It is with joy that I write to you all today. I am grateful to our Maker for keeping us all alive and in health to witness a new year, the challenges of the past year and the attendant public health crisis notwithstanding. I believe that with lessons learnt, we will all come out stronger….
Lagos State Government Arraigns 65 Offenders at Mobile Court over Violation of ‘Midnight COVID-19 Curfew’ on New Year’s Day
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) today arraigned 65 offenders at the Special Offences (Mobile) Court over movement during ‘Covid19 Mid-night Curfew’ on new year day in Lagos, a statement by the Head of Public Affairs Unit,Lagos State Task Force Adebayo Taofiq said. Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye disclosed…
The Employment Law Handbook with over 150 Decided Cases and Legal Opinions
In The Employment Law Handbook, Jamiu Akolade offers compendiums of information on Nigeria’s employment law. The book is aptly designed to be easily consulted and provides quick answers on relevant laws governing the Nigerian labour and employment sector. The heart of ‘The Employment Law Handbook’ by Jamiu Akolade is to serve as an improved and contemporary reference…
Paternity of a Child: Confirmation of Paternity of a Child and the Illegality of DNA Test under Islamic Law
by Mohammed Ibrahim Abdul Introduction Paternity is the state or fact of being the father of a particular child. DNA is a blood test that shows the relationship between the father and a child. According to scientists, if DNA report of a father is not the same as the one of his child, the child…
Legislative Drafting vs Legal Drafting: Conceptual Clarification by Charles Wakji, Esq.
Legislative drafting is the art of communicating the intention of parliament or legislature into written form. It is the discipline of turning the policy ideas of legislators into law fit for the statute book. Simply put, legislative drafting is the drafting of legislation or laws in all its ramification. It is an institutionalized means of…
State of Lagos Judiciary in 2021: Eti-Osa Bar Forum Calls for Bar and Bench Virtual Summit to Chart Way Forward
Arising from her Inaugural CONSULTATIVE Meeting in New Year 2021 held virtually on Sunday, 3rd January, 2021, the Eti-Osa Bar Forum has called for convocation of a Bar and Bench Virtual Summit to review the State of the Judiciary in Lagos State vis-a-vis the challenges of COVID-19 Second Wave, burnt Court buildings and slow pace…
NBA President Akpata, Gov. Zulum, Chief Nwodo for 17th Gani Fawehinmi Lecture/Symposium | January 15, 2021
The 17th edition of the Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture/Symposium organised yearly by the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja Branch, is set to hold on Friday, 15th January, 2021, at the Marquee of the Airport Hotel, Ikeja at 10am. The theme of the Lecture is The Constitutional History of Nigeria’s Dysfunction: Any Pathway to Indivisibility and Common Progress. The Guest Speakers for…
KUPOLATI v. MTN (NIG.) COMMS. LTD: On whether the Court can be Bound by the Previous Decision to Exercise Its Discretion
CITATION: [2020]13 NWLR PT.1740 PG. 2 Courtesy: Moruff O. Balogun, Esq. Summary of Facts The appellant, a legal practitioner, was a post-paid customer of the respondent on his GSM line No. 0803-720-0757. The appellant claimed that the respondent breached its contractual obligations to him when, for a cumulative period of thirty-one days, it blocked/ disconnected…
UK Judge Refuses US Extradition Request of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
A British judge has rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be “oppressive” because of his mental health. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said Monday Assange was likely to commit suicide if sent to the US The US government said it would appeal the decision….
Gov. Tambuwal Showers Encomium on Sokoto State Attorney-general, Suleiman Usman SAN
…Admonishes him to re-appraise self Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has described the State’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice as a very smart person, dedicated, ardent and devout. According to a statement by theSpecial Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Muhammed Bello, Gov. Tambuwal made the observation when he hosted a…
Speech Delivered by Dr. Hassan M. Liman SAN at the Valedictory Court Session in Honour of the Retiring Hon. Justice Suleiman Umaru Dikko
Speech Delivered by Dr. Hassan M. Liman SAN, FCIArb., MON, Leader of the Bar Nasarawa State, at the Valedictory Court Session Organised by the Nasarawa State Judiciary in Honour of the Retiring Hon. Justice Suleiman Umaru Dikko (Chief Judge) Nasarawa State. 31st December, 2020. PROTOCOL. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as…
Happy New Year from TheLoyal Nigerian Lawyer!
When by my solitary hearth I sit,When no fair dreams before my ‘mind’s eye’ flit,And the bare heath of life presents no bloom;Sweet Hope, ethereal balm upon me shed,And wave thy silver pinions o’er my head …“ -John Keats, ‘To Hope’. Wishing you and yours a safe, healthy, and prosperous new year! Share on: WhatsApp
10 Essential Attributes of a Good Law Student Intern
By Trust Osamiemwenyi Osato It is very pivotal for me to define who an intern is in the first place. An intern may be a graduate or an undergraduate who works in a specific professional field just to acquire basic experience and knowledge. Now, I would like to expantiate on the essential attributes of a…
The Law on the Impeachment of a Governor or a Deputy Governor in Nigeria
by Douglas Ogbankwa, Esq. The concept of impeachment is traced to the American Constitution where the Governor or the President can be impeached where he or she is found culpable of gross misconduct which the then Congressman, Gerald Ford stated during the impeachment process of President Richard Nixon following the celebrated Watergate scandal that: “Gross…
Ondo State AG Introduces New Guidelines for Fiat Application to Prosecute Criminal Cases in Court
CONSEQUENT UPON the need to develop and ensure speedy criminal trials in the Court of law in Ondo State, Nigeria, AND PURSUANT TO THE POWERS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ONDO STATE under section 211 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to institute, undertake, take over, continue and discontinue criminal…