There are personal requirements that parties intending to contract statutory marriage must meet. These are marriageable age, prohibited degrees of consanguinity and affinity, marriage status,… Read More »Essentials for Validity of Statutory Marriage in Nigeria
The old absolute and discretionary bars to divorce still apply under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 to all the facts evidencing irretrievable breakdown of the… Read More »Bars to a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
The framers of the 1999 Constitutions of Nigeria provided for the grounds and procedure for carrying out any impeachment proceedings by the National Assembly and… Read More »Grounds for Impeachment in Nigeria
The State bears the primary duty for maintaining law and order and ensuring that everyone within its jurisdiction has full and equal access to justice.… Read More »States responsibilities in enhancing Access to Justice
The National Assembly is the highest law making body, legislature or parliament in Nigeria. It is a bicameral parliament, it is a parliament made up… Read More »Structure and Composition of the National Assembly
The Nigeria foreign policy position of the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration who succeeded the late Yar’Adua is generally perceived as a continuation of the foreign… Read More »Nigeria’s Foreign Policy under President Goodluck Jonathan (2010-2015)
Foreign policy expresses self-interest strategies chosen by the state to protect its national interests and also to achieve its goals and objectives within the international… Read More »Nigeria’s Foreign Policy (1999 – 2015)
Venue It will be noted straightaway that the Constitution[1] under both sections 143 and 188 did not specifically provide for venue of impeachment proceedings, it… Read More »Procedure for Impeachment in Nigeria (4)
Panel of Seven Members Section 143(5)[1] provides that within seven days of the passing of a motion under the foregoing provisions, the Chief Justice of… Read More »Procedure for Impeachment in Nigeria (3)
The overview of the procedure for impeachment proceedings in Nigeria is provided for in the Constitution itself. Section 143[1] gives powers to the National… Read More »Overview of Procedure for Impeachment in Nigeria