The College of Law of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, (ABUAD), has confirmed its status as the College of Choice in Legal Education in Nigeria with its Law Graduates recording a 94 per cent pass rate and carting home 21 First Class and 69 Second Class Upper Division in the just released November 2023 Bar Examination....Read More

THEME: Artificial Intelligence and the LawDATE: Thursday, 07 December, 2023VENUE: College of Law Auditorium, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) Download Conference Programme Pay Conference Fees OnlineRead More

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi has promised to uphold fairness, justice, and the rule of law. While calling on three tiers of government to contribute their quotas towards the development of the country, the minister said no nation can grow without justice. The Minister who stated this...Read More

Aare Afe Babalola SAN Founder/President , ABUAD King’s has received £10million from Nigerian Philanthropist and Lawyer, Aare Afe Babalola, to establish the Afe Babalola African Centre for Transnational Education. The new Centre will enable young Africans to access education and opportunities which they would otherwise not be able to have. The vision for the Centre...Read More

THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL RULERS – SANUSI THE GENIUS: A CASE STUDY (2) “The time-hallowed tradition was bastardized by the British Colonial Masters in order to weaken the authority of the monarch, abolish slave trade, extend British Protectorate, and promote Royal Niger Company commercial enterprise”. LAST week, I commenced a discussion on the concept of traditional...Read More

RELEVANCE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS AND ITS APPLICATION TO NIGERIA (2) Under what circumstances can a Judge give judgment against the President, members of the National Assembly, the Police, the Army without fear or favour, bearing in mind the conditions under which they serve? It is my view that the conditions of service including salaries,...Read More

RELEVANCE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY It is unfortunate that since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, the state has been wallowing in the abyss of misrule and has been struggling tenaciously to sustain genuine democracy and the judiciary has been saddled with the role of stabilizing Nigeria democracy. When we look at...Read More

CONVOCATION OF SOVEREIGN NATIONAL CONFERENCE BEFORE THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS (2) “1999 Constitution is our major problem”. Truth be told, Nigeria cannot afford the extension of the warped 1999 Constitution and the attendant sufferings it has imposed on majority of Nigerians for another four years. The consequences can only be imagined. I would therefore like...Read More

NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE: NEED TO MOVE FROM EXCLUSIVE TO CONCURRENT LEGISLATIVE LIST (1) “Issue of wages should be moved from exclusive legislative list to concurrent list” As Nigerians mark the beginning of a new year, it is certain that the controversy surrounding the adoption and implementation of a new minimum wage of N30,000 (Thirty thousand...Read More

WHEN FALSE PUBLICATIONS MAY AMOUNT TO CRIMINAL LIBEL  In recent times, there has been an increase in the arrest and arraignment of persons alleged to have published false and misleading information against public figures. The first of these was that of a blogger who was arrested, arraigned and subsequently remanded in prison in connection to publication...Read More