(JollofNews) – Lawyers must stand up for what is true, what is honorable, what is right, what is pure, what is of good repute, what is excellent and worthy of praise, this is the transcendent essence of the lawyers’ oath. When judges and lawyers hesitate to do the right thing[Read More…]
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Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: Our Resident Intellectuals And The Struggle Against Tyranny
(JollofNews) – Prof Ali Mazrui defined an intellectual as ‘a person who has the capacity to be fascinated by ideas and has acquired the skill to handle many of them effectively’. He also defined ‘intellectualism’ as ‘an engagement in the realm of ideas, rational discourse and independent enquiry.’ Thus, the[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: Observer Must Pay Taxes And Register Properly
(JollofNews) – When I briefly took over as MD of the Daily Observer between November 2007 and June 2008, there was a fight between Amadou Samba and myself from day one about the financial situation at the Observer Company. The issues were as follows:- Tax: I was shown payment for[Read More…]
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