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Chuks Okocha and Alex Enumah in Abuja A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, yesterday called for the limitation of political parties to a maximum of six as part of measures to bring sanity to the country’s political system ahead of the 2023 general election. According to Fagbemi, the present 86 political parties are too impracticable for Nigerians, especially the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He made the suggestion when spoke at the on-going National Workshop on Election Petition Review in Abuja. The workshop was organised by the Court of Appeal in collabo...

It’s time to consider making family mediation compulsory Date:23 APR 2021 Are we serious about reducing the family court backlog?     Triggered by the huge backlog in family courts, the government’s family mediation voucher scheme was broadly welcomed by professionals when it launched last month.      It won’t solve the issue, but it’s a step forward in the campaign to ensure mediation becomes the preferred choice for resolving family disputes. Crucially, Ministers have now started the queue-reduction ball rolling and professionals must consider how to accelerate it. I...

Daily Post Nigeria Published A legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, has canvassed for a new law that will outrightly prune political parties to a maximum of six as a way of ensuring sanity in the body politics of the country before the 2023 general elections. Fagbemi claimed that the present 86 political parties is too wieldy for Nigerians especially the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to cope with along with other challenges. The senior lawyer spoke in Abuja at the ongoing National Workshop on Election Petition Review organized by the Court o...

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has said that the leaders of the Southeast must ensure sanity within their region before negotiating for presidency in 2023. AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima made the remark in response to comments by Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex Igbo socio-political Organisation that they would reach out to other regions to allow the Southeast produce Nigeria’s President in 2023. Speaking with DAILY POST, Shettima said it would be difficult to trust the Southeast with power amid the call for Nigeria’s breakup by groups and individuals from the region. Obiozor ha...

His, is a classical example of grass to grace. Starting out in 1970 as a Typist Grade III to being a Court Clerk, Administrative Officer, Qualifying as a Lawyer, Assistant Lecturer, Chartered Arbitrator, General Counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Acting Director-General of Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Professor Paul Oboarenegbe Idornigie, SAN went down memory lane in a chat with Onikepo Braithwaite and Jude Igbanoi, narrating the odyssey of his life as he reaches the platinum age of 70, while commenting on the present state of the nation Congratulations Prof or should we...