Aniebo Nwamu Those who, from the outset, described the National Conference as a jamboree must be laughing by now. In its last days,...

It started mildly, before one could realize, it had gone beyond proportions. The waters of River Benue had over flown it’s banks into...

Rommy Mom The President of Lawyers Alert, Rommy Mom, represents the civil society at the ongoing national conference. He once stood on a...

To many, the internet is a ‘no man’s land’ with different association exercising varying control over the web space; the United States...

The beauty and glory of any democracy lies in the ability of the people to voice dissent–Free expression. In fact, the cardinal pillars...

Following the abduction of the nearly 300 School girls at Chibok by Boko Haram and their lily livered Shecow, sorry Shekau, women largely...

by Eze Onyekpere Nigeria is under siege; the people are distraught and hope seems to be a scarce commodity in the land. No arm of...

The below posting has practically no relation to the law and articles on Lawyers Alert Blog. However, with the definition of politics,...

The recent abduction of over 234 female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State during their S.S.C.E Exams by...

Courtesy Punch Newspapers of 3rd May 2014 Mom | credits: File copy Rommy Mom, a legal practitioner is a civil rights activist and a...

……Rommy Mom When I was informed of my membership of the National Conference, alias Confab, two thoughts hit me: the constitutionality of...

Sometime weeks ago, precisely on 20th March 2014 the World marked Happiness Day: a day set aside by the United Nations to celebrate...

Femi Falana (SAN) in this paper he presented at the 2014 Law Week of the Aba Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abia State...

The Committee on Devolution of Power whose responsibilities comprises fiscal federalism; revenue sharing; resource control; sharing...

The National Conference was inaugurated by the Nigeria Government to redefine and redeem Nigeria through seeking consensus ALL issues to...

The world on Monday 24th march 2014 was shocked when an Egyptian trial court, sitting in the central city of Minya, handed down death...

James Murombedzi The environment is taking center stage in local, national and global discourse and policies. This increasing focus is...

Mahmood Mamdani To those who are tempted to turn human rights into a crusade, and thus become fundamentalists of the neoliberal era. I...

Horrific abuses in the north by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram and the Nigerian security forces’ heavy-handed response to this...

11th February 2014 The SAY NO CAMPAIGN–NIGERIA is a platform of non-governmental organizations, media, labour, organized private sector,...