Tag: state

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The dangers of one-party state

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN INTRODUCTION The plurality of the entity known as…

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Criminal LawOpinion

Hussaini v State and police interrogation guidelines

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN INTRODUCTION Crime detection and prevention come with their…

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Criminal LawHeadlines

IGP Disu inaugurates committee on establishment of state police

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu psc, today 4th March…

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Criminal LawLawOpinion

Chukwu v The State and the wages of temper

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN INTRODUCTION Reading through pages of judgments of courts…

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Criminal LawDefenceSecurity

Kwara State should establish a security outfit – Falana

By Femi Falana SAN On February 3, 2026, seventy eight Muslims, who…

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LawOpinion

Dada vs The State: Police and security of life (2)

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN The Best Identification of an Accused Person: The…

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Criminal LawLawSecurity

Dada vs The State: Police and security of life(1)

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN ‘The security and welfare of the people shall…

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HeadlinesSecurity

Tinubu gives nod to state police, declares nationwide security emergency

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday asks the National Assembly to review…

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Headlines

Constitutionality of suspending elected public officers in a state(4)

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN Per TOBI, J.S.C. at pages 214-215, paras. A-B:…

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LawPolitics

Constitutionality of suspending elected public Officers in a state (2)

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN Duration and Renewal: If the Proclamation is approved…

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Human Rights LawOpinion

When the Nigerian state chooses to play rogue

By Owei Lakemfa Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, the 51-year-old Governor of Niger…

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LawOpinion

Abu v State: When colonialism provokes sovereignty

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN Nigeria and other African countries appear to still…

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