CHIEF Mike Ozekhome is a Constitutional Lawyer, Human Rights Activist, Pro-Democracy Campaigner, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In this interview with our Correspondent, he bears his minder on the causes of Nigeria economy woes and the ways out of the economy stagnation. Excerpts: There’s a palpable tension over proposed protest …
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Mike Ozekhome, A Nigerian Who Always Peers Into The Future For The Good Of The Country
As far back as December 29, 1987 ( 37 years ago), Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, had already taken on the Federal Government of Nigeria on behalf of the Nigerian masses regarding the issue of subsidy removal on petroleum products. Ozekhome had sued the then military dictator, President …
Read More »Naira May Soon Exchange For N4000 Against US Dollar – Mike Ozekhome, SAN
AMID the current economic hardship, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mike Ozekhome, has warned that the naira may exchange for N4000 against the United States, US, dollar before the end of 2024. Ozekhome explained that there was nothing on ground to show that the naira will improve against the …
Read More »Is This The Nigeria Of Our Dreams? (Part 1)
By Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, Ph.D INTRODUCTION THE answer to this question “is this the Nigeria of our dreams”, is as obvious as it is disturbing. Sixty years after independence, it is to Nigeria’s eternal shame that she has failed woefully in applicable indices, on all fronts and applying …
Read More »Court Awards 100 Billion Naira Damages To Oil Host Community
A Federal High Court on Friday, 15th September, 2022, in a landmark judgement, awarded the sum of 100 billion naira in suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/1419/2022, against the Defendants. Hon. Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, in the said suit delivered judgment in favour of the representatives …
Read More »A Six-year Presidency: To Be Or Not To Be? By Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, PhD
INTRODUCTION NIGERIA, the most populous country in Africa, has a rich and diverse political landscape. Since gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1960, Nigeria has experimented with various forms of governance, including parliamentary systems and presidential systems. From the 1922Clifford Constitution;the1946 Arthur Richard Constitution; the 1951 McPherson Constitution; the Federal Constitution (otherwise known as the …
Read More »June 12: What Tinubu Must Do To Return Nigeria On Path Of Progress Again – Mike Ozekhome
HUMAN rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, Monday listed what president Bola Ahmed Tinubu should do to return Nigeria on the path of progress again. Speaking at Abiola’s residence, Ozekhome who is also one of the leading counsels of Peter Obi at the Presidential Election …
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