Category: Legal
Nigerian Lawyer Advises on What to Do if Police Are Misused to Collect Debt
11 Mar 2026
A Nigerian lawyer, identified as Atanda, has sparked discussions online after offering guidance on how to handle situations where someone tries to use the police to collect a debt. Taking to his Facebook page, Atanda emphasized that owing money is a civil matter, not a criminal offense, and the police cannot legally act as debt […]
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court and the Perception of Predetermined Outcomes
09 Mar 2026
Recently, a matter was decided at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, sparking dismay from one of the parties involved. The trial Federal High Court Judge and two of the Justices who decided the appeal at the Court of Appeal are now sitting on the Supreme Court bench. The losing party feels that from the outset, […]
Continue ReadingHow the Supreme Court Undermined Free and Fair Elections in Nigeria
23 Feb 2026
The recent ruling of the Nigerian Supreme Court represents a significant blow to the idea of free and fair elections in the country. It threatens the very foundation of the democratic project by effectively rendering INEC’s regulations and guidelines non-binding unless they explicitly contradict the Electoral Act. INEC’s Role and Legal Mandate The law empowers […]
Continue ReadingA Nation Crippled by Democracy
05 Feb 2026
Nigeria is a nation crippled by its peculiar practice of democracy. Rather than uniting the country, democracy has inflamed religious and ethnic sentiments as politicians, desperate for votes, exploit identity for power. In the scramble for political advantage, religion and ethnicity became weapons, not values. The result has been a fragile state permanently on edge. […]
Continue ReadingWhy Alleged Coup Plotters Should Be Tried in Civil Courts, Not Courts Martial
04 Feb 2026
Recent debates have erupted online over the reasoning of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana (SAN), regarding the trial of officers accused of plotting a coup against the government of President Bola Tinubu. Critics have questioned his assertion that such alleged offenders cannot be tried by a court martial under Nigeria’s constitutional democracy, citing the […]
Continue Reading“Why Nigeria’s Projected Global GDP Growth Depends on the Dangote Refinery, Not Government Policy”
03 Feb 2026
Nigeria’s projected contribution to global GDP in the coming years has been the subject of much discussion, with some commentators attributing this growth to government policies. A closer look, however, suggests a very different reality. The truth is that the country’s projected rise on the global economic stage owes far more to the Dangote Refinery […]
Continue ReadingYour Money, Your Power: Why Lagos’ Tax Grab Threatens Nigerians’ Freedom
30 Jan 2026
The foundation of any thriving economy is not the government treasury — it’s the disposable income of the people. Yet, too often, governments forget this simple truth. Disposable income is what allows ordinary citizens to save, invest, and spend, creating a cycle of economic growth that benefits everyone. Without it, even the richest government treasury […]
Continue ReadingA State of Emergency Is Not a Presidential Blank Cheque
16 Jan 2026
A declaration of a state of emergency under Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution does not confer unlimited or inherent powers on the President. It merely permits the President to formally declare that extraordinary circumstances exist; it does not authorise extraordinary actions in the absence of legislation. Section 305 is an enabling, not a substantive, […]
Continue ReadingKnowing Where We Are Coming From: A Case Against Retreating to Biafra
13 Jan 2026
I have been told—derisively—that anyone who does not know where he is coming from cannot know where he is going. The implication is that my call for Igbos to shelve the Biafran project in favour of a pan-Nigerian struggle for good governance is shallow and ahistorical. I disagree, and history itself disagrees. Let us be […]
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