Taking a look at the dailies, the screaming headlines and captions were melancholic: ‘Explosions Rock Hafiz Ringim’s House’. ‘Nation’s Democracy under Threat-PDP’, 65-year old Rapes 3-year old. FG’s N74bn CCTV project in jeopardy. There are more. The issues range between acts of corruption, negligence of the Government and man’s inhumanity to man. In his Duties [...]
Illegitimacy or bastardy was the condition defined by Law of the social status of a child whose parents were not married to each other at the time of birth. The English Common Law placed heavy penalties on such children by denying them property rights- It was the proverbial case of parents eating sour grapes while [...]
In his letter to Northern Nigeria, Dr Nura Alkali made an attempt at assessing the damage of insurgency to Nigeria’s North. From Borno, the hot bed and nursery of the sect, to other states of Nigeria’s north, the burgeoning insecurity caused by the violence is enormous. Because human life is sacrosanct regardless of creed, status [...]
There is no gain saying the fact that security is a major challenge in Nigeria. From the arid areas of Maiduguri to the swampy Delta region, the demand for security is met by short supply. The security cycle requires all hands to hold tightly so that the weak link will not be easily broken. While [...]
Ordinarily, it is an act that should grate on the milk of human kindness. Have we not often heard it said that we should forgive so that we may in turn be forgiven? Doesn’t religion teach us that to err is human but to forgive is divine? Aren’t there times when the best of the [...]
Under several Nigerian Customary Law systems, inheritance is either patrilineal (inheritance of property names or titles through the male line) or male –primo genitive (firstborn male inherits the entire estate to the exclusion of younger siblings).While the Law, especially in Europe, has evolved, patrilineal inheritance practices are still being observed in most climes. These laws, [...]
The image has refused to fade. It is the tradition that lawyers lead the procession and mount the guard of honour for a deceased colleague. So we got on our wigs and gowns as the ambulance siren led the dirge and made its way contemplatively with one man who had carried out all the preparations [...]
I remember with nostalgia, how it used to go on our primary school playground: ‘Who stole the meat from the cooking pot? Number one stole the meat from the cooking pot. Who me? Yes ,you. It couldn’t be. Then who? Number two stole the meat from the cooking pot.’ The game would go on and [...]
Until recently, the relationship between health providers and the Nigerian public has largely been simple and determined: On the preventive plane, we eat an apple daily to keep the doctor away while on the curative tangent they treat while God cures. It’s that simple. Truth be told, life in the African continent-not the least, Nigeria, [...]
It was unlikely, or so they thought; but the suit filed against SHELL by Milieu Defensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands and four Nigerian farmers was a water shed. It is the first time SHELL would be compelled to pay damages for damage caused by its operations in a suit. Royal Dutch Shell was sued [...]
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