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COVID19 PANDEMIC AND THE DEROGATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

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COVID19 PANDEMIC AND THE DEROGATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS   Olalekan Olayode and Adekunle Abiona Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, various governments have enforced lockdown and stay at home orders in an attempt to curb the spread of the deadly virus which has killed thousands of people worldwide. Citizens have been ordered to stay at home with majority of such orders allowing for the movement of essential goods and services only. This has of course led to   to various arguments as to the legality of such lockdown orders as it curtails the freedom of movement as well as the right to work. This Article seeks to examine the legality or otherwise of such lockdowns under International Human Rights Law. In a bid to enforce this stay at home order, there have been several violations of the human rights of people in several countries. In India, baton-wielding police have been reportedly seen  beating those who flout the orders o...

THE POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN NIGERIA

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The first time I conceived the idea to write on this topic, I had a beautiful introduction in my head, unfortunately I didn't pen it down, so I don't recollect the exact words that would have started this piece. However, it's not only safe but certainly not out of place to assume that we all know something or have heard something about the invincible virus which has bedeviled our itinerary and has placed so many activities on indefinite hold for few weeks now. I sincerely hope the control of the aftermath of the pandemic would be much easier than prevention of its spread and its treatment without a known and accepted vaccine up till now. Over the years, government at all levels have failed to provide state of the art medical facilities which would have been a run to arsenal in the war against corona virus and which would have helped in no small measure in the containment of the virus. I have observed people's reactions since the outbreak. I have noted that many...

RECORD DEALS, RECORD LABELS, ARTISTES AND THE LAW

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   A record label or record company is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos (Wikipedia). A record label in Nigeria can only be a juristic person if registered under the company and allied matters Act chapter 59 Laws of federation of Nigeria 1990. Section 18 of the Act provides that as from the commencement of the Act, any two or more persons shall only form and incorporate a company by complying with the requirements of Act in respect of registration of such company. However, the regulatory body responsible for the implementation of the policies under the CAMA is the corporate affairs commission. The CAC is responsible for the registration of companies in Nigeria      As a legally recognized trademark, a record label can offer record deals to different artistes as they deem it fit. Record deals can then be described as a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist or group, for the l...

TAXATION AND THE INFORMAL SECTOR IN NIGERIA BY OLAYODE OLALEKAN

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   We shall not be concerned with the appraisal of the legal framework of taxation because its practically too wide to delve into. However, we shall be only be examining the problems of taxation,focusing on some of the reasons why people in informal sectors  do not pay tax in Nigeria.     But, Wikipedia  has it that Tax, which is derived from the Latin word”taxo", can be defined as        " a mandatory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer (which could be an individual or any other  legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund various public expenditures.        However,the informal sector refers to those workers who are self employed or who work for those who are self employed. People who earn a living through self employment in most cases are not many as such,informal workers do their businesses unprotected.   ...

Castaways by Lord Pope

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"CASTAWAYS" If you're lost then be lost with me I'm not a compass or a one-way street. Castaways evading notice is all we ever have to be. Two sparrows drifting in the wind together nowhere, together free. ©️LordPope.