Tag Archives: Farooq A. Kperogi

NIGERIAN lawyers like to say their profession is the “only learned profession.” That’s both ignorant and ahistorical. They also think the term “my learned friend”–used in British courts as a form of address by lawyers on opposing sides of cases–is a validation of their claim that their profession is the …

Twitter: @farooqkperogi A speculative news story from TheCable about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu considering a temporary restoration of petrol subsidies in light of the current unspeakable adversity that Nigerians are going through trended early this week. If it’s true, it’s commendable, but on Thursday Tinubu doubled down on his decision to remove subsidies, …