Dahiru Barau Mangal

Dahiru Barau Mangal, CON (born August 3, 1957) is a prominent Nigerian businessman, industrialist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as the founder and chairman of Max Air, one of Nigeria’s leading private airlines. At age 68 (as of 2025–2026), he has built a diversified empire spanning aviation, oil and gas, construction, manufacturing, transportation, and real …

Nigeria and the ECOWAS Court: The Ongoing Battle Over Vagrancy Laws

Nigeria's relationship with the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has been tense, highlighted by two recent rulings. The 2017 victory in the landmark case "Dorothy Njemanze & Ors v. Nigeria" saw the court find that Nigeria violated the women's rights to dignity, personal liberty, freedom of movement, and non-discrimination under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The 2025 case, "Lawyers Alert Initiative v. Nigeria," was dismissed because it lacked specific incidents and evidence of concrete harm. The contrasting outcomes underscore the importance of victim-centred litigation in achieving success at the court.

UK Deferred Corporate prosecution agreements are no get out of jail free card for individuals by James Broomhall and Darius Latham-Koenig

Since their introduction legislatively in the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (the CCA), and practically on 24 February 2014, deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) have been sought by designated prosecutors to conclude commercial organisations’ criminal liability instead of facing prosecution. Although Schedule 17 to the CCA lists the offences for which a DPA is available in …