Presidential pardon in Nigeria Pardon Me? In September 1887, Harry Johnston, Acting Consul of the Oil Rivers Protectorate (Niger Delta) procured the arrest in the wharfs of the Niger Delta of King Jaja of Opobo on the rather dubious charge of “obstruction of trade”. It accused King Jaja ofviolating a trade treaty with the British, which did not, […]
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The ritual of the “Call to Bar” is the formal ceremony for the admission of new entrants into Nigeria’s legal profession. The responsibility for administering it resides in the Body of Benchers (BoB), a statutory entity described by law as “a body of legal practitioners of the highest distinction in the legal profession in Nigeria.”
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Consent and Rape Under Nigerian Law Men, Know This About Rape Under the Law Consent is everything. But consent obtained by fraud or undue influence is not valid. Sex in such circumstances is rape. If a man tricks, manipulates, or pressures a woman into sex, that is rape under the law. Having sex with a
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Nigeria: How Politicians Started Dashing Cars and Houses to Judges. In January 1993, Ibrahim Babangida was Nigeria’s military ruler. He was supposedly in the last year of an interminable transition at the end of which he promised to hand over power to an elected civilian administration. Moshood Abiola was actively canvassing to inherit that mantle.
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BEFORE AND AFTER A PERSON IS DECLARED WANTED BY THE EFCC: WHAT YOU MUST KNOW Imagine waking up one morning to see your name trending on social media with the headline: “Declared Wanted by EFCC.” For most people, this would feel like a nightmare; frightening and confusing. Declaring a person wanted is a grave measure,
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When the House of Lords, as the upper chamber of the UK Parliament is called, debated the Courts Bill introduced by the government of Edward Heath in December 1970, Lord Hailsham was in the Woolsack as the Lord Chancellor. His father, the first Viscount Hailsham, had served his first tour of duty in the same
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Inheritance Law for Widows in Nigeria: How Women Can Protect Their Rights. What a Woman Can Do to Secure Her Husband’s Wealth After His Demise. The death of a husband is not only a time of emotional pain but also a critical financial turning point for many women. Beyond grief, the pressing question often becomes,
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Freedom of Expression and the Law of Defamation in Nigeria: A Legal Appraisal of the Double-edged Sword In recent times, the media space has witnessed increasing cases of arrest, detention, and prosecution of bloggers, content creators, and social media users on account of their posts and content published on social media platforms. Understandably, these arrests
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A little over two decades ago, away from its perception as a shrine for the resolution of the most rarefied disputes in the country, the Supreme Court of Nigeria played host to a Nigerian drama. With less than two years to go before retirement, a senior justice of that court approached then Chief Justice of
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Joseph Chu’ma Otteh: The man who changed Human Rights Enforcement in Nigeria. The legal career of Joseph Chu’ma Otteh, whose mortal remains were committed to earth on 20 June 2025, could easily have been different. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife in 1988, very much one
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