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Lawyers hold oil and gas conference
23 Oct  
The 2018 annual retreat of Lawyers in Oil and Gas Network has been scheduled to hold between October 25 and 26 in Lagos State under the theme...
Group calls for implementation of law protecting girl-child
23 Oct  
The International Charitable Initiative for Girl Child and Woman Development Foundation (ICI-GWODEF), has charged the Federal Government...
Corrupting the administration of criminal justice
17 Oct  
Once again, the quality of the legal advice being dispensed at the presidency has come under scrutiny. Following the recent decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja...
Executive Order and presidential power in the Nigerian constitutional democracy
17 Oct  
Since this administration, Nigerian constitutional jurisprudence has witnessed a little transformation. We now deal with Executive Orders.
A non-juristic person can neither sue nor be sued for want of capacity
17 Oct  
The Appellant who was the Respondent at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, as Plaintiff at the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, took out a writ of summons filed along with it...
Over 23, 000 cases disposed off in the last legal year, says Lagos CJ
16 Oct  
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Opeyemi Oke, yesterday disclosed that a total of 23,900 cases were treated by the Lagos State judiciary between October 2017 and September this year.   The Chief Judge made disclosure at the special church service to mark the beginning of 2018/2019 Legal Year in the Lagos State.  …
'Prior notice of counsel, judges’ absence in court should be made part of practice direction'
16 Oct  Interview
Most times, judges fix a particular days or time for the hearing of cases pending before them. However, unforeseen circumstances or developments may prevent them from sitting as scheduled. Most times, parties and their lawyers would have arrived in court before learning that the matter will not hold as planned. This development has also been…
Court orders company, Orjiako to pay $144.2m debt to three banks
16 Oct  
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered Shebah Exploration & Production Company Limited, Allenne Limited and Dr. Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako, to pay the sum of $144.2 million to three banks. The amount, which was to be paid to African Export-Import Bank, Diamond Bank Plc and Skye Bank Plc, was the outstanding and…
Nigerian lawyer, Oyinlade wins IBA Human Rights Award
13 Oct  
A legal practitioner to human rights has declared a Nigerian human rights lawyer, Mr. Adeola Austin Oyinlade, winner of the International Bar Association (IBA) award for outstanding contribution for 2018. The prestigious award was presented to him at this year’s IBA conference in Rome, Italy. Oyinlade, the first Nigerian and second in Africa to win…
Police Force Order 20 makes it compulsory for any lawyer to have free access to client in police detention
9 Oct  Interview
The Legal Aid Council was set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria in order to give free legal representation to the very poor citizens of Nigeria, unfortunately,a large percentage of these citizens are very poor and vulnerable, and cannot afford the services of private practitioners.
Corporate governance challenges in Nigeria: The way forward
9 Oct  
Corporate governance has become a burning issue all over the world. It became most pronounced in the United States especially after the collapse of two corporate giants- Enron representing the power sector and WorldCom representing the communication sector in 2001 and 2002 respectively.
Non-tendering of the statement of a witness by the prosecution will not amount to withholding of evidence
9 Oct  
The Appellant was charged before the High Court, Imo State, sitting at Owerri for the murder of one Iwuoha Godwin, pursuant to Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Cap. C38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, as applicable in Imo State.