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Alleged criminal conversion: EFCC recovers N4.4bn worth of AGO in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, recovered […]
Beyond Oil: Delta to equip 1,000 youths to drive agricultural revolution
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Oborevwori to inaugurate Perm Secretaries’ Qtrs, Thursday
…Reaffirms Commitment To Civil Servants’ Welfare The Delta State Government […]
EFCC arraigns man, firm for N7.8m fraud in Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one […]
Access Bank seeks court intervention as Hackers allegedly syphoned sum N1.3bn from bank
Access Bank Plc is currently struggling to recover a whooping […]
Adeleke’s victory shows APC can be defeated with protected votes —Eze
…Urges Adeleke to reject Tinubu’s alleged support for 2027 Former […]
EFCC commences investigations of suspect, $73,000, £15,957 & 827,800 SAR Intercepted at Kano Airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced investigation […]
PROF MATTHEW OKPALUBA: A LEGACY OF LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP
PROFESSOR MATTHEW CHUKS OKPALUBA: A LEGACY OF LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP, INTELLECTUAL EXCELLENCE A Tribute to a Distinguished Nigerian Legal Scholar By C.Umeokafor LL.B, B.L, LLM The passing of Professor Matthew Chuks Okpaluba marks the end of an extraordinary intellectual journey and the loss of a distinguished scholar whose contribution to legal education, jurisprudence and academic thought extended far beyond the shores of Nigeria. There are scholars whose names become attached to institutions, books and academic titles. There are others whose influence is more enduring because their scholarship becomes part of the intellectual foundation upon which succeeding generations build. Professor Matthew Chuks Okpaluba belonged to the latter category. His was a life devoted to the law, not merely as a collection of rules and precedents, but as an intellectual discipline, a social institution and an instrument through which justice, liberty, accountability and human dignity may be pursued. For those of us who knew him as family, however, Professor Okpaluba was more than the distinguished academic whose name appeared on the covers of scholarly publications. He was our uncle, a member of our family whose remarkable intellectual accomplishments were a source of immense pride and whose passing leaves a deeply personal void. THE MAKING OF A SCHOLAR Professor Okpaluba’s academic journey was one of remarkable breadth. He studied at the University of London, the University of Toronto and the University of the West Indies, obtaining his LL.B. (Hons) from the University of London in 1968, LL.M. in 1969, and Ph.D. from the University of the West Indies in 1980. His doctoral thesis, Compulsory Labour Adjudication in Trinidad & Tobago: The Jurisprudence of the Industrial Court, was already indicative of the depth and direction of his intellectual interests. […]
20 Ilaje communities threaten 2027 election boycott over govt neglect of Ocean surge disaster
Twenty coastal communities in the oil-producing parts of Ilaje Local […]
