Self-defence is a necessary right of every person in Nigeria. It is aright granted to every citizen under the constitution. This rightenables a person to exercise defence to unlawful violence metedagainst oneself or property but in a reasonable manner. Although theright of self-defence may be pleaded by any person in a court of lawto negate the existence and liability of an offence, it must howeverconform strictly to the standard of reasonability and necessity. Thus,this paper examines the scope of the right of self-defence underNigeria law.

Arbitration is gradually gaining a strong footing in the resolution ofdisputes arising from corporate contracts within the Nigeriancorporate space. While drafting commercial transactions, parties areat liberty to decide whether to include an arbitration clause to sufficeas the first method to resort to in the event of a dispute in the courseof executing such a contract. Therefore, taking cognizance of theinfluence of arbitration in the Nigerian Corporate Space, thisresearch in summary establishes the relationship betweenarbitration and the contract in which the arbitral agreements arecontained as well as the roles of the court in arbitral processes.Finally, this study highlights the areas of defects and weakness ofarbitral agreements and makes comprehensive suggestions andrecommendations for the effective practice of arbitration as an ADRmechanism in Nigeria.

It is an established fact in life that for us to survive in a sane societynot girded with the cloaks and fabrics of anarchy, individuals mustdesist from perpetuating criminal and uncivilized acts such as“jungle justice”. This article basically examines the concept of junglejustice, its origin, and position of law, legality and the attitude of thecourts towards it in Nigeria.In carrying out this work, the author has adopted literature review,construction of cases and statute, critiques as methodology for thisresearch.

This article examines the legitimacy of the use of personal data byloan companies in Nigeria within the prisms of the law on theprotection of data privacy of individuals. The researchers found outthat there is paucity of regulation on the area and the availableprovisions on data protection are grossly violated by the loan apps.Hence, they recommended total compliance and implementation ofthe extant laws.

The Nigerian judicial system is one that is greeted with ahierarchical structure of court systems. Like the Yoruba culture, ourjudicial system demands that, all lower courts must always prostratebefore the decision of the higher court, no matter the blood of errorsoaked with the decision of the higher courts. The doctrine of staredecisis compels all lower courts to respect higher courts decisions.However, the pertinent question that seeks answer is; what is thelegal effect of conflict of decisions of the Supreme Court in Nigeria?Simply put; what happens when there are two conflicting decisionsof the Supreme Court in Nigeria? This paper seeks to examine thedoctrine of judicial precedent in Nigeria and issues of conflict ofSupreme Court decisions in Nigeria.

The rule of law and respect of fundamental human rights are vitalingredients of a strong democratic state. Nigeria, supposedly ademocratic state is expected to respect these pillars for a progressivedemocracy. This paper borders on how the rule of law andfundamental human rights are respected and offered solutions onhow to deal with violations of those vital pillars of democracy.