Three distinct courts in Nigeria carry the appellation of the name “High Court”. These courts are the Federal High Court, State High Court and the High Court of the Federal Capital territory. Of these three courts, that of the state and the FCT are similar. The only difference is Read More…
The Court of Appeal is the court immediately below the Supreme Court. This is because in the hierarchy of courts, appeals go directly from it to the Supreme Court. This court is divided into numerous divisions, however, they are all still seen as one court. When decisions Read More…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria is the highest court of appeal in the land[1]. Hence, decisions made by this court are final in Nigeria. There is no further court of appeal.
As a consequence of this, Read More…
When a lot of people think about military governments, what comes to mind is an authoritarian and dictatorial government that would not tolerate opposition. One of the possible means of opposition to a military government is in the form of the judiciary. In order to prevent the judiciary from reviewing its actions, the military makes use of ouster clauses. An ouster clause is Read More…
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