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BEFORE THE JUDICIAL PANEL OF ENQUIRY IN MAKURDI
BACKGROUND: flowing from the agitation to put an end to the alleged violations of Human Rights by the Special Anti-Robbery Squared (SARS)...
Sep 18, 20232 min read
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COMMUNITY POLICING PROJECT IN DETAILS
Community Policing Committees (CPC) formally inaugurated in Katsina Ala, and Guma Local Goverments of Benue state and in Northwest and...
Sep 8, 20233 min read
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VIOLATION OF THE RIGHT TO OWN PROPERTY AS GUARANTEED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION
Lawyers Alert V. Government of Bornu State & Anor BOHC/MGCV/68/2018 WHETHER THE WANTON AND UNWARANTED DEMOLITION OF PROPERTIES BELONGING...
Jul 24, 20232 min read
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VIOLATION OF THE RIGHT TO LIFE OF LATE UCHENNA EMMANUEL DIKE BY MEN OF THE NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE
VIOLATION OF THE RIGHT TO LIFE OF LATE UCHENNA EMMANUEL DIKE BY MEN OF THE NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE AT DUTSE MAKARANTA ABUJA Petition No...
Jul 24, 20231 min read
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REFUSAL OF JUDGE TO RECUSE HIMSELF IN A TRIAL AGAINST A HIV+ PERSON AFTER A CLEAR EXHIBITION OF ACTs
REFUSAL OF JUDGE TO RECUSE HIMSELF IN A TRIAL AGAINST A HIV+ PERSON AFTER A CLEAR EXHIBITION OF ACTS PREJUDICIAL TO THE CASE BY THE COURT...
Jul 24, 20231 min read
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EXERCISE OF POWERS BY AN AGENCY OF GOVERNMENT IN A MANNER THAT ARE ULTRA VIRES
LA V. Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) & 2 Ors WHETHER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 6 AND 35 OF THE ABUJA ENVIRONMENTAL...
Jul 24, 20231 min read
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CONFIDENTIALITY/ANONYMITY ORDER
Mr. X V. Mr. Jakobus Brink & 3 Ors. NICN/ABJ/464/2016 Miss X V. Teene Todds Day Care Pre-School & 2 Ors. NICN/139/2017 Miss A V. Federal...
Jul 24, 20231 min read
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DISMISSAL OF AN EMPLOYEE BY AN EMPLOYER ON THE BASIS OF HIV/AIDS+ STATUS
Mr. X V. Mr. Jakobus Brink & 3 Ors NICN/ABJ/464/2016 WHETHER AN EMPLOYER CAN LAWFULLY DISMISS AN EMPLOYEE ON THE BASIS OF THE LATTER’S...
Jul 24, 20231 min read
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THE CASE OF AN EMPLOYER REQUIRING AN EMPLOYEE TO UNDERGO MANDATORY HIV TEST
Mr. X V. Mr. Jakobus Brink & 3 Ors NICN/ABJ/464/2016 WHETHER AN EMPLOYER CAN LAWFULLY COMPEL AN EMPLOYEE TO UNDERGO HIV MEDICAL TEST?...
Jul 24, 20232 min read
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DENIAL OF LOCUS TO INSTITUTE AN ACTION COMPELLING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION
DENIAL OF LOCUS TO INSTITUTE AN ACTION COMPELLING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION TO ENSURE HIV/AIDS WORK-PLACE POLICIES. Lawyers...
Jul 15, 20231 min read
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DENYING A MOTHER CUSTODY OF HER CHILD ON ACCOUNT OF FORMER’S HIV STATUS
Mr. A V. Mrs. A GHC/66/2016 WHETHER A MOTHER CAN BE DENIED CUSTODY OF HER CHILD BASED ON HER HIV STATUS? The case is a petition for the...
Jul 15, 20231 min read
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LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS AND AGENCIES
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS AND AGENCIES MUST COMPLY WITH PROCESS AND PROCEDURE LAID DOWN BY LAW TO EFFECT ARRESTS OF PERSONS. Constance...
Jul 15, 20232 min read
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RIGHT TO LIFE OF PERSONS AS GUARANTEED UNDER THE LAW IS SACROSANCT
Lawyers Alert V. Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi FHC/MKD/CS/30/2019 WHETHER THE ACT OF THE RESPONDENT’S CLINIC IN REFUSING TO...
Jul 15, 20232 min read
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RIGHTS OF PERSONS TO OWN AND ACQUIRE INTERESTS IN PROPERTY IN ANY PART OF NIGERIA
Lawyers Alert V. Government of Benue State KHC/1/2021 WHETHER THE ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BENUE STATE of NIGERIA IN IMPOUNDING AND...
Jul 15, 20231 min read
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DECRIMINALISATION OF VAGRANCY LAWS
Lawyers Alert V Federal Republic of Nigeria ECW/CCJ/APP/25/21 DO SECTIONS 405, 406, AND 407 OF THE PENAL CODE CONTRADICT THE PROVISIONS...
May 19, 20231 min read
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PRESCRIPTIONS OF CATEGORY OF PERSONS EXEMPTED FROM MAKING PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH SERVICES...
Lawyers Alert V Minister of Health & 2 0rs FHC/ABJ/CS/1636/2019 PRESCRIPTIONS OF CATEGORY OF PERSONS EXEMPTED FROM MAKING PAYMENTS FOR...
May 19, 20231 min read
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ENFORCEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY TUBERCULOSIS
LAWYERS ALERT V MINISTER OF HEALTH & 3 ORS ENFORCEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY TUBERCULOSIS AGAINST STIGMATISATION...
May 19, 20232 min read
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Mar 23, 20230 min read
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LAWYERS ALERT WISHES YOU A HAPPY HOLIDAY 2023
Lawyers Alert wishes you a happy holidays! Please be informed that we are closing from the 21st of December 2022 to resume on the 9th of...
Dec 24, 20221 min read
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LAWYERS ALERT CONDEMNS THE KILLING OF FATIMA AND HER CHILDREN
Lawyers Alert has condemned the gruesome killing of pregnant Fatima and her four children by so-called unknown gunmen. Fatima who was...
Jun 2, 20221 min read
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THE IMPACT OF TB ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NIGERIA
Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs. The bacteria that cause(s) tuberculosis are spread from...
May 23, 20222 min read
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On the Gruesome Killing of Deborah Yakubu
The stoning and subsequent burning of the body of the 25-year-old Miss Deborah Yakubu, a 200-Level Home Economics student of Shehu...
May 18, 20223 min read
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FREE LEGAL SERVICES FOR PERSONS AFFECTED BY TUBERCULOSIS IN LAGOS AND THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY,
Lawyers Alert is a legal and human rights organization that provides free legal services for vulnerable groups especially when they...
May 6, 20221 min read
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The prevalence of Gender-based violence in Nigeria: A Call for action
Undoubtedly, Nigeria is failing its women and girls in so many ways. There has been an astronomical increase in the cases of gender-based...
May 6, 20223 min read
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