Value of the Weapon in Prosecution of Alleged Robbery: Review of Supreme Court’s Decision in Ibrahim v. COP by Moruff Balogun
IBRAHIM V. C. O. P: On whether prosecution must tender weapon of alleged robbery. An insight into the Supreme Court decision therein. Citation: [2020]15 NWLR PT.1746 PG. 122. Courtsey: Moruff O. Balogun Esq. Summary of facts: On 23/10/2007, PWI was driving a taxi, a Toyota Starlet, red in color with Registration Number BC 425 RBC
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When Should You Get a Lawyer for a Car Accident?
Dealing with a team of professional lawyers from your car insurance company after you are met with an unfortunate car accident is not easy to deal with. Without a wide array of knowledge, experience, and proper awareness of your legal claim, you will be at their mercy regarding the fate of your claim. So, it
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An Overview of the Electronic Banking System in Nigeria: Challenges and the way forward.
Introduction The Nigerian banking system is one that has experienced a drastic change. Prior to this time, we had in place a manual banking system which occasioned much hardship on individuals. A notable example is an instance where an individual’s presence was of high essence before a transaction could be completed and amongst other challenges.
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Raising Fresh Cause of Action: One Limit of a Counter-claim
Introduction Litigation is one of the core ways of resolving disputes across the world. It is often referred to as the last resort in the conflict resolution process. The process of litigation involves the parties submitting themselves to a Court with requisite jurisdiction to entertain their disputes upon an action commenced by one of them.
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An Examination of the Demerits of the Plea of Allocutus: Nigeria in Context.
Introduction Upon the trial and subsequent conviction of an accused person in every criminal trial, the legal practitioner representing the accused person may rise to solicit for a reduction in the number of years of punishment meted on the accused by the trial Judge. This plea usually made by the lawyer of the accused person
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The Effective Means Standard as an Alternative Proposal To The Enforcement Of Arbitral Awards
Novel problems usually require innovative solutions. The rise in commercial activity in the global market space has provoked a litany of commercial litigation suits in recent times. With the traditional courts overridden with cases and the dilatory nature of court trials, litigation has become ill-suited to resolving select commercial disputes. It has therefore become imperative
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Suspended Sentence: An Unexplored Alternative in Nigeria
In Nigeria, the administrators of justice employ more of the custodial sentencing method i.e prison sentence, while non-custodial sentencing such as probation, community service, suspended sentence etc., is rarely employed. This has had a devastating effect on the correctional system. In light of this, we would be looking at the concept of the suspended system
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Reduction of Right of Way Charges- A Catalyst for Broadband Penetration in Nigeria
Introduction: Imagine yourself in a world without the internet? Drab, right? That’s what I thought. We use the internet for a vast array of activities like ordering for a cab, communication, entertainment, and the list remains endless. You would agree with me that without the internet many of us would be completely lost. It is
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Police Brutality in Nigeria and the End SARS Protest of 2020: The Issue of Stereotyped Criminal Profiling
By: Emaediong Ofonime Akpan Esq. (LL.M) Email: akpanemaediongofonime@gmail.com. The Genesis The trio of Robert Park, Ernest Burgess and Louis Wirth in the early twentieth century must have seen a vision of the Nigerian society when they asserted that social forces create criminal interactions. In their opinion, criminal behaviour was not a function of personal traits
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Police Brutality in Nigeria: A Holistic Approach Towards Lasting Solutions
Introduction In recent days, Nigerian citizens, especially the youth have taken to the streets to protest against police brutality in Nigeria. Although the beam light of the protest is on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police Force, the bigger and ultimate goal of the protest is a complete overhaul and reform of
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