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Item My Witness Becomes Hostile!! National and Supra National Criminal Justice Systems examined(Faculty of Law Madonna University, Okija, Nigeria, 2011) Onuora-Oguno A.CJudicial bodies are established with responsibilities of ensuring justice and bringing defaulters to face the consequences of their breach of the law. However, an accused person can only be found guilty through the statement of witnesses. Evidence is the prime basis for any successful or unsuccessful law suit; criminal or civil. Judicial evidence is used to prove either facts in issue, or facts from which facts in issue may properly be inferred. Both parties to a law suit reserves equal rights to call witnesses through whom they seek to establish evidence in support of their cases. It is trite to state that a case is not grounded by the number of witnesses called by either parties rather on the weight attached to the admissible statements of witnesses. Witnesses are described as the eyes and ears of justice. In any criminal matter both parties are allowed to call witnesses. The witness are subsequently examined in chief by the party calling them, crossed examined by the opposing party and if need be re-examined by the part calling them. As a matter of procedure, all the above procedures regarding a witness must be exhausted before a case is closed.Item “The Nigeria legal system and protection of musical works: an overview”(epartment of Music, Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka., 2014) Onuora-Oguno A.CCopyright law is aimed at protecting intellectual product of any individual. It is needful that such works must be tangible in its form and not otherwise. In Nigeria, several laws exist that are meant to protect works recognised to be capable of enjoying copyrights. The Copy Right Act, Cap. 68, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990 as amended by the Copyright Amendment Decree No. 98 of 1992 and the Copyright (Amendment) Decree 1999, is the primary source for protection of Copy Righted works in the country. However, for an average Nigerian, it is no longer news that the nation has well articulated laws, but very weak enforcement of such laws. This, no doubt is causing untold hardship to the citizenry of this great country, particularly as it relates to the entertainment industry. This paper examines the Copy Right Act in Nigeria as it relates to musical works. It examines musical works that are eligible for copy rights, basis for registration and challenges to the enforcement of the law. It concludes with recommendations on how rights of individuals can be protected.Item Nigeria Nation at a Cross Road: Search for Democracy amidst the Militrarization Challenges(Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, BUK,, 2016) Onuora-Oguno A.CDemocratisation is both an expression and expansion of man’s freedom. Over the years it has become synonymous to man’s progress. It is not a static phenomenon, it has an in built dynamism which requires that it must be developed and consolidated. Democracy interestingly has become a yard-stick on which development is measured today, yet the long term viability of democratic governments in several countries remains questionable. African States are generally classified as under developed and the question therefore is has Africa failed in the democratisation process? What are the causes and the challenges that are being encountered in Africa’s democratization process? This paper seeks to appraise democratisation in Africa with a view of highlighting the challenges facing democratisation on the African continent using Nigeria as a case study. The challenges faced by the rampant disregard for the rule of law forms the major problem leading to the quagmire of Nigeria’s search for democracy. The core argument advanced in the paper is hinged on the perception that the emergence of military intervention with governance caused a major set back towards evolution of democracy and good governance in Nigeria. It is hoped that the search for democracy by Nigeria will be set on a proper note with the adoption of democratic and constitutional governance. The paper concludes by reasserting the hope for democracy in Nigeria with the enabling of all institutions identified to be pivotal to the achievement of this quest.