The Law and The Society

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 (CFRN), as severally amended, provides that “Any person…

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Affidavit of ‘declaration of change of name’ without more is useless

Society recognises the fact that every person has or should have a name. The essence of a person having a…

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Rights of a married woman under the law (II)

Last week’s discussion dwelt much on the rights of women married under the Marriage Act (Registry marriage) in the sharing…

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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 private security guards in Lagos on the 2nd…

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Right of married women to share in the family’s property

A married woman under the Marriage Act (Cap M6) LFN, 2004 has a right to partake in the sharing of…

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How to know when you are buying a stolen property

Every Nigerian has the constitutional right to own property and it is the duty of the state to ensure that…

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Stop-and-search by police is illegal without search warrant

Maintaining law and order in a society is sine qua non to an enduring democracy and sustenance of the rule…

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Bail and detention of suspects at the magistrate courts

Arrests and detentions are justified only in limited circumstances by the Constitution. Section 35(4) of the Nigerian Constitution requires that…

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Public disclosure and the Freedom of Information Act

Governments all over the world exist principally to cater for the security and welfare of their citizens. This truism makes…

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