(This is going to be a bit longer than the usual fare) A Colourful Character Governor Rotimi Amaechi is certainly one of the more colourful characters that patronised the political dramas of the outgoing federal regime. This is not just by virtue of his political roles as head of the Governor’s Forum or chief executive … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2015
LIFE AND THE LAW STUDENT: SOME REFLECTIONS by Ayo Sogunro
Originally posted on The Law Students' Blog.:
A month or so before I graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos in 2007, I composed a farewell communiqué titled “The Passing Out Parade” and circulated this amongst my classmates. The content of that long-ago piece was, ostensibly, my parting remarks to my classmates after…
ON MURDERED BISHOPS, OBA AKIOLU OF LAGOS, ETC, ETC | by Ayo Sogunro
In the year 1170, the king of England, Henry II, was getting some flak from one Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop had been very upset that the king had blindsided him at a political event and, in retaliation, the bishop set out to diligently excommunicate political associates of the king. In those … Continue reading
POST-ELECTION BLUES
1. Quite frankly, the recently concluded presidential election was a tad too close. In a country of some 170 million folks, this means the vote could easily have swung the other way with a few million, more or less, votes. It would, therefore, be hasty to conclude that the 2015 presidential elections fully reflect the … Continue reading
