MOULDING NIGERIA INTO A NATION (6) I concluded my discussion last week with a promise to examine the constitution making process of some countries that share similar features with Nigeria. Two of those countries are Kenya and Tanzania respectively with the former regarded as being more ethnically diverse than Nigeria. KENYA The process in Kenya is multifaceted consisting of the following: (1) THE CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUTIONAL FORUM This is found in...Read More

APPOINTMENT TO JUDICIAL OFFICES: A LOOK AT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS “Invitation to legal practitioners ensures that only those who eventually honoured such invitations were those who were genuinely interested in making a career on the bench”. Recently the Nigerian Bar Association sent out notices to lawyers inviting applications for appointment as Justices of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. This was a remarkable development as it was the first...Read More

MOULDING NIGERIA INTO A NATION (3) “There was no serious thought to the practicability of the Presidential System of government practised in the United States of America in Nigeria. The states which ordinarily should be the main planks or anchors of meaningful development are stifled and left to the mercy of a big brother Federal Government”. Last week I discussed how issues of ethnicity and diversity have continued to plague...Read More

VACANCY! VACANCY!! VACANCY!!! Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), acknowledged by the NUC as ‘the pride of University system in Nigeria’, is the Owners of ABUAD Farms, including the Woods Export Division. As a result of expansion of its activities the university is inviting applications from qualified and experienced members of the public for immediate employment in its Woods Export Division. The positions are: Bandmill Operators Multiple Edger Operator, Saw Doctor...Read More

BAIL FOR ACCUSED PERSON: REQUIREMENT FOR WRITTEN APPLICATION ERRONEOUS “An order to file written application for bail is a great disservice to the cause of justice”. Lately there has been an upswing in the number of cases filed by law enforcement agencies. Most of these cases have been in relation to allegations of corruption and financial crimes for which the government not too long ago set up a special team...Read More