ANATOMIZING JUDICIAL IMMUNITY: NIGERIA IN PERSPECTIVE
ANATOMIZING JUDICIAL IMMUNITY: NIGERIA IN PERSPECTIVE By Oladele Kehinde Emmanuel[1] Department Of Civil Law, Faculty of Law Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria. E-Mail: Oladelekehindeemmanuel2405@Gmail.Com. Per Niki TobiJCA[2] (as he then was) highlightedin his sagacity concisely below; “In the common law tradition, I refuse to think that the founders of the doctrine of judicial […]
UNDERSTANDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY COURT OF JUSTICE AND IT’S ROLE IN PROMOTING COOPERATION, PEACE AND JUSTICE AMONG IT’S MEMBER STATE
UNDERSTANDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY COURT OF JUSTICE AND IT’S ROLE IN PROMOTING COOPERATION, PEACE AND JUSTICE AMONG IT’S MEMBER STATE BY MBANG CONFIDENCE, ESQ. BEING A LECTURE DELIVERED AT THE WEBINAR OF THE WEST AFRICAN LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (WALSA) 8TH MARCH, 2023. I was at the peak of an official assignment when […]
ONE QUARTER OF TWO THIRD (2/3) MAJORITY VOTES IN THE STATES OF THE FEDERATION AND THE FCT: WHAT IS THE LAW?
Law and Politics 2023 ONE QUARTER OF TWO THIRD (2/3) MAJORITY VOTES IN THE STATES OF THE FEDERATION AND THE FCT: WHAT IS THE LAW? BY: Mbang Confidence, Esq. 01/01/2023 THE ISSUE Amid the collation of the 2023 Presidential Election held on Saturday, 25th February, 2023, the issue of whether a declaration should be made […]
Understanding The Freedom of Information Act
UNDERSTANDING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 BY Kehinde Emmanuel Oladele[1] Introduction The words in the explanatory memorandum to the FOI[2] Act apparently portrays it’s purposes which is to availing freely public records and information, effectuating public access to public records and information, protecting public records to the extent consistent with public interest, protecting serving […]
Violation of Vote Secrecy in the 2023 General Elections; Can They be Prosecuted?
VIOLATION OF VOTE SECRECY IN THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS; CAN THEY BE PROSECUTED? By: Mbang Confidence, Esq. 26/02/23. Vote secrecy is the brain child of the ballot system which Nigeria adopted, and this system has enjoyed global patronage in countries operating constitutional democracy. The fulcrum of this system is to ensure that votes cast by […]
Criminality in Nigeria: An Analysis on Mental Health and the Defense of Insanity
CRIMINALITY IN NIGERIA: AN ANALYSIS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND THE DEFENSE OF INSANITY By kehinde Emmanuel Oladele[1] INTRODUCTION Mental condition determines actions. Even, it is veracious that it’s contributes greatly to the percentage of criminalities in every developed and developing society. The mentally affected wrecked significanthavocswithout a knowledge ofthe damage caused on the victim, whilethe […]
Naira Redesign and Its Enigma: A Constitutional Conundrum Yet to be Uhuru
NAIRA REDESIGN AND ITS ENIGMA: A CONSTITUTIONAL CONUNDRUM YET TO BE UHURU BY: MBANG CONFIDENCE, ESQ. 20/02/2023 (PART 1) INTRODUCTION The recent trends has revealed how fragile our constitutional democracy is, it has indeed kuto the position of Prof Ben Nwabueze, SAN[1], when he posited that, Africa’s democracy only moved a little away from dictatorship…, […]
Details on Administrative law
Details on Administrative law Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. These agencies are responsible for implementing and enforcing laws passed by Congress or state legislatures, and they have the power to make rules and regulations, conduct investigations, and take administrative actions such as imposing fines […]
A general review on Divorce
A general review on Divorce A general review on Divorce Divorce is not really easy as some as thinks it is, especially in case of marriages celebrated under the act. When considering divorce as an option in a marriage celebrated under the act , there is a pertinent principle that must be considered, that pertinent […]
Preliminary Objections in Court Trial
Preliminary Objections in Court Trial: Meaning of preliminary Objections Preliminary objections are legal arguments made by a party to a lawsuit in response to a complaint or petition filed by the opposing party. These objections are typically raised at the beginning of a case and are meant to challenge the legal sufficiency of the opposing […]