Good Leadership as a pre-requisite for effective Governance
I would like to share with you my thoughts on a subject, whose importance has, in recent times, been brought to the front burner as it rightfully should. It is this subject of leadership as a pre-requisite for effective governance. In his book, ‘The Trouble with Nigeria’, published twenty eight years ago on the eve of […]
Beneficial Rights of an Unincorporated Association not impaired by Reason of Non-Incorporation: A Consideration of Anyaegbunam v. Osaka
Introduction This paper examines the implications of the position of the Supreme Court in Anyaegbunam v Osaka.[1] This is one of the celebrated cases delivered by the Supreme Court of Nigeria on May 8, 2000. The action in Anyagbunam’s case was taken by the Appellant against the Respondents “for themselves and as the Trustees of the Light […]
Law, Religion, Politics and the Economy: Loosely Attached Strings
Law and religion The nexus between law and religion, the influence of the latter on the former, dates back to the Biblical times. The Naturalists sought to focus on the discovering and evaluating the content of law as deducible by reason having universal and immutable concepts and values. Its outstanding features were its combination of […]
One Party System is Inherently Undemocratic, But Two Party System and Multi-Partism Have Their Own Problems
Introduction It would perhaps be an interesting starting-point to commence a discussion of this nature to posit that political parties are an essential feature of any government (whether aspiring to be democratic or not). The case for giving political parties permanent constitutional status is based on the recognition of the basic importance it is of […]
Regulatory Perspectives to Investment Clubs
Nature of Investment Clubs An Investment Club is a club that focuses on investments for its members. It is a group of people who pool their resources together to make investments. Usually, investment clubs are organized as partnerships or companies, and after the members study different investments, the group decides to buy or sell based […]