Tag: meritocracy

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Anarchism in judicial robes, by Owei Lakemfa

My mind raced back to British jurist, Lord Denning who famously declared in 1964: “Justice has no place in darkness or secrecy. When a judge sits on a case, he himself is on trial… If he is suspicious, biased, or unfair, then the judge is the one who is condemned in the eyes of public opinion.” But these words of wisdom seem not to have any meaning to Justice Lifu, shockingly, a former lecturer of Public and International Law, University of Ibadan. For me, what was more distressing was that despite the uproar, Justice Lifu seemed oblivious of the damage he    had done to the body polity, the judiciary and his thirty five years post-call to bar history.

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Navigating the Void: Why Nigeria Needs a Corporate Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) Framework

In a standard DPA regime, a company that self-reports and cooperates can avoid the "corporate death penalty" of a criminal conviction. In Nigeria, we are currently forced to rely on the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015.
While the ACJA provides for Plea Bargaining, it is a fundamentally different animal from a DPA:

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The Karma of the Beautiful Game: How Spain’s 2026 Victory Rewrote the Script for Trump and the Aggies

In many ways, Spain’s 2026 triumph stands as a glorious, inescapable metaphor for what happens when performative ego, systemic meddling, and brute gamesmanship run smack into the unyielding wall of competence and poise.

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The Forged Nation: How Document Falsification Became Nigeria’s Silent Epidemic by Lawson Akhigbe

Document forgery in Nigeria has become a widespread, normalized industry driven by systemic failures—collapsed meritocracy, a struggling education system, and corrupt, inefficient bureaucracies. Its consequences are severe: unqualified professionals in critical sectors, weakened investor confidence, devalued genuine achievements, and a national credibility crisis. The article argues that solving this epidemic requires digital verification systems, stronger institutions, cultural reorientation toward integrity, and expanded real opportunities for citizens.

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