Category: Articles
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EMERGING ISSUES IN GARNISHEE PROCEEDINGS IN NIGERIA
The institution and prosecution of cases in Nigeria till judgment is obtained is a herculean task. This is so because a successful litigant in a civil matter is likely to spend not less than 15 years in the prosecution of his case from the High Court, through the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court.… Read more
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ELECTION MONITORING AND THE ROLE OF SECURITY OPERATIVES IN MIDWIFING LASTING DEMOCRACY
“Free and fair elections are the keystone of any democracy. They are essential for the peaceful transfer of power.”[1] Election Monitoring and the Role of Security Operatives in Midwifing Lasting Democracy Part I Introduction Elections are the soul of a democracy. Without elections, the entire democratic process may come to naught. In this… Read more
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THE COURTS AND INTERNAL DEMOCRACY IN POLITICAL PARTIES
In Nigeria, the biggest and most constant headache that confronts the legal adviser of any political party in Nigeria is the non-observance of internal democracy by the party hierarchy. In the Nigerian political landscape, until recently, internal democracy is a mere tag that only existed in the imagination of politicians. In this vein, any electoral… Read more