EVERYBODY’S LIFE MATTERS – WE CAN’T CONTINUE LIKE THIS

The Nigerian youths may not have found their feet yet, but they are beginning to find their voice. After several years of navel-gazing, murmurings, complaints, and criticism, they have embarked on a nationwide protest, demanding, among other things, the dissolution of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS). Once again, it has brought to the fore […]

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: BELLO YABO’S CASE AS A CASE STUDY

ABSTRACT S.39 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria guarantees freedom of expression as a fundamental right. This right is also guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments. Provisions are also made in the Constitution and the respective international instruments for restriction and derogation of this right. This […]

APPRAISAL OF THE NITTY GRITTY OF THE NIGERIAN CORRECTIONAL SERVICE ACT 2019 — OLUBOYO OLAMIDE

THE YARDSTICK FOR ITS EXTOLMENT INTRODUCTION The Nigerian Correctional Service Act, 2019 which was signed into law in the year 2019 is one of Nigeria’s most recent legislation having introduced new measures and mechanisms as to the effective operation of the Nigerian Prisons with a view to ensuring the workability of the system. It is […]

THE FUNKE AKINDELE SAGA VIS-A-VIS EMERGENCY LAWS by Adedeji Obadofin

Perhaps, the Corona Virus disease which is currently ravaging several health sectors of the entire universe is now visible to the blind and audible to the deaf. The deadly Virus which was discovered last year in Wuhan, China has wrecked so much havoc across the globe such that people now live in fear even as […]

AN ANALYSIS OF NIGERIA’S DATA PROTECTION FRAMEWORK IN THE LIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHT STANDARDS ON PRIVACY

Introduction The growing rate of concerns centering on widespread corporate data collection and the information asymmetries emanating from these practices continues to rise in a geometric progression. The advancement in information communication technology is dramatically improving the level of real-time communication and information-sharing, hence, through an improvement in the access to information and facilitation of […]

INFRACTION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF OKADA RIDERS AT MILITARY CHECKPOINTS — Chidera Nwokeke

Have you ever thought about what the position of the law is about the sinister act of military personnel asking Okada riders to push their Okada while their passengers follow on foot while approaching checkpoints? Does the military have the right to ask Okada riders to push their Okada while their passengers follow on foot […]

ANSWERING OF CALLS AT CHECKPOINTS AND THE POSITION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN NIGERIA – CHIDERA NWOKEKE

On 10th December, 2019, Major-General Usman Mohammed, the Chief of Civil-Military Affairs said “The use of phone when approaching a military checkpoint is wrong because it is a security loophole. He further said that it is a security measure for when you are approaching a checkpoint, you don’t make phone calls because the tendency is […]

FAILURE TO SERVE PRE-ACTION NOTICE IS NOT A LIMITATION IN A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT ACTION IN NIGERIA – Chidera Nwokeke

Ubi jus ubi remedium means for every wrong, the law provides a remedy. This implies, where there is a wrong, remedy will follow thus. However, before a person can commence any action in court, there are certain preliminary factors or conditions that a party must consider. One of those preliminary considerations includes jurisdiction and the […]