Chief Mike Ozekhome, an accomplished lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is one of the country’s foremost advocates of civil rights. In this exclusive interview, Ozekhome who is currently a delegate to the ongoing National Conference bares his mind on his experience in the hands of kidnappers, the issues at the conference among … Read more
CHIEF Mike Ozekhome, a Federal Government delegate at the ongoing National Conference in Abuja, has proposed that the name Nigeria should be changed to ‘Airegin’. He made the proposal on Wednesday, arguing that it was imperative to wash Nigeria of the colonial legacy since ‘Nigeria’ was a colonial imposed name. Ozekhome stated that colonial attributes … Read more
CHIEF Mike Ozekhome (SAN), is a delegate to the ongoing National Conference. He spoke to newsmen after a court session, saying he will advocate for resource control at the Conference to initiate the process of diversifying the economy of the country and n Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) You were recently quoted as advocating 100 per … Read more
RIGHTS lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome, has revealed that recommendations contained in the report of the 2014 National Conference, if implemented, will solve some of the contending issues in the country. Ozekhome, who spoke yesterday when South South journalists decorated him as the Patron of the association, urged President Muhammadu … Read more
CHIEF Mike Ozekhome leads the state’s delegation which includes Professor Edy Erhagbe, Chief Charles Edosomwan, Professor Sylvanus Oboh, and Chief Nosakhare Isekhure. Other items on the Edo agenda include; part-time parliamentary system of government, fiscal federalism, decentralisation of the police and Armed Forces along regional lines, independence of the judiciary with first line charge in … Read more
MIKE Ozekhome, legal practitioner and human rights activist, has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s non-implementation of the over 260 recommendations of the 2014 National Conference, blaming it for the lingering problems in the country. Ozekhome spoke at the First Edo Heroes and Heroines Lecture Series organised by Edo Forum of Patriots in Benin City over the … Read more
THE NEVER-ENDING CALL FOR A NEW PEOPLE’S CONSTITUTION The Constitution is the birth certificate and identity card of a Nation. It mirrors the values and aspirations of a people. Such a supreme document is not a mere law or legislation that is crafted by the NASS. Neither the NASS nor the government that can give … Read more
INTRODUCTION TWO week ago, we took a break from this series to discuss a very burning issues of the judiciary titled: THE PLATEAU STATE LEGISLATORS’ DEBACLE: BETWEEN LAW AND JUSTICE. In our last discussion on this tranche, we considered true federalism as a specific panacea to resolving the problem of Nigeria. We also examined the … Read more
INTRODUCTION Last week we commenced this series with some operational definitions, today we shall continue and conclude on the definitions and take a critical look at some cases – their good parts, deficiencies and worst case scenarios. Read on. Definition of Terms (continues). During the colonial and military regimes, the Executive always attempted to undermine … Read more
FOLLOWING recent developments concerning the Benin-Ologbo-Sapele Road Construction project, leading civil society organizations in Nigeria commend the proactive stance taken by the Honourable Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, in calling out the private foreign company responsible for the construction. Mr. Leo Atakpu, Acting Executive Director of the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), … Read more