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N84b Theft: No court can prevent EFCC from prosecuting Yahaya Bello, by Femi Falana, SAN

BarandbenchApril 17, 2024April 17, 20240

By virtue of section 35(1) (c) of the Constitution, the police, anti-graft agencies and other prosecutorial bodies cannot be prevented…

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My perspective on death penalty, by Afe Babalola

BarandbenchApril 17, 2024April 17, 20240

Indeed, the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Kalu v. State (1998) 13 NWLR Pt 583 531 upheld the legality of…

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Ex-Kano Gov Ganduje stole so much, faces multiple charges—Magaji

BarandbenchApril 17, 2024April 17, 20240

Ahead of his arraignment before a Kano high court on Wednesday, April 17 over corruption charges, the Kano State Anti-Corruption…

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Applicable principles on nationality of a child born mid-air, by Miriam Seember Atser

BarandbenchApril 15, 2024April 15, 20240

Vanguard reported in June of 2023 that a pregnant woman flying on a KLM flight of a Boeing 777 bound…

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Between business registration and trademark: Law and misconception, by  Miriam Seember Atser

BarandbenchApril 14, 2024April 14, 20240

it is wiser to register a name as a trademark first before proceeding to register with CAC as a legal…

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Rotimi Sankore, 6 June 1968 – 12 April 2024, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

BarandbenchApril 14, 2024April 14, 20240

Rotimi Sankore, who has died at 55 of complications from cancer, was the clear intellectual and strategic leader of the…

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Examining the law on currency handling in Nigeria, by Olukayode Ajulo, SAN

BarandbenchApril 13, 2024April 13, 20240

Respecting and handling Naira currency in accordance with the CBN Act and extant laws is not only a legal obligation…

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Are dollar payments in Nigeria illegal, asks Abubakar D. Sani

BarandbenchApril 13, 2024April 13, 20240

I humbly submit that to suggest (as the EFCC Chair has clearly done) that it is illegal to make payments…

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Peculiarities of customary marriages in Nigeria, by Dave Ajetomobi

BarandbenchApril 11, 2024April 11, 20240

There is no limit to the number of wives a man can marry under customary law which is not the…

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Philip Shaibu: Time to scrap deputy governor’s office or…, by Reuben Abati

BarandbenchApril 11, 2024April 11, 20240

Philip Shaibu, the Edo state politician who was Deputy Governor in that state until yesterday afternoon, would seem to have…

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