A major pronouncement by the Kenyan Supreme Court in September 2017 when they nullified the August election of Present Kenyatta was: ELECTION IS A PROCESS AND NOT AN EVENT o So simply Voting is not enough. You have to engage

Judicial corruption is a global phenomenon, although it’s worst manifestations are in developing countries. By 2015, TI found that 28% of citizens across Sub-Saharan Africa who had contact with a judge or court official paid a bribe. I am sure

Many Nigerians do not understand the need for key Institutions to have Operational Independence as is Best Practice globally. There are certain institution of state such as the Civil Service, Central Banks, the Police etc that should enjoy operational independence

The perceived harshness of the English criminal law in the 18th and 19th centuries led many judges (as the protectors of the accused) to create many of the rules of evidence to mitigate the potential for miscarriage of justice. Especially

Someone sent me the following question for my reflections: The decision in Salomon v A Salomon & Co Ltd AC 22 (HL) firmly established that if a company was validly incorporated the concepts of separate legal personality and limited

“Equity had come not to destroy the law, but to fulfil it”. Frederic William Maitland Lectures on Equity: The Origin of Equity This quote by Maitland represented his verdict on the tension that customarily has been seen to exist between

At the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, the United States was requesting a vote at the United Nations Security Council for the withdrawal of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles from Cuba. In the middle of this, U.S. President,

With the acceptance by government that it has been funding its capital projects in the past few years mainly from borrowing, it is no longer in dispute that this government has been running a deficit budget year on year. This

Globally, the functions of a central bank are well established. The apex bank is a key player in a nation’s economy. Its focus on monetary policy is usually aimed at maintaining inflation rate within agreed band or target amongst other

Today; The Governor of Borno state pleads with the military to help take back 3 LGAs in the state that are now controlled by Boko Haram. This is indeed a Bad development, especially since the Governor now confirmed the rumours