Opinion: Why FG should discontinue “persecution” of Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, and prosecute instead, Mohammed Edewor, Esq, Nicholas Ekhorutomwen, Ayodele Demola, and Marcel Anakwe

EditorJanuary 30, 2026January 30, 2026112 mins

by Echika Ejido Esq The proposed criminal trial of Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, arising from the disputed ownership and transfer of the property known as 79 Randall Avenue, London NW2, raises profound concerns about prosecutorial discretion, abuse of process, and the misdirection of criminal justice powers. A careful, dispassionate reading of the ruling of the…

Opinion: Senior Advocates of No-Consequence (SANs)

EditorOctober 13, 2025October 13, 2025015 mins

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The ritual of the “Call to Bar” is the formal ceremony for the admission of new entrants into Nigeria’s legal profession. The responsibility for administering it resides in the Body of Benchers (BoB), a statutory entity described by law as “a body of legal practitioners of the highest distinction in the…

HEDA petitions ICPC over Mike Ozekhome, son for alleged fraud, forgery, London property

EditorOctober 8, 202504 mins

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate Chief Mike Ozekhome, his son Osilama Ozekhome, one Efemuai Mudiaga Kingsley over alleged fraud, forgery, unlawful attempt to acquire property in London. The petition, signed by HEDA Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, followed a September 11,…

NIGERIAN BY BLOOD OR PAPER: HOW THE KEMI BADENOCH CITIZENSHIP DEBATE RE-OPENED OLD WOUNDS

EditorJuly 26, 2025028 mins

BY PROF MIKE OZEKHOME INTRODUCTION In a candid interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, Senior British Conservative politician of Nigerian descent Kemi Badenoch, offered a striking and controversial insight into the limitations of Nigerian citizenship law in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. As a woman of Nigerian heritage serving as the UK’s Secretary…

Opinion: THE ENDURING SIGNIFICANCE OF JUNE 12

EditorJune 12, 2025020 mins

BY PROF. MIKE OZEKHOME INTRODUCTION June 12 holds an indelible place in Nigeria’s political consciousness, a date now officially designated as the nation’s “Democracy Day”. More than just a public holiday, it serves as a sad reminder of a defining moment in Nigeria’s quest for democratic governance, intricately linked to the struggles of Chief Moshood…

Opinion: My Reluctant Reaction To The Rantings Of A Warped Mind, Mutalubi Ojo Adebayo

EditorJune 11, 2025036 mins

By PROF. MIKE OZEKHOME, SAN, CON, OFR, FCIARB INTRODUCTION My attention has just been drawn to a raw viral diatribe, not a scholarly intervention or conversation, by one Mutalubi Ojo Adebayo. It is allegedly based on an interview I granted to Kayla Megwa on her Hardcopy programme. He made his evil intention known from the…

Opinion: Babaginda’s Confession and Atonement: Quo Vadis?

EditorFebruary 21, 2025February 21, 202509 mins

By Professor Mike Ozekhome I have carefully read and listened to former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babaginda’s public remorse and regrets over the atrocious annulment of the June 12,1993 presidential elections. He did this 32 whopping years later. I want to very quickly say that it takes a man with strong guts and…

IS THE JUDICIARY COMPLICIT IN THE OSUN STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBACLE?

EditorFebruary 20, 2025February 20, 2025044 mins

BY PROF. MIKE OZEKHOME INTRODUCTION In a landmark decision in ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION V. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ABIA STATE & ORS (2024) LPELR-62576(SC) last year, the Supreme Court gave the local government system full autonomy, warning governors to keep their political fingers off Local Government Councils (LGCs). The legal status of the LGCs…

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