Street Professor Dave Umahi, Lagos, the Atlantic and the Missing Environmental Impact Assessmen
Street Professor Dave Umahi, Lagos, the Atlantic and the Missing Environmental Impact Assessment by Lawson Akhigbe
The Mechanics of Capture: How Nigeria’s Democratic Institutions Are Quietly Subverted From Within by Lawson Akhigbe
The Mechanics of Capture: How Nigeria’s Democratic Institutions Are Quietly Subverted From Within
Brexit’s Irony: Britain May Rejoin Europe Because Trump Made the World Less Safe by Lawson Akhigbe
Brexit’s Irony: Britain May Rejoin Europe Because Trump Made the World Less Safe
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Diezani, Nigerian Courts and the Curious Case of Litigating Without Appearing by Lawson Akhigbe
“...The issue is not whether Diezani Alison-Madueke’s lawyers are competent to file applications from across the Atlantic. The more fundamental question is whether a defendant who has consistently declined to present herself before a Nigerian court should enjoy unrestricted access to its procedural remedies. Can you ignore the coercive aspects of judicial authority while selectively enjoying its protections? The Supreme Court’s reasoning in *Nwaoboshi v. FRN* reminds us that respect for the law is a two-way street. If a high-profile defendant can stay abroad indefinitely, block forfeitures, and tender evidence via proxy without ever standing in the dock, we face a uncomfortable reality: submission to the authority of Nigerian courts is fast ceasing to be a requirement, and becoming merely an option. It turns the justice system into an *à la carte* menu—and it threatens the very credibility of our criminal justice system.”
