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Original Article April 9, 2026

A Legal Analysis of the Role of Host Communities in Environmental and Natural Resources Management in Nigeria

Lolo Isaiah Opuende

It is beyond doubt that the local communities play pivotal role in environmental and natural resources management. The role of local communities in environmental and natural resources management, national economy and in ecology was emphasized in the 1988 National Forest Policy, w...

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Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2026
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Forthcoming
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10.5281/zenodo.20309306
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Original Article April 9, 2026

Human Rights in Nigeria’s Cyberspace: An Overview

Abraham Ebini, Akeuseph Oyepho

Human Rights in cyberspace deals with the applicability of human rights and basic freedoms in cyberspace. Individuals are entitled to exercise and enjoy human rights and fundamental freedoms in cyberspace, just as they do in the physical or real space. The aim of this paper is to...

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Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2026
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Forthcoming
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Original Article April 9, 2026

The Role of a Legal Adviser to a Political Party in Nigeria’s Democracy

Prof. Josephat Chima Ubanyionwu

Political parties in Nigeria are essential vehicles for political representation, bound by law to function democratically and adhere to regulatory frameworks. Failure to comply with these requirements often leads to legal disputes and sanctions. A Legal Adviser in a political par...

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Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2026
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Original Article January 9, 2026

The Legal Regime and Trend of Political Defections in Africa: A Doldrums

Oluwafemi Emmanuel Olowononi, Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed

The paper is an investigation into the practice of party defections and political instability, which is one of the major challenges to democracy in Nigeria and Africa in general. Politicians in Africa have continued to lay claims to their fundamental rights to freedom of associat...

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Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2026
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Case Comment January 9, 2026

An Examination of the Sphere of Power of the State and Federal Legal Adviser under the Nigerian Party System: A Review of Akawo v PDP & Ors

Benson Ayodele Oloworaran

The validity of the constitution and guidelines of political parties necessary for their internal governance and party structure is constitutionally recognised. Such constitutions and guidelines regulate their domestic affairs, ensure internal democracy and preserve the federal c...

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Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2026
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Original Article January 9, 2026

Court Congestion and Access to Justice in Nigeria: Cancerous or Curable?

Omoniyi Bukola Akinola, Faith Modupe Akinola

The menace of court congestion is one of the challenges bedeviling the Nigerian Judicial System that calls for concerted efforts among stakeholders in tackling the adverse effect at all levels. Many scholars, judges, lawyers as well as litigants have decried the malady of this ca...

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Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2026
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Case Comment January 9, 2026

Parental Order as an Affirmation of Legal Percentage in Gestational Surrogacy Cases-A Review of Re: Olatunde

Amarachi Chizaram Okonkoh, Martina A. Ebikake-Nwanyanwu

On 29 November 2021, a Nigerian Court in the matter of Re: Olatunde, delivered judgment conferring parental rights in respect of a child born pursuant to a gestational surrogacy arrangement, on the intending parents. The decision in Re: Olatunde is perhaps the only known case whe...

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Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2026
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Original Article January 9, 2026

The Practice of Casualisation and Outsourcing of Labour in the Banking Sector

Martina A. Ebikake-Nwanyanwu, Nwokolu Atejimah

Over the past few years, the Nigerian labour industry has evolved greatly, with a shift from the standard form of employment to a more flexible pattern. The trajectory of the labour market and its move towards flexibility has rather made the practice in the labour industry compli...

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Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2026
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Original Article January 9, 2026

The Legal framework for Political Party Representation under the Nigerian Law

Uchechukwu Esther Oloworaran

Political party representation is not only an imperative in any egalitarian society; it is one of the hallmarks of democracies. Such representation is largely determined by party structure, political ideologies, the degree of control exerted by party leadership and such intricaci...

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Original Article January 9, 2026

Is there Gender Justice within Political Parties? A Case for Participatory Politics and Revolutionary Compromises

Hildagard C. Desmond-Ihekaire Ph.D,MCArb, Jessica A. Ajonumah Andrew-Jaja, ACIArb (UK)

This discourse exposes the queer conditioning of women as routine followers within political spaces: a politically inherited pre-colonial compromise that has suppressed women’s legal rights in political parties. The paper embraced a doctrinal methodology within a social and histo...

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Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2026
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