THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN UNDER THE DATA PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTIONS LAWS
THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN As relatively unpopular as it may appear, the Right to be Forgotten is a serious concept. Countries like Russia and South Korea have submitted thousands of data removal requests to Google. The right to be forgotten is the right of a data subject to have their personal data obliterated or […]
THE DUTY TO RETREAT OR ESCAPE AS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEFENCE OF SELF-DEFENCE IN NIGERIA
‘Such a person may hope for clemency from other quarters; he cannot expect it from the law. It would be surprising, and indeed dangerous, if it were otherwise. The legal right to kill in self-defence cannot be made to depend upon the temperament, nervous or courageous, robust or weak, phlegmatic or excitable, of the individual killer. For those who claim to have exercised the legal right to kill, the law, insists upon on standard: it is the standard of reasonable man’
State Of Emergency: Before You Remove Those Governors
The President of Nigeria cannot remove a state governor during a state of emergency, as the 1999 Constitution only allows removal through impeachment, resignation, death, or term expiration. Attempts to do so are unconstitutional and undermine democracy.
The term “Sole Administrator” has no constitutional basis and reflects military rule, which contradicts our democratic principles. A state of emergency is meant to restore order with limited restrictions on individual freedoms.
Judicial Orders in Kano an Embarrassment to the Judiciary – Femi Falana
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has criticized the recent judicial orders in Kano State, calling them an embarrassment to the judiciary. Falana emphasized the need for higher courts to address the political and judicial confusion in both Kano and Rivers states. During an interview with ARISE NEWS on Thursday, Falana highlighted the judicial and […]
