Tag: Nigeria

Jun 13 2022

UPDATE: SIM PROPERTIES AND HOMES LTD WINS RESOUNDING LEGAL VICTORY

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Africa’s foremost real estate giants, Sim Properties and Homes Limited, owners of Masters Golden Estate, Ofada, Ogun State secured a landmark legal victory after the Court dismissed a matter filed...

What Law movies don’t teach Law Students – Part 2

Jun 03 2022

Learned Scribbles

What Law movies don’t teach Law Students – Part 2

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In the season premiere of this post, I could not get into dealing with all the areas I mentioned. So, here we go for a season two of the post....

Don’t be Patriotic in Nigeria. Be Selfish

Jun 02 2022

Editorial

Don’t be Patriotic in Nigeria. Be Selfish

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You are quick to curse the darkness in this contraption Lugard put together and had his wife call – Nigeria. I mean the physical darkness and the metaphorical one. Yes,...

May 27 2022

Learned Scribbles

A Short episode about Goofing witnesses

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Now let’s be clear, suing is one thing and getting a favorable judgment is an entirely different thing. Technically speaking, both are even arrived at by different means. The first...

So where do we start fixing Nigeria from?

May 25 2022

Editorial

So where do we start fixing Nigeria from?

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The subject of Nigeria evokes many responses. Some are neutral or indifferent. Some are highly pessimistic almost to the point of exchanging fisticuffs. But yet the truth is Nigeria is...

Police fit carry me if dem no see my Papa? Arrest by Proxy in Nigeria

May 23 2022

Everyday Law

Police fit carry me if dem no see my Papa? Arrest by Proxy in Nigeria

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The central duty of the Nigerian Police Force is to solve crime as well as maintain law and order. In the course of fulfilling this duty, the Police necessarily have...

Litigation Note 5 – Pleadings, Evidence and such other things

Apr 28 2022

Learned Scribbles

Litigation Note 5 – Pleadings, Evidence and such other things

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I remember the class and the lecturer. But the day of the week I cannot recall at this moment. The class was the Law of Evidence and the Lecturer was...

Temple Tales: A Litigation Lawyer’s Spare Thoughts

Mar 09 2022

Learned Scribbles

Temple Tales: A Litigation Lawyer’s Spare Thoughts

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The year was a couple years ago. I had just returned from Court and My Senior in chambers asked a rather surprising question – “who is the judge in that...

What If I Only Assisted In Planning The Crime…Am I Guilty?

Mar 09 2022

Everyday Law

What If I Only Assisted In Planning The Crime…Am I Guilty?

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Does Planning a crime carry the same punishment and legal effect as actually committing the crime? Read this piece to find out...