By Steve Sun RENEWED HOPE FOR NNAMDI OSUJI & MR. BEN MENE-EJEGI, VIS-À-VIS THE RECENT FHC JUDGMENT IN CHIEF JK GADZAMA’S SUIT. INTRODUCTIONThis brief advances the proposition that the Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Directions in Nnamdi Osuji v. LPDC (SC/CV/278/2021; (2025) 17 NWLR (Pt. 2014) 317), Ben Mene-Ejegi v. NBA & LPDC (SC/481/2018, delivered...
There are encounters in life that, though brief, leave an enduring impression. My first encounter with our dear senior and learned brother silk, Senator Kanu Godwin Agabi, SAN, CON, was one such encounter. It took place in early 1993 and marked the beginning of a relationship that has, over the years, enriched my professional and...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When he announced the military coup in Nigeria on 15 January 1966, Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu denounced a confederacy of “political profiteers, the swindlers, the men in high and low places that seek bribes and demand 10 percent.” At the time, Nigeria was mostly funded by agriculture and solid minerals. Seven years...
In this article, senior lawyer and prominent political analyst FRANK TIETIE urges President Bola Tinubu to pursue establishment of State Police, adding that he should resist being intimidated and blackmailed by the mixed reactions trailing his decision to remove petroleum subsidies The only way President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be different from former President Goodluck...
By Lawrence Udo Edet When a Judge reframes, clarifies or expands an existing issue based on the evidence already presented, the Court is simply exercising its inherent power to evaluate the case holistically. Courts are established to do substantial justice, so should not be blinded by rigid or narrow framing of issues by Counsel. Reframing...
* THERE ARE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: NIGERIA MUST NOT DESCEND There is something increasingly unsettling about Nigeria’s political environment as we approach the 2027 general elections. Political competition appears to be giving way, gradually but unmistakably, to political intolerance. Threats, intimidation, bullying and open hostility are becoming disturbingly familiar features of our political discourse. This should...
By Frank Tietie Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been trending recently in the Nigerian media for good reasons, and even die-hard critics of President Bola Tinubu and opposition figures have been unable to fault the Commission’s unprecedented achievements in just 3 and a half years. Under the Bola Tinubu administration, between October...
By Sufuyan Ojeifo The decision by the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, to approach the Federal High Court over the possibility of suspending the prosecution of African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the 2027 presidential election is one that deserves careful consideration—and, indeed, applause. At...
Publisher: O. M. Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb.(U.K) August 4, 2026 Accidental Slips, Amendment of Judgments, Appellate Review, Clerical Errors, Correction of Judgments, Finality of Litigation, Inherent Jurisdiction, Slip Rule Contributor: Favour Somto Nwachukwu Introduction The finality of judicial decisions is a fundamental principle in the administration of justice.[1] Once a court of competent jurisdiction has delivered...
BY CHUKWUEMEKA KENE OKEKE After several days at the NBA Annual General Conference, I can confidently confirm that these lawyers actually exist. And perhaps that is the funniest part of the NBA AGC: by the end of the conference, most of us have become at least two or three of these lawyers. So tell me,...