Legal Nigeria

Inability to obtain court judgment stalls hearing in N42m case between Bank, firm’s directors

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By Rotimi Agboluaje The inability of claimant’s counsel to obtain the Certified True Copy (CTC) of an earlier judgment of the high court of Oyo state directly from the court registrar has stalled the definite hearing of the case between it, Read […]

Saraki chairs 2022 Arewa young lawyers summit

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By Joseph Onyekwere Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki will chair the maiden Arewa Young Lawyers’ Forum (Arewa YLF) summit scheduled to be held this year in Abuja. Arewa YLF chairman, Mr Olayinka Dauda Jimoh made this known on Friday after leading the group’s […]

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Court extends settlement period in alleged mismanagement of $14 million Ebola

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By Oludare Richards The ECOWAS Court has scheduled April 12, 2022 to hear the status of the terms of settlement between a Non-Governmental Organisation and the Republic of Sierra Leone over the mismanagement of $14 million contributed by the international community […]

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Lawyer calls for review of existing tenancy laws

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By Victor Gbonegun A Lagos-based Lawyer, Olajide Ajana has called for the review of the existing Tenancy Laws in Lagos State following the enforcement of a new Monthly Tenancy Scheme. Ajana, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, made the […]

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Imperatives of purposive rule of interpretation in election disputes adjudication – Part 1

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By Ngozi Olehi The 2023 general elections are fast approaching and another opportunity is offering itself to recover Nigeria from the rubbles of incompetence, backwardness, nepotism, grave insecurity and highhandedness in governance. Nigerians have been consigned to retrogression by recycling deadwoods […]

Whether an employer can legally dismiss an employee who he had earlier retired

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By LawPavilion UNITY BANK v. CHORICITATION: (2021) LPELR-55720(CA) In the Court of AppealIn the Abuja Judicial DivisionHolden at Abuja ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 Suit No: CA/A/463/2018 Before Their Lordships:MOORE ASEIMO ABRAHAM ADUMEINJustice, Court of AppealUCHECHUKWU ONYEMENAMJustice, Court of AppealELFRIEDA OLUWAYEMISI […]

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NDLEA replies police, vows to prosecute officers indicted with Kyari By Odita Sunday • Confusion over closure of intelligence units• Arase says the existence of units contravenes the original plan National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it will not spare […]

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I’m going blind, I need reading glasses, Nnamdi Kanu tells court

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By Ameh ochojila The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafran (IPOB( Nnamdi Kanu on Wednesday on Wednesday told the court that he was going blind and pleaded with the judge to rescue him. Kanu said since his re-arrest, he […]

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Ataga’s hands, legs were tied, witness tells Court

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By Yetunde Ayobami Ojo A Co-founder of Super Network Limited, Mr. Raman Obiorah Saliu yesterday, informed a Lagos High Court sitting at the TBS that the late Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga had seven multiple stabs on his neck. […]

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New trial against Kremlin critic Navalny starts

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By AFP A new trial against jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny began Tuesday inside the penal colony outside Moscow where he is held, in a case that could see his jail time extended by more than a decade. A video link […]