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…
Affidavit of ‘declaration of change of name’ without more is useless
Society recognises the fact that every person has…
Rights of a married woman under the law (II)
Last week’s discussion dwelt much on the rights…
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…
Right of married women to share in the family’s property
A married woman under the Marriage Act (Cap…
How to know when you are buying a stolen property
Every Nigerian has the constitutional right to own…
Stop-and-search by police is illegal without search warrant
Maintaining law and order in a society is…
Bail and detention of suspects at the magistrate courts
Arrests and detentions are justified only in limited…
Public disclosure and the Freedom of Information Act
Governments all over the world exist principally to…