electionsandgovernment.lawnigeria.com

Tag: House of Assembly

  • ANAMBRA STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

    —

    by

    LawNigeria
    in ,

    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Anambra state, with capital at Awaka, derived its name from the Omambala River (commonly called Anambra River), a water way that runs north to south through the state.   The state was created on the 3rd of February 1976 as one of the first two states…

  • SOKOTO STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

    —

    by

    LawNigeria
    in , ,

    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Sokoto State, with the ancient city of Sokoto as Capital, was created on 3 February, 1976 by the military dictatorship of General Murtala Mohammed out of the defunct North-Western State.   Sokoto State is situated at the extreme north-western part of Nigeria between latitudes 12oN…

  • ZAMFARA STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

    —

    by

    LawNigeria
    in ,

    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Zamfara State, with capital at Gusau, was created out of the former Sokoto State on 1 October 1996 by the military dictatorship of General Sanni Abacha.   Zamfara State is located in the northwestern part of Nigeria. It occupies a total land area of 39,…

  • RIVERS STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

    —

    by

    LawNigeria
    in ,

    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Rivers State was created on 27 May, 1967 out of the defunct Eastern Region of Nigeria under the military dictatorship of General Yakubu Gowon through Decree No. 19 of 1967.   During the colonial period of Nigeria, the area was administered as the Oil Rivers…

  • YOBE STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

    —

    by

    LawNigeria
    in ,

      State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Yobe State, with Damaturu as capital, was created from the old Borno State on 27 August, 1991 by the military dictatorship of General Ibrahim Babangida.   The State is located at the north eastern region of the country. It occupies a total land area…

  • TARABA STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

    —

    by

    LawNigeria
    in ,

      State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Taraba State, with capital at Jalingo, was created along with eight other States by the military dictatorship of General Ibrahim Babangida on 27 August, 1991. Until then, it was with Adamawa State, part of the defunct Gongola State. The name “Taraba” was derived from…

  • OGUN STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

    —

    by

    LawNigeria
    in ,

    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Ogun State was created on 3 February, 1976 by the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed as one of the new 19 state structure. Ogun State is otherwise known as “the Gateway State” in recognition of its pioneering role in education, medicine, law and divinity…

  • OYO STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

    —

    by

    LawNigeria
    in ,

      State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Oyo State, with Ibadan as capital, was created alongside Ogun and Ondo States on 3 February, 1976 out of the old Western State by the military dictatorship of General Murtala Mohammed. In 1991, Osun State was created out of a part of it.  …

  • PLATEAU STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

    —

    by

    LawNigeria
    in ,

    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Plateau State, with capital at Jos, was created out of the defunct Benue-Plateau State on 3 February, 1976 by the military dictatorship of General Murtala Mohammed.   The State is located almost at the heart of the country in the area more commonly known as…

  • KEBBI STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE

    —

    by

    LawNigeria
    in ,

    State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries   Kebbi State, with capital at Birnin-Kebbi, was created on 27 August, 1991 under the military dictatorship of General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.) out of the old Sokoto State. The State derived its name from the 14th century “Kebbi Kingdom” which was then a province of the former…