Law
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THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL RULERS – SANUSI THE GENIUS: A CASE STUDY (2)
- April 1, 2020
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Afe on Thursday, Journals & Articles, Law, News, Politics
No CommentsTHE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL RULERS – SANUSI THE GENIUS: A CASE STUDY (2) “The time-hallowed tradition was bastardized by the British Colonial Masters in order to weaken the authority of the monarch, abolish slave trade, extend British Protectorate, and promote Royal Niger Company commercial enterprise”. LAST week, I commenced a discussion on the concept of traditional
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RELEVANCE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS AND ITS APPLICATION TO NIGERIA (2)
- March 11, 2020
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Afe on Thursday, Law, News
RELEVANCE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS AND ITS APPLICATION TO NIGERIA (2) Under what circumstances can a Judge give judgment against the President, members of the National Assembly, the Police, the Army without fear or favour, bearing in mind the conditions under which they serve? It is my view that the conditions of service including salaries,
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RELEVANCE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY
- March 4, 2020
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Law, News
RELEVANCE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY It is unfortunate that since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, the state has been wallowing in the abyss of misrule and has been struggling tenaciously to sustain genuine democracy and the judiciary has been saddled with the role of stabilizing Nigeria democracy. When we look at
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CONVOCATION OF SOVEREIGN NATIONAL CONFERENCE BEFORE THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS (2)
- February 8, 2020
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Law, News, Uncategorized
CONVOCATION OF SOVEREIGN NATIONAL CONFERENCE BEFORE THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS (2) “1999 Constitution is our major problem”. Truth be told, Nigeria cannot afford the extension of the warped 1999 Constitution and the attendant sufferings it has imposed on majority of Nigerians for another four years. The consequences can only be imagined. I would therefore like
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NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE: NEED TO MOVE FROM EXCLUSIVE TO CONCURRENT LEGISLATIVE LIST (1)
- January 2, 2020
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Education, Law, Politics
NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE: NEED TO MOVE FROM EXCLUSIVE TO CONCURRENT LEGISLATIVE LIST (1) “Issue of wages should be moved from exclusive legislative list to concurrent list” As Nigerians mark the beginning of a new year, it is certain that the controversy surrounding the adoption and implementation of a new minimum wage of N30,000 (Thirty thousand
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WHEN FALSE PUBLICATIONS MAY AMOUNT TO CRIMINAL LIBEL
- October 24, 2019
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Law, News
WHEN FALSE PUBLICATIONS MAY AMOUNT TO CRIMINAL LIBEL In recent times, there has been an increase in the arrest and arraignment of persons alleged to have published false and misleading information against public figures. The first of these was that of a blogger who was arrested, arraigned and subsequently remanded in prison in connection to publication
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RELEVANCE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS AND ITS APPLICATION TO NIGERIA
- July 7, 2019
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Law, News, Politics, Uncategorized
RELEVANCE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS AND ITS APPLICATION TO NIGERIA By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, CON, LL.D (Lond.), FNSE, FCIArb, FNIALS Being the text of a lecture delivered at the NBA Annual Law Week Lecture on 5th July, 2019 at the Afe Babalola Bar Centre, Ado-Ekiti I wish to express my appreciation to the Planning
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JUSTICE: LOSS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE – ANOTHER LOOK AT THE ROLE OF LAWYERS AND JUDGES
- November 30, 2016
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Afe on Thursday, Law, News
JUSTICE: LOSS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE – ANOTHER LOOK AT THE ROLE OF LAWYERS AND JUDGES “There is a real link between a strong and independent judiciary and economic growth and prosperity. No investor will for example invest in a country in which it will take years to resolve the simplest of business disputes”. Last week,
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JUSTICE: LOSS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE – LAWYERS ALONE NOT TO BLAME (4)
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Afe on Thursday, Law, Politics
JUSTICE: LOSS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE – LAWYERS ALONE NOT TO BLAME (4) “I have referred to all these examples to show the role played by clients themselves in contributing to the malaise affecting our justice delivery system. The win at all costs attitude encourages many to employ all manner of unscrupulous means to achieve their own
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JUSTICE: LOSS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE- SEPARATION OF INVESTIGATIVE AND PROSECUTORIAL FUNCTIONS (6)
- July 7, 2016
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Afe on Thursday, Law
JUSTICE: LOSS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE- SEPARATION OF INVESTIGATIVE AND PROSECUTORIAL FUNCTIONS (6) “Both the ICPC and the EFCC have powers not only to investigate but also to prosecute. …if the prosecutor becomes involved in the investigation of a case, then the prosecutor may become committed to a particular line of inquiry and loose objectivity in
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