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WHAT IS THE INTENTION OF THE CONSTITUTION’S TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE IN 36 STATES AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA?

By Marvellous Ini-Obong Monday, Esq. It is no longer news that Nigeria conducted its general elections for the presidential seat on 25th February 2023. The collation of results commenced on Sunday, the 26th day of February 2023. It lasted up to the...

RIGHTS OF A WIFE UNDER THE LAW

Article written by Oluwaseyi Arowosebe, LL.M & Marvellous Monday Esq. INTRODUCTION In the past, married women were many things to their husbands. Some of these things included being deputies to their husbands and having properties owned by their...

DEBT RECOVERY IN NIGERIA

  Considering some prevailing unpleasant economic situations and the large flux of Nigerians leaving their motherland in search of greener pastures, it is not far-fetched for a creditor to resort to just any means of retrieving a debt sum from a...

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT AND THE CONCEPT OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA

For there to be a true demonstration of democracy in Nigeria, there must be an unquestionable allowance for the citizens to freely exhibit choice and collectively decide on the majoritarian preference for self-governance and self-determination...

THE RE-DESIGN OF NIGERIA’S OLD NAIRA NOTES AND THE PUBLIC OUTCRY

From the Pepper hawkers down to the bankers in their well air-conditioned offices, anyone at all resident in Nigeria, would have at least a sorry tale or two to tell about the harsh blows caused by the re-design of Nigeria’s Naira notes. In an...