THE NEED TO MAKE NIGERIA POLICE A LESS ARMS BEARING SECURITY INSTITUTION : LEGAL AND SOCIETAL PERSPECTIVE -UNITED KINGDOM AS A CASE STUDY

It will interest you to know that vast majority of UK POLICE DON’T CARRY GUNS and…

IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON BAIL APPLICATION AND RELEASE FROM PRISON IN NIGERIA: THE NEED TO SAFEGUARD FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF PERSONS

The impact of Corona virus on everyone’s life cannot be overemphasized. It is disheartening that the…

Establishment and Jurisdiction of Election Tribunals

Uchenna Chinedu   The principal laws in relation to election matters in Nigeria are the 1999…

ATTITUDE OF NIGERIAN COURTS ON BAIL PENDING TRIAL

Abstract: The article examines the concept of bail pending trial, its  application in Nigeria, and the…

A telecom consumer can sue his service provider (MTN, AIRTEL etc) for poor networks, unsolicited messages, drop calls, Etc

  BEING A PRESENTATION BY O. G. CHUKKOL ON “RIGHTS OF CONSUMERS/SUBSCRIBERS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN…

MEANING, NATURE AND SCOPE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW IN NIGERIA

1.0      INTRODUCTION The main purpose of intellectual property law is to encourage the creation…

EXERCISE OF THE POWERS OF SOLICITOR GENERAL TO ENTER NOLLE PROSEQUI IN THE ABSENCE OF AN INCUMBENT ATTORNEY GENERAL: A DEPARTURE FROM THE CASE OF AG KADUNA STATE V HASSAN

The office of the Attorney General of the Federation and State is constitutionally provided for in…

MUST THE SUPREME COURT REVIEW AND CORRECT ITS MISTAKE

Judges are the living oracles who speak and interpret law, the question of what is the…

HOSPITAL DETENTION FOR NON-PAYMENT OF BILLS AND ITS COMMUNITY LEGAL EFFECT

On 5TH of December, 2019, the Legit.ng website published news about a man known as Biggy…

THE LAW :THE MOMENTOUS WEIGHT AND THE RARE PRINCIPLES OF TRIAL WITHIN TRIAL IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Abstract: In criminal proceedings, there are times when it becomes very impossible or unreasonable to convict…

CAN A CHILD SUE THE FATHER FOR THE TORT OF DEFAMATION IN NIGERIA?

In consideration of the above question, I will not be astonished if some persons  assert that…

WIVES ON THE ROLL: UNDERSTANDING THE EMERGING TREND OF HUSBAND KILLING

Last year, we all stood witness to the poetic divorce of Jeff Bezos, that bald-headed rich…

A BRIEF ANALYTICAL OVERVIEW OF COURT’S CONTEMPT AND IT’S LEGAL AND SOCIAL IMPLICATION TO A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY

Court orders deserve absolute obedience and are meant to be followed, court orders are to be…

RECOVERY OF PREMISES IN TENANCY MATTER VIZ-A-VIZ THE RIGHTS OF BOTH PARTIES AND THE AFTERMATH FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH RULES

In our contemporary world of today, people move from one place to another in search of…

THE LAW HAS CHANGED: STUDENT CAN BE EXPELLED OR AN EMPLOYEE BE SACKED EVEN OVER CRIMINAL ALLEGATION

The inherent powers of an employer or university to punish a fairly heard employee or student…