Emeka Esogbue

 Ike Ofuokwu, Other Legal Experts Call for Comprehensive Reform of Nigerian Justice System in 2025 By Emeka Esogbue Legal Luminary, Ike Ofuokwu, Esq. has expressed disappointment with the current state of Nigeria’s judiciary, citing lack of trust and political influence. According to the Nation Newspaper, Ofuokwu, a governance professional, reported his loss of hope in the judiciary while lamenting the increasing political influence over court decisions, which results in delay in justice delivery. The Legal Titan advised on merit-based appointments instead of connection or political expediency and also suggested that the Chief Justice of Nigeria and other judicial leaders take actions to root out corruption from the bench without waiting for litigants to petition them. Others who spoke on ways to reposition the judiciary according to The Nation include Chief Ifedayo Adedipe, SAN, who called on the judicial leadership to address widespread negative perception of the judiciary by the...

 FIDELIS ODITAH: THE ANIOMA QUEEN'S COUNSEL GAIN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II - Emeka Esogbue As the world mourns the passing away of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, by the special grace of God, the Queen of the United Kingdom and Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Defender of the Faith, the Anioma people have a Queen's Counsel gain in Prof Fidelis Oditah, the only known Queen's Counsel from the Anioma Nation and possibly Delta State.  In England and a few other Commonwealth nations, the "Queen's Counsel" with the post-nominal initials of QC, during the reign of a queen, is a barrister or advocate who is typically a senior trial lawyer. Although the Nigerian Government has changed its version to Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof Fidelis Oditah is both a Queen's Counsel (QC) and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Queen's Counsel is an office conferred by the Crown and recognized by the courts. Members have the privilege of sitting within the bar of the court an...