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Suspension Of Rivers State Governor And The Declaration of Emergency in Rivers State.
Can a Governor reject Suspension by the president? For a host of reasons we stop to give public opinions on some issues going around. Last week our DMs were full of questions and request on the issues related to right of the Corp member who was said to raise a complain about the hardship we are currently facing in Nigeria. She was interpreted in various ways. We attend to the issues privately with our people, give opinions, seek opinions, questions and clear doubt. Not even up to a week again, on Tuesday President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the 18/3/2025 exercised his constitutional power by declaring a state of emergency…
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The Disadvantages of Marriage Under the Act.
The Negative Impact Of Marriage Under the Act. The Nigeria law recognizes three marriage system and they are the Statutory law, Customary law or Islamic law. In this piece, we will be writing about statutory marriage in our present days and how people see marriage under the act as a shield especially young ladies getting married because they think it will prevent their husband from doing some certain things. Nevertheless, marriage under the act can offer many benefits, but it also comes with several potential disadvantages. A statutory marriage is one that is essentially monogamous in nature, this means that a man can only be married to one woman…
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What Is The Current Position Of Law On Gun Possession?
Can You Legally Own a Gun In Nigeria? Guns are also known as firearms under Nigeria law and have been in existence since 10th century because of the need for personal securities. Countries in the world regulate firearm in their Society. Recently, a senator proposed a bill that will enable civilians to own and carry firearms for the purpose of self defense. Nigeria individuals are allowed to have their personal firearm in as much he or she have the license from the president or the inspector general of police. It is now legal for Nigeria civilians to carry “Personal firearms” but it must be licensed by the people mentioned above. What…
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The Misused of the word “Allegedly” by social media users.
The word “Allegedly” Is it a sword or a shield? The word “Allegedly” have been abused by social media users, including those that have the knowledge and those that are ignorant. Allegedly doesn’t in any way protect you from any defamation charge, liabilities or any legal action. Imagine mentioning someone’s name with your full chest without you having the full knowledge or concrete evidenced what you are saying and intentionally using the word “Allegedly” to exonerate yourself from any legal action. WHAT IS ALLEGEDLY? Allegedly is a word used to convey that something is claimed to be the case or have taken place, although there…
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The Impact Of Social Media On Criminal Behavior And Investigation.
THE PROS OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE LEGAL system. In Today’s era, social media has become an integral part of our lives, it modify the way we communicate, share information and interact with both the known and unknown. Social media’s impact on legal proceedings in undeniable because it has the power to shape public opinion, provide evidence and pose ethical challenges. However, one of the most significant developments in the recent years is the rise of social media as a tool for law enforcement. The use of social media in criminal investigations can be a game charger because it must properly collected, preserved and presented in order to be admissible.…
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How Do We Distribute property, when the owner did not make a valid will?
Introduction Estate distribution without a will. The question is “How do we distribute property when the owner did not make a will? Our people for a host of reasons have a negative attitude towards WILL making and usually don’t leave anything written behind. Since you leave without writing any WILL. What would happen to your assets if you pass without making a will? The answer is not far fetched, it will depend on who obtain a document known as “Letter of Administration”. This is the legal authority granted by the court to a person known as an administrator, giving power to person to distribute the assets of the deceased.…
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Should death penalty be abolished?
Introduction The consequence of death penalty in the society. The death penalty has been in existence since 1608. The death penalty is a capital punishment, killing a person for committing a crime. In Nigeria, the offence Of death penalty are murder, treason, conspiracy to treason, treachery, aiding a child or a lunatic to commit suicide and many others. Many think death penalty is a good consequence for horrible crimes but in our opinion we believe death penalty should be abolished because death penalty does not bring closure or healing to victims families. Death penalty has caused a lot of issues in our country and in the whole…
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THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF NOLLYWOOD IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION.
Introduction The misleading Narrative The misleading narrative from nollywood to legal profession is alarming. These people mislead a lot of people out there especially the young ones who are willingly to become a lawyer because of their unethical conduct. Imagine our eight year old sister telling us she want to become a lawyer because she want to be shouting “Objection my lord” in the court room. I don’t blame her because that is what they brought to them in movies. Let dive in. You will see a scene in a movie where the lawyer of the deceased will gather family members in the parlour to read the will. No!…
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DANGEROUS REASONS WHY YOU HAVE TO GET A PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT
Look Gentlemen! Love is not enough. Modern marriage doesn’t benefit men. Men will spend all their life sacrificing, working for hours, paying school fees, all other responsibilities and forgone all his personal pleasures all in the name of marriage. When it comes to marriage, love is undoubtedly a cornerstone but practicality should not be ignored. We wrote it here sometimes ago, the important of prenuptial agreement and how couples getting marriage needs to take precautions Incase anything happens in their marriage but some people argued that pre nuptial agreement perceived as a lack of trust, but is it not better to take pre caution than to be a victim.…
