Pre-Action Protocols and Electoral Justice: Can Civil Procedure Discipline Nigeria’s Election Litigation?

INEC In England and Wales, the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) embody a deceptively simple proposition: access to justice is not synonymous with immediate recourse to litigation. A claimant has a right to bring a claim, but that right is conditioned by procedural discipline. The most notable expression of this discipline is the system of pre-action …

From London Court To Abuja Court: Transnational Prosecutions and the Long Arm (and Longer Delay) of the Law by Lawson Akhigbe

There is a new genre of justice in town: the frequent-flyer prosecution. The alleged crime is committed in Nigeria, the money stretches its legs in London, the properties develop British accents, and the defendant eventually appears before a judge who has never queued at the Nigerian Immigration Service. Welcome to the age of transnational corruption …

Rotational Amnesia: How Nigeria Became a 1999 Startup by Lawson Akhigbe

There are many ways to read history. Some people study archives. Others consult elders. And then there is the increasingly popular method: start the story from the year that best suits your argument and proceed with confidence. Enter Atiku Abubakar—a man who has recently taken up historical editing as a hobby. According to Atiku’s latest …

Old Press

How do you use social media? Social media is the old press but in a different ecosystem. It’s for information, fun, education, entertainment, interaction and the village market square. An intersection between the government and the governed. It’s immediate feedback, it’s fast and spread.