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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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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.…
