ELECTION PETITION PROCEDURE IN NIGERIA
An Election petition refers to the procedure for challenging the result of an election. Election petitions are instituted to challenge the validity of an election or for disputing…
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DEADLINE ON USAGE OF OLD NAIRA NOTES: EXAMINING THE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT
Introduction On the 8th of February 2023, the Supreme Court restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria from putting a deadline on the collection of old…
Machina v. Lawan: Understanding the legal reason behind the judgment
Introduction On May 28, 2022, the All-Progressive Congress conducted a primary election to nominate a senatorial candidate. Bashir Machina was declared the winner unopposed in…
NIGERIAN 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS: THE LEGAL ANGLE
The Electoral Act 2022 introduced some novel changes that promise to make coming elections transparent and less problematic. First, Section 9 of the Electoral Act…
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT VS ASUU. Can FRN really win ASUU in court?
ASUU strike has generated a lot of controversy and backlash from different quarters in the country. Recall that Academic Staff Union University embarked initially on…
APC PRIMARY ELECTION: THE PROPRIETY OF THE MUSLIM-MUSLIM TICKET
The social media has gone agog on the recent decision of the Apc on Muslim-Muslim Ticket by Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima. This…
AN X-RAY ON THE PROVISION OF THE ELECTORAL ACT 2022
AN X-RAY ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE ELECTORAL ACT 2022 By Chisom Nwadike 1.0 INTRODUCTION Amidst the growing concern over the passage of the Electoral…
SEPARATION OF POWERS IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION The term “separation of powers” was coined by the French social and political philosopher Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, in…