It is pertinent to note that the law seeks at all times to ensure the best interest of a child but certain rights are sometimes violated not because the parents are not willing to ensure the wellbeing of a child […]
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WHAT IS CHILD ADOPTION? Child adoption according to Black’s Law Dictionary is “the statutory process of terminating a child’s legal rights and duties towards the natural parents and substituting similar rights and duties towards adoptive parents. The […]
Sometime last week a young lady was interviewed somewhere in Lagos State. Her reaction was to the initial partial lockdown announced by Lagos State Government as a measure to contain the spread of the virus. The lady retorted “…so please, […]
On the 7th April, 2020, I listened to a podcast sent via email by the IBA (International Bar Association). Leading human rights lawyer and Director of the IBA’s Human Rights Institute, Baroness Helena Kennedy, and IBA Director of Content, […]
My sincere condolences to the family of Late Hamamatu Manu, a member of FIDA Gombe Branch who passed away after a brief illness. She was indeed an active member of the NBA and FIDA Gombe Branch where she stood for […]
REFLECTIONS FROM A YOUNG LAWYER, IKEJA BAR, LAGOS NIGERIA by Adeyemi ABIJO, ESQ. Lead-Partner, The LegalHub Partnership, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. Let me begin by saluting the courage and convictions of all the Leaders of the NBA, Ikeja Branch from […]
Sometime in August 2019, NSCDC wrote a letter to the University of Calabar, Calabar, a statutory body established by the University of Calabar Act 1979, demanding that the University should come and register its security department as a Private Guard […]
Data Protection in Nigeria is fairly a novel regime in the nation’s legal jurisprudence. The need to regulate this aspect of our national life becomes inevitable following the high rise in the global advancement of information technology. Click below to […]
• Six justices dismiss suit to reclaim mandate • ‘We have no power to review any application’ • You’ve inherent power to do so, Justice Nwenze insists • ‘Courts should be stripped of power to impose candidates’ The tussle […]
The greatest tool of lawyers is their ability to think. Come April 2020, Lawyers across the country will gather to slug it out in a Chess tournament. In an interview with the multiple award winning visioneer, more interesting details are […]