Child marriage and sex with girls below 13 years is a crime
Originally, man by nature is beastly. The evolution of the modern man,…
Attempt by the senate to outlaw advance payment of rent exceeding 6 months
The property market in Nigeria has been topsy-turvy and unpredictable. In a…
The right to remain silent and not to make any statement to the police is constitutionally guaranteed
Section 35(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999…
Affidavit of ‘declaration of change of name’ without more is useless
Society recognises the fact that every person has or should have a…
Rights of a married woman under the law (II)
Last week’s discussion dwelt much on the rights of women married under…
Lagos Police Commissioner’s arrest of private estate security guards for ‘delaying him’: What the law says
The news stream was agog with the news of the arrest of…
Right of married women to share in the family’s property
A married woman under the Marriage Act (Cap M6) LFN, 2004 has…
How to know when you are buying a stolen property
Every Nigerian has the constitutional right to own property and it is…
Stop-and-search by police is illegal without search warrant
Maintaining law and order in a society is sine qua non to…
Bail and detention of suspects at the magistrate courts
Arrests and detentions are justified only in limited circumstances by the Constitution.…
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