Ajibade Olusesan
Diego Amando Maradona was undoubtedly the most revered figure in the history of Napoli but Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen can secure a seat next to the late football legend in the annals of the Naples-based club…
Ayo Oyoze Baje
A labourer is deserving of his wages -Deut: 25 vs 4 ( The Holy Bible) Back in June 2015, the piece of news that got millions of Nigerians enraged was that of the unpaid workers’…
Dakuku Peterside
Democracy, by its design, nature, and practice, is not a light toggle switch that is turned on and off. It is not a wall that crumbles in one fell swoop. Democracy is always a process,…
MIKE OZEKHOME
Introduction In last week’s edition, we discussed the following themes: the Position of Criticism of Judges in India, with emphasis on Contempt of Court and wondered whether Fair Criticism is being used as a Shield…
Ayo Oyoze Baje
I am concerned about the level of development of our country. I believe that we can achieve much more than our current level. We need to re-engineer our development strategies in order to catch up…
Dakuku Peterside
Nigerians have divided opinions about the efficacy of democracy in driving its development. There are constant threats to our democracy stemming from procedural and structural deficiencies in the system. At the core of these deficiencies…
MIKE OZEKHOME
Introduction In the last outing, we discussed instances in which lawyers have been sanctioned in the United States for crossing the ethical line in criticism of judges. Today, we shall conclude it and move on…
Ayo Oyoze Baje
Some praise at morning what they blame at night. But always think the last opinion right –- Alexander Pope They make the fantastic promises of the weaver bird, exude the sinister smile of the hyena,…
Dakuku Peterside
In 2021, state governors and local government chairmen in the 36 states of the Federation collected over N375 billion from public coffers in the name of security vote, an act not provided for in the…
MIKE OZEKHOME
Introduction Last week, we dealt with foreign positions on critiquing Judges (with the USA as a case study) in the previous episode. Today’s focus is on instances where lawyers were sanctioned for wrongly critiquing Judges…