Dress code controversy hits Nigerian Law School over hijab ban during exams
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Dress code is a serious matter at the Nigerian Law School, where students are expected to present themselves in a manner befitting the legal profession. However, the school’s dress policy has come under public scrutiny over alleged discriminatory treatment of Muslim candidates who wore the hijab to the ongoing Bar Final Examinations. […]
Deepening the democratic values in Nigeria
By Ikeazor Akaraiwe Democracy is an English word with its root in the Greek word “Demokratra†meaning “popular rule†itself coined from the words “Demoâ€Â meaning “people†and “Kratos†meaning “Rule†or “Strengthâ€. Democracy has many definitions but I think we are fairly well-agreed when we borrow the well-worn definition first popularized by the 16th […]
The legality of president’s power over armed forces command, operational use
A member of the National Assembly recently questioned the power of the President to deploy the military to the trouble Niger Delta region. Emmanuel Majebi Law and Human Rights contributor in this edition, examines the powers of the Present to deploy the military as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. There was recent […]
Law & Human Rights Briefs : 419: 25 yrs old docked over N4.5 million fraud
A 25 years old, Osuji Gerald was on Thursday arraigned before an Ojo Magistrate court for allegedly swindled one Chukwuemeka Odimaka to the tune of N4,500,000. Gerald was accused of committing the offence with one Mary Momoh. The incident was said to have taken place in July 2008 at about 10a.m at Alaba International Market […]
Niger governorship tussle back to Appeal Court
Such applications are known to have only come from politicians, who given the chance would want to rubbish the judiciary.
Nigeria: Ten years of unbroken civil rule
By Awa Kalu In the week after the 1st of October, 2008, a flurry of activities signaled the celebration of forty-eight years of independence from our colonial masters. Nigerians, old and young, did not seem quite enthusiastic about beating our drums nor did anyone climb the roof top to sound the trumpet of freedom.
