FAMILY Family, as defined by the Cambridge advanced learner’s dictionary (3rd Edition), is a group of people who are related to each other such as a mother, a father and their children. The family also means a group of people living in one household because of blood relations, marriage or other bonds, living together in …
One morning, on my way to work while driving with my dad, we got listening to one of those early morning radio programmes and the presenter asked a question, I quote “which is more difficult, being a man or a woman?” A higher number of callers felt it was difficult being a man than a …
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls …
We shall examine the child justice system from the perspective of a social scientist. I will also like to share my experience and understanding on the topic. Who is a child? Under the conflict and child justice system in Nigeria, a child is any person under the age of 18. The age of criminal responsibility …
In the criminal justice system, reintegration refers to the process of reentry into society by persons that have been in prison, or incarcerated. Reintegration includes the reinstatement of freedoms not previously had by individuals as a result of being in prison. It is important to remember that the prison is essentially a society within a …
THE REINTEGRATION OF EX- CONVICTS INTO THE SOCIETY: THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES Read More »
Crime or criminal activities cannot be overruled in our society, it is the effort put in place to mitigate it and rehabilitate offenders that makes the total difference. Therefore, a nation should put in place practices of correctional treatment as fundamental tool in achieving reformation and rehabilitation of offenders and their possible reintegration into the society. A …
HOW CORRECTIONAL ARE OUR CORRECTIONAL CENTRES IN NIGERIA? Read More »
This article sets out to examine the state of pro bono services by lawyers in Nigeria vis-à-vis the current state of the availability and ease of the indigent’s access to justice. It has been said that access to justice goes beyond access to lawyers and courts and that access to justice entails normative legal protection, …
Justice and equity in every society should be an inherent right and not just a mere privilege. The dispensation and access to justice should be enjoyed by everyone regardless of their status, gender, religion and ethnic background. Justice is a concept which holds that all persons should have equal opportunities whether the person is from …
AVAILABILITY OF JUSTICE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY Read More »
COVID-19: FREE LEGAL ADVICE FROM BOFAI By GABRIEL AGBOOLA It is no longer news that the Covid-19 virus has transformed from novelty to notoriety. It is now a pandemic ravaging virtually every aspect of the global makeup with attendant negative consequences, without discrimination, on countries, organisations, corporations, and people. Economies have not only been wrecked, …
