If you could un-invent something, what would it be? I'd rather adjust to the new reality than wish the change didn't happen. From the Stone Age to the Information and now Intelligence ages, there's been tons of positive changes, even with some drawbacks. Looking back, it's amazing to see just how far we've come in …
TAXES: You cannot milk a cow you have already slaughtered by Lawson Akhigbe
The West Wing debate There are moments when television does more than entertain. It pauses mid-monologue, clears its throat, and quietly hands policymakers a solution—only for them to ignore it and borrow more money instead.One such moment came in The West Wing, season 7, during a fictional presidential debate that now feels uncomfortably like a …
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Independent and Unaccountable: A New Code for Nigeria’s Judiciary by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Among the doctrines that underpin the legal process in Nigeria, few are as profound and pervasive as judicial independence, but no doctrine in the ecosystem of the law rivals its elusiveness. The idea is ubiquitous in the syllabus of every programme leading to the award of a degree in law, in political science or public …
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Can you share a positive example of where you've felt loved? When out of blues someone I don't know and who does not know me demonstrates unselfish and kind assistance to me. I asked a shop owner for a bus pass when I had no funds and they had never met or known me and …
“My Badge Is My Warrant”: When Nollywood Policing Meets Nigerian Law by Lawson Akhigbe
‘My Badge is My Warrant’: EFCC Boss Olukoyede Defends Forceful Operations in Arresting Suspected Criminals There is a famous line in old American cop movies: “Freeze! Police!”In Nigeria, we appear to have upgraded it to: “Freeze! My badge is my warrant.”Recently, EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, took to Channels Television to reassure Nigerians that breaking down …
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