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Those so thin-skinned that they cannot withstand scrutiny, whether fair or foul, do not deserve to occupy high office.

I am writing this column from Madrid in Spain where I am attending an academic conference. Because of my crowded schedule here, I have not had the chance

Nigerian lawyers have succeeded in bamboozling Nigerians into accepting the ignorant falsehood that the legal profession is the “only learned profession” in the world. But the notion that law is the “only learned profession”—which exists only in Nigeria and nowhere else in the world— sprouts from a fundamental misapprehension of terminologies.

Cyber bullying has become a norm on social media, but people don’t understand its effects and what it can lead to.

Staff took instructions from me last April. I still have not had my will for signature, but Ive been charged £1,283.

Staff took instructions from me last April. I still have not had my will for signature, but Ive been charged £1,283.

Playwright and performer Ginny Davis has written her debut novel What Lies Beneath The Surface. When lockdown impeded her travel, playwright and performer Ginny Davis took to her bike to research her debut novel. Ginny, from Wellesbourne, spent many hours cycling and walking areas surrounding the Regent’s Canal, when restrictions were eased, which feature in the book. What Lies Beneath The Surface is a crime/psychological suspense story featuring two senior lawyers and a celebrated actress wh...