Africa: Criminal Law

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It is important to state that culture is one of the sources of law in Nigeria. Nigeria is a patriarchal society in which prevailing cultural norms regard a woman as the property of her husband.

No doubt, objections raised to the admissibility of confessional statements pose one of the greatest challenges to criminal trials as it slows down the pace of the proceedings when there is a trial within trial.

Cybercrime has become a constant source of alarming headlines worldwide, dominating news cycles across tabloids and electronic media. A significant number of individuals globally have fallen victim...

There is some uncertainty as to whether legal practitioners in Nigeria are under a duty to investigate and confirm the source of funds with which their clients transact business requiring the services of the legal practitioner and from which the legal practitioner's fees are paid.

Erroneous electronic fund transfer has become an increasingly common problem in Nigeria's digital banking space. Such transfers often leave victims scrambling to recover their money...