The 1999 Constitution Section 204 (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, any of the bodies may, with the approval of the Governor, byrules or otherwise regulate its own procedure or confer powers or impose duties on any officer or authority for the purpose of discharging its functions. (State Executive bodies have the power…
FOLAKE FOR THE NIGHT…A short story. It was at the Easter hangout beach party that Ebuka met Folake. It wasn’t just Ebuka who was restless over her. DJ Samosa had asked for her name earlier and kept playing “Folake give me love oh, baby panam!…” Folake’s light brown skin glazed effortlessly that one could easily…
Entering a wrong digit when typing in bank details can instantly change the beneficiary. Same thing can apply when the correct digits are entered but the wrong bank is chosen. You can read more about mobile money and how is it governed here. While checking the beneficiary name can easily solve this, however as humans errors are sometimes unavoidable. Given the…
The online trend on what I ordered vs what I got may seem quite funny till it comes home then we tend to feel the disappointment and frustrations of previous victims of such. This gives rise to the question of whether or not there are laws in place which protects the interest of consumers. A…
The crux of this paper is to examine those special rules of law which in some cases relieve wives, and in other cases both husbands and wives, from criminal liability for conduct which would render them liable if they were unmarried. Cases of unlawful application of force by one to the person of the other…
Dearest Reader, Before I begin, may I quickly point out that this article is a simplified evaluation of the concept of Rape and the processes involved in its prosecution. I am quick to make this point – and have given it such a distinct position in the write-up – because again and again we (as…
The idea of Corporate Social Responsibility presupposes that there is in existence an entity or what can at best be described as a corporation. The key word there is “corporate” which denotes a coming together of two or more people to propagate an idea. This idea could be floating of a business or establishment of…
With the coming of the age of technology and the plethora of opportunities it presented, it was inevitable that all sorts of people would be looking to take advantage of it effectiveness. As every year passes by, reports of illegal acts being perpetrated on the internet increases and unfortunately not many get the satisfaction of…
One hot thursday afternoon in February 2003, my mum drove my siblings and I to St. Theresa’s Hospital somewhere in Enugu for the routine vaccination against cerebrospinal meningitis. When it got to my turn, the nurse failed to use the size of needle required for a 9-year old child; instead she used a bigger one…
As human beings evolve and our societies change, our laws must keep up with the changes and define our interactions in the context of our new societies especially laws on Rape and Marital Rape. There are many areas of our laws in Nigeria that have not kept up with the times. And there are areas…
