The Director-General of the Nigerian law School, Dr. Tahir Mamman, has described as exceptional and exemplary the giant strides Afe Bbabalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) has taken in its short period of existence. Mamman’s commendation is coming on the heels of tonnes of commendation and encomiums already showered on the three and half years old university...Read More

When the Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) decided to establish a University, he was crystal clear in his vision to establish a world-class university and reform education by example. While many other public and private universities were still struggling to find their footing on their temporary sites, the founder of ABUAD, known for...Read More

But for the royal intervention of the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe, and the  gubernatorial pleas of former Ekiti state Governor, Engr. Segun Oni,  the four-year old Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), a modern model Centre of academic excellence currently valued at N80 billion, would have been sited outside Ekiti state. The Founder of...Read More

Determined to change Nigeria’s educational landscape in favour of functional reformatory education with world-class reading/instructional materials and promote intellectual excellence, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) launched two journal in the Ekiti state capital on Friday, June 21, 2013. The journals are the ABUAD Law Journal, the treasured baby of the College of Law and the...Read More

Abstracts The Nigerian National Human Rights Commission like any other National Human Rights Commission needs evaluations/assessment in order to know, with precision, whether or not the purpose for it was established has been achieved. The Commission has been evaluated by writers on human rights. However, this paper hypothesise that criteria adopted in evaluating the Commission...Read More

By: Dr Jimmy O. Chijioke and Olufemi Abifarin Introduction Initially, emphasis by writers was on domestic violence against children or what is popularly known as child abuse, child labour and child trafficking  but emphasis is now shifted to domestic violence against women.  So much energy and resources have been dissipated on campaign against domestic violence...Read More

BY J. O. AROWOSEGBE MAY 2013 Abstract This article examines the nature and extent of federal legislative powers under the Nigerian Constitution. Federal legislative powers examined are of three species. The first species consists of matters in the exclusive legislative list while the second derives from the concurrent legislative list to the extent prescribed therein....Read More

BY: E.MBANG AKPAMBANG, LL.M; B.L; LECTURER, FACULTY OF LAW, EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI, NIGERIA “…the Federal High Court shall have and exercise jurisdiction to the exclusion of any other court in civil causes and matters – (g) any Admiralty jurisdiction, including shipping and navigation on the River Niger or River Benue and their affluents and...Read More

– NGOZI ALILI ESQ INTRODUCTION: The legal profession has a symbol or logo which is feminine in nature, polite in approach and strict in determination. She is the “lady of justice”. She is blind but holds a scale in her left hand and a sword in her right hand. A black piece of clothe runs...Read More

– Ngozi Alili Esq INTRODUCTION:  THE WOOLF’S REFORMS The 26th day of April, 1999, frequently referred to as “Woolf’s Day”, saw the coming into force of the most far-reaching reforms to court procedure for one and a quarter decades. The “Woolf’s Reforms”, as they are colloquially known, affected not only cases that were commenced at...Read More