THE event was organised to address the worrisome manner in which suspects are treated during their arrest or detention at police stations in Nigeria.   It was a training programme for lawyers, with an overall objective of correcting public...

In what appears as a tacit acquiescence with the maxim that justice delayed is justice denied, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, recently charged judges in the country on quick and thorough dispensation of justice...

HE was exposed to commercial legal practice very early in his professional career. And like a chain in a sprocket, Uche Valentine Obi, the incumbent chairman of the Capital Market Solicitors Association (CMSA), immediately got stuck. The result...

In the Court of Appeal,

In the Lagos Judicial Division,

Holden at Lagos,

On Friday, March 22, 2013,

Before their Lordships:

Aminu Adamu Augie,

Justice, Court of Appeal;

Chima Centus Nweze, Justice, Court of Appeal;

Chinwe Eugenia Iyizoba...

LAGOS State Government said hence forth it is going to invoke Sections 96 and 363 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011, the sections that deal with criminal infraction of falsification of documents of land titles, to prosecute people who while...

WHEN you lose someone, a pet or a dream that has been very precious to you, the grief is intense. Pain, memories, and questions can easily haunt you. You may feel that you’ll never be the same again. Never really laugh, never recover, never be...

FOR every general rule, there is an exception. The enjoyment of Fundamental Human Rights is not left out of the application of this law of nature. Hence, the fundamental human rights listed under chapter 4 of the 1999 Constitution as amended and...

The Federal Government last Tuesday declared a state of emergency in three states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe due to rising insecurity and breakdown of law and order. President Goodluck Jonathan, quoting Section 305 (1) of the 1999 Constitution in...

MALACHY Ugwummadu, a Lagos-based rights lawyer, falls within the personality captured by an American comic book artist and writer, Mike Norton, who wrote in one of his works: “Master yourself, and become king of the world around you. Let no...

In the Court of Appeal of Nigeria,

In the Akure Judicial Division,

Holden at Akure on Thursday, November 29, 2012,

Before their lordships:

Kudirat M. O. Kekere-Ekun Justice, Court of Appeal;

Chima Centus Nweze, Justice, Court of...

ACCORDING to Schattschneider, the hallmark of democracy is the protection of the interest of the people, placing the general aspiration of the people at the centre of democratic priority. Such aspiration and interest are further observed in the...

FAMILIES are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we falter.  — Brad Henry

PRE-SCHOOL is often the term used to refer to child care centers that care primarily for three and...