The image in question captures a defining moment in Nigeria’s criminal justice history—the 1986 trial of Lawrence Anini, one of the most feared armed robbers in the country’s history. Known infamously as “The Law,” Anini's reign of terror gripped Benin City and its surroundings during the 1980s, challenging the authority of law enforcement and unsettling …
Who was your most influential teacher? Why? He thought me the lessons of life and how to be contented with one’s gifts and how to make others appreciate their own gifts. He taught with humour and kindness. He taught without teaching. I remember his words when I am at a cross road of life and …
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. …
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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 …
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 …
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