Y. Aboki

AN ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF PROPERTY IN PERSON UNDER NATIVE LAW AND CUSTOM IN NIGERIA

When we talk about property what itnmediately comes to our minds, more Often than not, is the ownership of things by human beings. That is, things that have no will oftheir own, For example, animals, birds, trees, land, houses, tables, cars, radios, clothes, vlc Rarely, do we think that customary property law has recognized and provided fo, other f...

JURISDICTION: THE NEW DIMENTION UNDER THE LAND USE ACT: ALHAJI BAKIN SALATI VS. ALHAJI SHEHU (1986) 1 N. W. L. R. PART 197 - PAGE 119

In the areas of procedural law, the issue of jurisdiction counts very much in deciding where a matter or case is to be heard. Jurisdiction is an indicator to a place where a course or action is to be intertained for the purpose of giving a legal rule. This means that certain matters, cases, causes or actions must be heard in one particular court or...

LEGAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

The study of law like the study of any other subject or discipline has to be in the light of prevailing circumstances of each particular society and time. This is because law is a living subject. It grows with the time and dies with the time. That is to say, what is law today may not be law tomorrow. Conversely, what is not law today may become law...

ARE SOME NIGERIAN CUSTOMARY LAWS REALLY REPUGNANT?

"When the British Government formally established its administration in Nigeria in 1861, it was not its intention at that time to confer on the judiciary, jurisdiction on matters relating to customary land law, family law and succession.” These jurisdictions were vested absolutely in the customary courts. One of the reasons for this was the general...