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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.z9yedd0s

AGF VAG ABIA STATE & 36 ORS (2024): DEMYSTIFYING THE PROS AND PITFALLS OF THE SUPREME COURT DECISION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY

Ruqayyatu Modibbo^*, Oliver Gift Chukkol

The recent decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Attorney General of the Federation v. Attorneys General of Abia State & 36 Others has sparked widespread debate, as it seemingly grants fiscal autonomy to Nigeria’s 774 Local Governments, recognizing them as full third-tier governments. This article aims to examine the ruling through two key questions: (1) whether the decision aligns with the ...

Mar, 2025 pp. 233-249

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2023.2960aw3j

JURISPRUDENTIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST BETWEEN NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE MEDIA: EXPLORING ALTERNATE APPROACHES FOR NATIONAL INTEREST

Ahmad Jibrin Suleiman^*

The media is under going unprecedented revolution. Both the conventional and new media, in the exercise of their acclaimed freedom draws serious concern for, and threat to national interest. This also have posed challenges to the law. The paper highlighted the old and current doctrinal boundaries of the media and the trending aspects of negative impact such as news framing, hate speeches and other...

Jun, 2023 pp. 233-243

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2007.q1hb2k5h

AVIATION SECURITY AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

Solomon Musa^*

No science has been developed so quickly in its practical application to the activities of men as the science of aeronautics. No other activity has held such vast potentials for the lives of people and destinies of nations. No other activity so needs the law to keep pace with it from one country to another and from one stage of its development to the next. The use of aircraft has destroyed all eff...

May, 2007 pp. 233-252

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2019.fzzbci2m

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL REGIME ON TELECOMMUNICATION CONSUMER PROTECTION IN NIGERIA AND MALAYSIA

Adamu Mahmud Yakubu^*, Ahmed Rabiu

Every human society, from the most primitive to the most advanced, depends on some form of telecommunications network. It will be virtually impossible for any group of people to define their collective identities or make decisions about their common and binding interests without communications. _Communication is a vital aspect of human existence and * effective telecommunications services enhance ...

Aug, 2019 pp. 241-256

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.mpftb1w0

AN OVERVIEW OF AIR POLLUTION AND ITS STATUTORY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IN NIGERIA

Akwagiobe Richard Akpanke^*, Umo, Maria Angela, Aminu Bakori Mohammed, Akwagiobe Angela Udeh

Air pollution is one of the environmental challenges confronting Nigeria. Air is polluted when chemicals, particulate matter or biological material are emitted into the biosphere in a manner that affects the ecosystem. Being an environmental problem acknowledged by the Nigerian environmental policy, measures are undertaken to regulate it with a view to ameliorating the problem. Nigeria is however ...

Sep, 2025 pp. 242–272

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2006.51ny6ej2

GUARDIANSHIP OVER THE ORPHAN CHILD AND HIS PROPERTY IN ISLAMIC LAW

Sani Idris^*

Children especially orphans are vulnerable and open to a lot of societal hazards and several forms of exploitation in the society hence in need of special care, protection and assistance.

Jun, 2006 pp. 242-255

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2023.7ur9jd04

AN APPRAISAL OF THE LIABILITY REGIME FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICES IN NIGERIA

Ngozi Ufomadu Anthony^*, A. I. BAPPAH

Medical practice is bedeviled with medical practitioner’s practices that are contrary to the ethics of the profession, which consist of incbility to effectively exercise the duty of care and skill on a pat ent. Judgments or actions of a medical practitioner require more than is expected of the practitioner that is why a medical practitioner should exhibit the due care and skill in the discharge of...

Jun, 2023 pp. 244-263

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2016.xosc8wti

THE IMPERATIVES OF SUSTAINING SEPARATION OF POWERS AND CHECKS AND BALANCES UNDER PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA

Danjos Denis Dalhatu^*

Separation of powers is one of the crucial features of a presidential system of government as it is practiced today in Nigeria. No man or group of people is too good to be vested with absoluté powers of government viz: legislative, executive and judiciary because of the fear of being abused by: suppressing the rights ofthe people. This is because power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely....

May, 2016 pp. 244-254

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2008.yvggp6kl

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE ON ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE UNDER ISLAMIC LAW IN TITE NORTHERN STATES OF NIGIERIA

UTHMAN DANLADI KEFFI^*

Those that have become actively engaged in and are familiar with the practical administration of estates under Islamic law, know very well that the success of the work does not rest squarely on mastering the figh of inheritance and arithmetical calculations only. other factors include those matters which even though do not form the basic knowledge of the distribution of estate under Islamic law, b...

May, 2008 pp. 246-278

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Research Article DOI: 10.67203/abulj.2025.2xh7bvrv

JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION OF CONSENT IN RAPE CASES IN NIGERIA: SOCIO-CULTURAL DYNAMICS AND LEGAL IMPACTS

Peter Itsueli^*, Ogheneruona Okuba

The concept of consent lies at the heart of rape jurisprudence, yet its interpretation remains a contentious issue in Nigeria, where cultural, religious, and societal norms heavily influence the judicial process. This article critically examines how Nigerian courts interpret consent in rape cases, considering the statutory framework, judicial reasoning, and socio-cultural factors that shape these ...

Mar, 2025 pp. 250-277