentenced them to two years’ imprisonment and ₦250,000...
IntroductionMr Sylvester Udemezue has published, in City Lawyer Magazine of 1 August 2026, a courteous and carefully arranged reaction to the article “My Lord” or “My Lady”? The Correct Mode of Addressing Female Judges. His civility deserves thanks, and his seriousness deserves a serious answer. But a serious argument is not the same thing as...
THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT OF “SCHOOL CERTIFICATE LEVEL OR ITS EQUIVALENT”: DOES THE NON-SUBMISSION OF PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATES DISQUALIFY A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE? The recent publication by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the personal particulars and credentials of candidates for the 2027 Presidential Election has once again reignited public debate over the constitutional...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Around Africa, many associate the job of a judge with the easy life. All they do, they believe, is cozy up to politicians and give them what they want. The reality, however, is a lot harsher and this is not exactly new. When the United Nations adopted the Basic Principles on...