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  • Strange Court Order On Dino’s Recall
  • The interim injunction granted by an Abuja Federal High Court that applied the brakes on moves to recall Senator Dino Melaye [APC, Kogi West] is highly questionable and is the kind of injunction that successive Chief Jus[...]
  • Date Posted:: 25/Jul/2017
  • Saving The NBA from Itself By Olawale Fapohunda
  • Desire for a Public Interest Lawyer I voted for AB Mahmoud, SAN for the NBA Presidency, and I got many lawyers in my circle to do the same. I had nothing against the candidature or person of JK Gadzama, SAN. Indeed, I f[...]
  • Date Posted:: 30/May/2017
  • Article: The 2017 Budget Through The Lens Of Capital Markets
  • It is that time of the year again for the chattering classes and financial anoraks to get into prolonged squabbles over the budget, its presentation, the number crunching elements and implementation. At over N7tn, we are[...]
  • Date Posted:: 30/May/2017
  • Notice To All Legal Practitioners On The Appointment Of Fede...
  • Please be informed that the Nigerian Bar Association has received a formal request from the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Honourable Justice I.N Auta, OFR, FCIArb, FDRI for the nomination of suitably qualified c[...]
  • Date Posted:: 22/Apr/2017
  • NJC’s Non-Publication Policy Meant To Avoid Media Tri...
  • The National Judicial Council (NJC) recently adopted a policy that seem to be an infringement on the right of the media to have access to information following allegations of corruption levelled against some judges. In t[...]
  • Date Posted:: 04/Jan/2017
  • Court of Appeal: Challenges of justice dispensation
  • The Court of Appeal which is the second highest Court in the country occupies a central and critical position in the administration of justice. Apar from entertaining appeals from the States High Courts and the Federal H[...]
  • Date Posted:: 27/Dec/2016
  • Nigeria’s Interest Rates/Forex Quagmire Part 1
  • A quagmire is “an area of soft, wet ground that you sink into if you try to work on it” (Cambridge dictionary). It is “a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot” (Oxford dictionary). It i[...]
  • Date Posted:: 27/Dec/2016
  • My Tribute To Obi Okwusogu By Antonio Atata
  • This is not a short story; it is a tribute to a good man whose life cannot be reduced to a few lines even by the best of flash fiction authors. Last week, my world stood still and perhaps that of thousands of other lawy[...]
  • Date Posted:: 06/Dec/2016