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February 5, 2016

Lagos gives traffic offenders a little gift… or not (READ)

Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade on Friday, February 5, launched mobile courts in the state for the speedy prosecution of traffic offenders. The mobile courts will move around the state in buses to summarily hear traffic offending cases and at same instance, give its ruling of immediate punitive measures where applicable. Speaking on the inauguration, Atilade said... Read More
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January 31, 2016

Anti-corruption war: ‘Judiciary is my main headache… for now’ – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday, January 31, that in the on-going fight against corruption, the nation’s judiciary is his biggest problem. He stated that the strong support of the judiciary was needed for the war against corruption to be effective. As revealed in a statement released by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi... Read More
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January 24, 2016

‘Rule of law must be followed for effective democracy’ – Deputy Senate President, Ekweremadu

In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu, the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu revealed that without strict adherence to the rule of law no democracy in the world can thrive. Ekweremadu stated this at a dinner organised by the International Law Institute (ILI), Washington DC, for its alumni... Read More
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December 24, 2015

‘Fashola has the best record in governance since Awolowo’ | 7 things to note from Prof Sagay’s interview

Itse Sagay, a professor of Law, was at the commencement of the new administration’s tenure, appointed by President Buhari as Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption. He recently granted an interview to Premium Times where he spoke about what his committee has been assigned to do as well as the corruption level in the country... Read More
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December 19, 2015

MTN faces fresh battle with another NCC

As MTN prepares to battle the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC in court, another NCC, the Nigerian Copyright Commission has slammed accusations of copyright infringement on the telecommunications company. The NCC has filed charges against Ferd Moolman, MTN chief executive officer and the company. According to a document obtained by NAN, the charge number is ABJ/CR/379/2015 and it... Read More
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December 16, 2015

Nnamdi Kanu discharged by Abuja court, DSS files fresh charges

Magistrate of the chief magistrate court, Wuse zone 2, Abuja, Shuaibu Usman has on Wednesday, December 16 discharged director of Radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu of all the charges brought against him by the DSS. Kanu was arraigned on the count charge of criminal conspiracy and ownership of an unlawful society by... Read More
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December 12, 2015

One newspaper denies receiving N10m from ThisDay boss, another says it got N9m

Publisher of ThisDay newspaper, Nduka Obaigbena, had in a letter to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, confirmed receipt of N670,000,000 from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. Obaigbena’s letter was in response to an invitation by the EFCC, as part of its investigation into the $2.1 billion arms deal scam. In the letter, he gave a breakdown of... Read More
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November 19, 2015

This is the amount Nigeria loses yearly to illegal mining… according to the Senate

In the midst of cries that Nigeria is broke, the Senate on Thursday, November 19, revealed that the country loses about N4 trillion annually to illegal mining activities. Directing its Committee on Solid Minerals during plenary to see that the issue is investigated, the senate said that with the low performance of the oil sector in recent times,... Read More
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November 18, 2015

24 years a slave! True story of a Nigerian slave in Britain

Here is another tragedy-filled potential Oscar winning story. A British couple accused of detaining a Nigerian immigrant as a slave for over twenty years has been found guilty. Emmanuel and Antan Edet aged 61 and 58 respectively were found guilty of slavery by a London court after being accused of forcing the immigrant to work... Read More
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November 18, 2015

MTN fined N190m in Uganda – Read why

It appears Nigeria isn’t the only country where telecommunications giant, MTN has been found wanting. On November 6, a commercial court in Uganda, presided over by Henry Peter Adonyo, slammed a fine of sh2.3bn (N190 Million) on the multinational telecommunications company- payable to EzeeMoney as damages for sabotaging EzeeMoney mobile money business. EzeeMoney had initially filed... Read More
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July 3, 2015

Olatunde Bakare: Dual Citizenship and the law, Is Bukola Saraki a Nigerian citizen?

by Olatunde Bakare  It is my respectful view that the court’s pronouncement and reasoning is clear and cannot be controverted. It therefore seems settled that in Nigeria, having a dual nationality will not preclude one from contesting or holding elective positions. Few days ago, news broke out from a popular online news platform suggesting that... Read More
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August 18, 2014

APC voltrons take note – The deployment of soldiers for elections is legal (Y! Legal)

by Orji Agwu Uka   However, in the absence (to my knowledge) of any law or regulation passed by the National Assembly on the deployment of troops to any part of Nigeria for the purposes of maintaining law and order during elections, the President appears to have a carte blanche to deploy such armed forces... Read More
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January 22, 2014

#YNaijaLegal: A legal review of the same sex marriage law

by Uzochiel Uriel Okoroma The Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act does not criminalize or prohibit homosexuality in itself, it only prohibits homosexual ‘marriages’, civil unions and other relationships under that head, amorous public display of such relationships, and promoting and/or engaging in homosexual activities. Since news of the enactment of the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition)... Read More
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January 20, 2014

Opinion: What you should know about Nigeria’s anti-gay law

by Adedunmade Onibokun It should be noted that civil union according to the law means any arrangement between persons of the same sex to live together  as sex partners, and shall include such descriptions such as adult independent relationships, caring partnerships, civil partnerships…. Recently, the Nigeria government passed the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Law, a... Read More
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January 4, 2014

Opinion: Is it wrong to criticize court judgements in the media?

by Jiti Ogunye There is no provision in the Criminal Code Act and Rules of Professional Conduct that prohibit media criticism or critique of judges and judgments, after delivery of judgments, by lawyers and non-lawyers. We are aware that Rules 30 and 31(1&2) of the Rules of Professional Conduct state that lawyers are officers of... Read More
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November 22, 2013

Opinion: Another election, another blunder by INEC!

by Levi Obijiofor Would Jega accept responsibility for the botched governorship election in Anambra State? No, he won’t. It is just not his style. He is too perfect to be faulted by anyone. As chair of INEC, he perceives himself as a superstar and an infallible man The Anambra State governorship election that was conducted... Read More
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November 8, 2013

10 things you didn’t know about the history of marriage

by Julia Austin  When did government get involved?Only in the last several centuries did marriage become a legal matter 1. Polygamy was once the norm Now only reserved for certain religions and groups, polygamy was common for a long time in history. Before modern medicine ensured safe childbirth, men had to have multiple wives to improve their... Read More
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November 5, 2013

Opinion: Revisiting Amaechi’s 2007 mandate

by Jite Ogunye There is a political crisis in Rivers State and obviously the PDP wants Amaechi out of power. The PDP will wish to have a deus ex machina. But the PDP is not even a party to this Appeal; and the Supreme Court has abundantly demonstrated in many cases that it is a... Read More
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September 18, 2013

Sandy handy: Swedish court rules that it is legal to masturbate on the beach

Public masturbators in Sweden now may be able to get off without charges. A recent court ruling in Sweden’s Södertörn District Court suggests that masturbating on the beach in Sweden is “OK,” according to public prosecutor Olof Vrethammar. Vrethammar was prosecuting a 65-year-old who was charged with sexual assault after getting literally caught with his... Read More
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August 6, 2013

Opinion: Al-Mustapha and the unnecessary public outburst

by Gabriel Okoro It is not in doubt, like the appellate court rightly observed, that someone “pulled the trigger” that killed the democracy heroine, but the big question remains: who did it? This was the question the poor prosecution of the case denied the entire country of knowing!  The public outcry that greeted the recent... Read More
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August 1, 2013

Sen. Yerima is quite a reasonable fellow – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze My own little problem with him remains his continued use of Islam to defend his tastes. In all honesty, given that his actions are quite legal, he doesn’t need that mask. Good morning, and in the Nigerian parlance, happy new month. First off, I want to apologise for the rather long absence.... Read More
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July 23, 2013

Opinion: A brief legal perusal of the child marriage campaign

by Oluwatosin Falaiye I believe a large part of the raging debate lies is who exactly the law would construe to be a woman as stipulated in Section 29 (4) (b). Nigerians generally have an uncanny ability to make light of any kind of situation, be it perilous, flimsy or even inconsequential. Our capacity to... Read More
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