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The arraignment of Orbby Vanessa Agwuncha before the Federal High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has triggered a wave of questions...

A high performing justice sector is an asset for national wealth. It guarantees an orderly society.

The power of the police to investigate criminal activities is covered under section 31 of the Police Act, 2020.

This chapter is the core essence of the exercise of sovereignty by the Federal Republic of Nigeria on behalf of the people of Nigeria.

The Medical and Dental Practitioners Act (the Act) 2004 is the principal law regulating the medical profession in Nigeria.

The concept of location through substantive rules is thus the measures applied by various jurisdictions to implicate "the challenges posed by cyber crimes".

Self Defence is a constitutionally guaranteed right for every Nigerian to use reasonable and necessary force for the defence of person and property, from unlawful violence...

Nigeria's criminal justice system has undergone significant reforms in recent years, most notably with the enactment of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015...

Notwithstanding the current global financial meltdown, the Nigerian economy is developing.

It is important to state that culture is one of the sources of law in Nigeria. Nigeria is a patriarchal society in which prevailing cultural norms regard a woman as the property of her husband.

One of the questions that keep running in the minds of entrepreneurs, especially those within the Tech eco system in Nigeria is whether the CBN and other regulatory agencies like the EFCC and the Police have the power to ...

For many years, cybercrime has been on the Nigerian policy plans. The EFCC, the ICPC, the SSS, and the Nigerian Police all play important roles in combating the growing trend of cybercrimes in Nigeria.

In March 2018, the Court of Appeal upheld the ruling of the Federal High Court (the trial Court) and decided that the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency acted beyond its statutory powers when it imposed ...

Resulting from pervasive internet expansion in the 21st century is the democratisation of media access and publishing, a blog being one popular example.

In Nigeria, the legal stance on suicide and specifically attempted suicide is currently in a major state of transition.

On 12th May 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari signed into Law the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill, 2022 ("the Act").

No doubt, objections raised to the admissibility of confessional statements pose one of the greatest challenges to criminal trials as it slows down the pace of the proceedings when there is a trial within trial.

The importance of criminal justice to the smooth running of any society cannot be over emphasized.