By Evans Ufeli Esq The Nigerian National Security adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu said the terrorists operating in Nigeria are our brothers. How conscionable […]
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THE BALLOT’S LAST WITNESS
THE BALLOT’S LAST WITNESS By Evans Ufeli Esq There is an elegance to the idea of instantaneous transmission: a single, master thread carrying the people’s […]
150 DAYS AND A DAY OF SILENCE
By Evans Ufeli Esq The Electoral Act 2022’s clear temporal boundaries for public campaigning; commencing no earlier than 150 days before polling day […]
ALLEGEDLY: NOT A SHIELD
By Evans Ufeli Esq Many people believe that adding the word “allegedly” to an accusation magically shields them from legal consequences. That belief […]
THE GAVEL AND THE GOVERNOR
By Evans Ufeli Esq The impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara by the Rivers State House of Assembly conjure a dramatic intersection […]
THE ALCHEMY OF CLEMENCY: THE PARDON OF SUNDAY JACKSON
By Evans Ufeli Esq The exercise of the prerogative of mercy in the case of Sunday Jackson by Governor Fintitri of Adamawa State can […]
SOVEREIGNTY UNDER FIRE: LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF U.S. AIRSTRIKES IN NIGERIA
BY Evans Ufeli Esq The account that the United States launched airstrikes in northwest Nigeria at presidential direction raises complex legal and international-policy […]
Two Careless People
By Evans Ufeli Esq The first thing you should know about Tunde and Amarachi is that they never met a thing they couldn’t […]
OF BOUNDARIES AND CONSENT: ANIOMA AND SECTION 8(2) OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED
By Evans Ufeli Esq Section 8(2) of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution (as amended) frames boundary adjustments for existing states and local government areas as a […]
EX NIHILO NIHIL FIT: DEFECTS IN KANU’S CONVICTION
By Evans Ufeli Esq The judgment rendered against Nnamdi Kanu by Justice James Omotosho cannot be properly understood as merely the resolution of a criminal […]