Nigeria - LAWgically Speaking

Mar 29 2023

Peter Obi v INEC: What is His Petition all About?

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The Presidential elections have come and gone. But one thing is certain, the elections held on the 25th day of February 2023, would mean different things to different Nigerians. To...

HTKYOB Episode 1 – Destruction is cheap.

Mar 23 2023

Law and Business

HTKYOB Episode 1 – Destruction is cheap.

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Falling from a mountain is way faster and easier than climbing one. I mean just leave the ropes (or whatever support it is you’re using), lean your back against the...

SUPREME COURT HAS OVERRULED THE DECISION IN ODEY V ALAGA

Mar 22 2023

Law Library / Law Report / Legal Articles

SUPREME COURT HAS OVERRULED THE DECISION IN ODEY V ALAGA

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Written by Carrington Omokaro, Esq The Supreme Court in the case of Odey v. Alaga (2021) 13 NWLR (Part 1792) 1 delivered on 25th of February, 2021 in a split...

Delta State High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2009

Mar 15 2023

Law Library

Delta State High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2009

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In 2009, the Chief Judge of Delta State (as he then was); Hon Justice Rosaline Bozimo made the High Court Rules for the State. Download a copy of the Rules...

The Nigerian Electoral Act 2022 (Download PDF)

Mar 15 2023

Law Library

The Nigerian Electoral Act 2022 (Download PDF)

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On the 25th of February 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Electoral Amendment Bill into Law. Now popularly known as the Electoral Act 2022, a copy of the legislation as...

Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (DOWNLOAD PDF)

Mar 15 2023

Law Library

Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (DOWNLOAD PDF)

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The Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (the “Act”) became law when, on 14 February 2023, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the bill passed by...

Mar 09 2023

Legal Articles / Law Central / Law Central

Nigerian Cases on Jurisdiction.

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What is Jurisdiction? UKUT & ORS v. APC & ORS (2019) LPELR-47203(CA) “By way of prefatory remarks, jurisdiction, a mantra in adjudication, connotes the authority/power of a Court to determine...

Cases and Principles on Criminal Trials in Nigeria

Mar 07 2023

Law Report / Legal Articles

Cases and Principles on Criminal Trials in Nigeria

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Standard of Proof in Criminal Cases Relevant Sections of the Evidence Act – Section 135 of the Evidence Act 2011 Synopsis – The standard of proof in criminal cases is...

SHOULD BEING A GREEN WIG ALWAYS EQUAL CATASTROPHE?

Mar 06 2023

Learned Scribbles

SHOULD BEING A GREEN WIG ALWAYS EQUAL CATASTROPHE?

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For many of us, being called to the Nigerian bar was a crowning moment. The cheers, the high necks of our proud fathers and the floating shoulder pads of our...

Mar 06 2023

Law Report / Legal Articles

INSUFFICIENT DENIAL IN PLEADINGS

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Written by Carrington Omokaro, Esq An averment in a statement of defence which states “The defendant denies paragraph _ and puts l NJ the plaintiff to the strictest proof” or...

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