Introduction Social media has become part of everyday life. News, gossip, opinions, and sometimes outright falsehoods now travel faster online than they ever did offline. While these platforms make communication easier, they also raise an important question: who is responsible when harmful or false information is spread online? This question was recently addressed by the…
Introduction In recent years, concerns about the safety and rights of motorists in Lagos, especially those whose vehicles break down in certain parts of the state, have grown immensely. Motorists whose vehicles develop faults are often subjected to harassment and extortion by miscreants. These individuals, who sometimes pose as helpers or occasionally impersonating government officials,…
A Legal analysis of the Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023 – Abubakar Marshal v. Directorate of Road Traffic Services & Ors and its affirmation on appeal Introduction The relationship between Nigerian motorists and traffic enforcement agencies has long been uneasy, often marked by uncertainty about the scope of official powers and the rights of road users. Among…
Introduction On the 25th of October, the Nigerian X (formerly called Twitter) space went wild when news of a father allegedly defiling his two daughters aged five and three years respectively hit the platform. The man, Mr. Okonkwo Ozioma was arrested by the Police on the day the news went viral and at a time…
Introduction On October 31, 2025, Donald J. Trump, the current President of the United States, announced in a press conference aboard Air Force One his decision to place Nigeria on the United States’ list of countries of particular concern in response to what he perceives to be an ongoing genocide of the Nigerian Christian population….
Introduction The Nigerian legal community was thrown into confusion and disquiet in the recent case of Incorporated Trustees of NBA v. Ezeagu (2024) 4 NWLR (Pt. 1927) 127, where the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) ruled that lawyers cannot act as both property managers and legal counsel for the same property or related matters. The…
Due to the current rise in foreign exchange and the devaluation of Naira, fuel supplying companies are finding it difficult to import fuel and are currently relying on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC Ltd) to supply fuel before distribution to their various stations. This has inevitably led to the disruption in the steady…
The recent appointment of Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Bola Tinubu, following the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC), has sparked a significant legal debate. The controversy centers on whether this appointment is constitutional, given that it has not yet been ratified by the National…
Introduction Nigerians have taken up to the streets to protest against the policies of the present administration which has led to bad governance, fuel subsidy, high cost of living, food inflation and hunger, unemployment amongst other things. The protest arose due to the reforms made by Nigeria’s current President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration in his…
Introduction A Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that it lacks the jurisdiction to try the offence of criminal defamation, resulting in the dismissal of two out of three cybercrime charges against social media influencer, Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu, popularly known as Ijele. The charges were brought by the police on behalf of Evangelist Ebuka…
