Aare Afe Babalola SAN Founder/President , ABUAD WAY FORWARD Constitutional Reform The fact that appointments of judicial officers in Nigeria are made by the Governor upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council is one capable of abuse thereby further eroding the independence of the Judiciary. From the clear wordings of Section 270(2), the appointment of judicial officer is made by the Governor. All that the National Judicial Council does...Read More

Aare Afe Babalola SAN Founder/President , ABUAD “Nigerian Judges still rank among the least paid in the world today”. Appointment AND REMUNERATION Of Judges By the provisions of Section 271(1) & (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended) the Governor of a State is empowered to appoint Judges into the High Court of a State upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC)....Read More

Aare Afe Babalola SAN Founder/President , ABUAD PROBLEMS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN NIGERIA A.        Procedural technicalities and delay in Court process                      Procedural technicality Procedural technicality is a major cankerworm bedeviling the administration of Justice in Nigeria. Procedural laws refer to rules that prescribe the steps for having a right or duty judicially enforced, as opposed to substantive law that defines specific rights or duties. It follows therefore...Read More

Aare Afe Babalola SAN Founder/President , ABUAD JUDICIARY UNDER THE MILITARY In a true democratic dispensation, the third and perhaps the most pivotal arm of government is the judiciary. The role of the judiciary in any country includes interpretation of law, adjudication over disputes involving individuals, organisations and governments, and to ensure the supremacy of the rule of law. The interpretation of law is usually exercised through the courts, which...Read More

Aare Afe Babalola SAN Founder/President , ABUAD Afe Babalola, a legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ekiti State, was called to the Bar of England and Wales on 9 July 1963. By Premium Times  July 11, 2023 Revered legal giant, Afe Babalola, is 60 years at the Bar and will be celebrating the feat with a book launch and lecture on 10 July. The nonagenarian and founder...Read More