Robert Mueller by Gandalv / @Microinteracti1

Robert Mueller died last night. He was 81 years old. He had a wife who loved him for sixty years. He had two daughters, one of whom he met for the first time in Hawaii, in 1969, on a few hours of military leave, before he got back on the plane and returned to Vietnam. …

The Illegality Of Media Publication Of Mug Shot And Public Parading Of Suspects by Abass Mohammed Oluwatosin

Justice is a three-way traffic which seeks to protect the state, the victim, and the suspect. In Nigeria, the presumption of innocence is a pivotal principle of the administration of criminal justice based on the accusatorial system. The position of the law under this system is that no matter the seriousness or gravity of the …

The Broken Trust: Examining the NBA’s Consumer Protection Gap in Nigeria by Lawson Akhigbe

NBA Introduction: A Systemic Failure to Protect When I filed a complaint against a lawyer for what I considered unprofessional conduct, I expected the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to conduct an objective examination of the issues. Instead, I encountered a panel more interested in mediated resolution than genuine accountability—a process that favored the practitioner over …

Democracy for Sale: Buy One Senator, Get a Governor Free by Lawson Akhigbe

Godfather Wike Once upon a time, democracy was sold to us as government of the people, by the people, for the people. Somewhere along the line, the fine print was updated to read: for the people—terms and conditions apply; corporations and godfathers only.In the United States, the Supreme Court performed a miracle worthy of the …