Every day, people hand over personal information without thinking twice, from loan apps and online forms to websites and social media platforms. This guide explores the rights created under Nigeria’s Data Protection Act and explains how the law protects citizens from misuse, overreach, and privacy violations.

A flooded coal mine in Victorian England gave rise to one of the most important principles in tort law. This #Casefiles entry explores Rylands v Fletcher (1868) and how it established the doctrine of strict liability for dangerous things that escape onto another person’s property.

Stranded at sea with no food or water, two sailors killed and ate a cabin boy to survive. In this #Casefiles entry, Mide Alabi examines R v Dudley & Stephens (1884), the infamous English case that tested the limits of morality, survival, and the defense of necessity in criminal law.

A pair of 18th-century highway robbers went to court over an unfair split of stolen loot and accidentally helped shape one of the most enduring principles in contract law. In this first #casefiles entry, Mide Alabi revisits Everet v. Williams (1725), the bizarre English case that established why courts refuse to enforce illegal agreements and why that principle still matters today.