Pendulum: Unveiling Dele Momodu: Parable of the Elephant and the Blind Men
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN SANHow does a writer capture the essence of Dele Momodu? Just how? When I got confused, it occurred to me I could use the allegory of the blind men and their encounter with the elephant. The story first …
When Quintessential Bar Man, Pa M. A. Ajomale Quits The Stage -A Tribute By Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN
It is irreplaceable, the death of the patriarch of the Ajomale dynasty, Chief M. A. Ajomale. The transition of this illustrious gem and complete gentleman of the Bar is an unquantifiable loss to the entire Nigerian Bar and the corporate world. A …
OF LAW, SENTIMENTS, AND POLITICS: APPLAUDING THE SUPREME COURT VERDICT ON THE ORJI UZOR KALU CASE
By: Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN Some people talk politics. Others dwell on sentiments, fiction and propaganda. Most humbly, I talk law, based on facts. Cold, hard facts. History guides me. Posterity is the judge. Events always vindicate me. This has been the …
Not yet Uhuru; Easing of lockdown may spell danger, Ozekhome warns
The federal government relaxes the lockdown in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun States from May 4th, 2020, life gradually returns to normal. There is a general sigh of relief as economic and business activities are picking up but not without the strict …
Governing Board of Unilag has briefed top notch and leading Constitutional lawyer and human rights Activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to head to court.
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, FAS, purportedly removed from office yesterday by the Governing Board of Unilag has briefed top notch and leading Constitutional lawyer and human rights Activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to head to …
Now, Who Will Comfort Bishop Kukah?
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, that fiery cleric, social critic, rights Activist and intellectual prodigy on the pulpit, lost his mother in July. I had condoled with him by SMS and whatsapp message when his number was not going through. But, I kept …
Opinion; NDDC and the scourge of a nation- By Mike Ozekhome
Nigeria is a theatre of the absurd (‘theatre de l’ absurde’, French; a post-world war II theatre in which natural things are ignored or distorted, to convey the irrational). But that is hardly news nowadays. What is most painful is that Nigeria …
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN ), on Tuesday, 4th August, 2020, presented to leading Constitutional Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, the award of GARKUWAN MATTASSAN AREWA (the shield of Northern Youth ) and PARAGON OF JUDICIAL TRANSFORMATION
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN ), on Tuesday, 4th August, 2020, presented to leading Constitutional Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, the award of GARKUWAN MATTASSAN AREWA (the shield of Northern Youth ) and PARAGON OF JUDICIAL …
Civil Society organisations reiterate reasons Ozekhome will never want Magu, anybody dead
he Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Lagos State has condemned a report in an online medium, which accused Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN, OFR of plotting against the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, with the …
Feud: Seek Truce Through Maturity, Respect, Civil Society Groups Caution Ozekhome, Sowore
Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CCSO) has appealed to legal icon Mike Ozekhome and publisher of Sahara Reporters Comrade Omoyele Sowore to drop their on-going squabble and embrace peace. CCSO said what was needed now within its community is unity not division, …