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          The news of the change of the Nigerian currency came to us and we were filled with expectations of probably something much better. But we received a rebranded dyed form of our former naira notes. This led to an uproar and high controversy amongst the citizens as they showed their displeasure to the dyed notes, thus leaving them with the question of why it is so.     Maybe because our currency has suffered devaluation over the years, and rebranding the currency seems pretty much like the best way to correct it. We have a rebranded currency, but will it solve our problem?       Therefore, this article is set to intimate you about all that is there to know about this devaluation that has hit Nigerian currency, why it has happened, and if the rebranding of the naira is the best method to correct it.    THE DEVALUATION OF THE NAIRA   Currency devaluation is a well-knotted noose that Nigeria is successfully winding a...

           The Christian bible says "an eye for an eye", but it surely also asked for sinners to be forgiven. The death penalty has taken another turn in the lives of many in our country, Nigeria.        Therefore, this article seeks to explain the meaning of the death penalty, its origin, what the Nigerian law says about it, and the effective results it has yielded in the country, or not.               What is Death Penalty?          The death penalty, also called "Capital Punishment", is an execution of an offender, sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense.  Capital crimes that go with this punishment include murder, terrorism-related offenses, rape, robbery, kidnapping, sodomy, homosexuality, blasphemy, adultery, incest, assisting the suicide of a person legally unable to consent, perjury in a capital case causing wrongful execution, tr...

  Does Incest have to be wrong because the Law says so?               We may have come across this issue of Incest being a crime or not, and you do not know what it entails. You've probably sought answers and haven't found.     This article seeks to inform you about all that there is to know about Incest as a crime, what Nigerian law and other foreign laws say about it, and why it should be prohibited or not.                   What is Incest?         According to the Eighth Edition of the Black's Law Dictionary, page 776, "Incest Is the sexual relationship between family members or close relatives, including children related by adoption(ie. through consanguinity or affinity).     The Online Webster Dictionary defines Incest as "sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that they are forbidden by law to marry".      Collins English Dictio...