Introduction Fraudsters, money launderers, financiers of terrorism and other criminals are some of the weeds capable of becoming pests within the cryptocurrency space, if they are not adequately curtailed and eradicated. This accounts for the reason some countries of the world like China, Egypt, Colombia, Indonesia, etc are yet to fully adopt crypto within their

How I. T. Muhammad CJN (Rtd) emerged as CJN In 2019, the Federal Government of Nigeria preferred Charge No. CCT/ABJ/01/19 against the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Honourable Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen (CJN) for offences bordering on breach of code of conduct for public officers – non-disclosure of assets – at the Code

To attract briefs, law firms around the world activate legitimate strategic systems to achieve this objective. This is particularly the case for law firms operating within jurisdictions that place considerable restrictions on advertising like Nigeria. However, wooing a prospective client for briefs could be risky sometimes, especially in view of Rule 28 (5)(a) of the

In line with the laws that govern legal education in Nigeria, before a person can be qualified to practice law, he or she must have acquired a Law Degree (LLB) from a duly accredited university and in addition, pass through the Nigerian Law School for a one year (or more, in the case of students

Jagaban It was in 2006 that the Late former Emir of Borgu in Niger State, HRH Alh. (Senator) Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III (Mai Borgu), turbaned the Asiwaju of Lagos, and the former Governor of Lagos State, Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) with the prestigious title of the “Jagaban of Borgu”. Jagaban itself means “the Leader of

Introduction Beyond the mere promise to repay loans, prudent business entities and financial institutions generally rely on security in advancing loans to borrowers. The idea of security is the underlying assurance tied to something of value which flows from the borrower to the lender. In the law of secured credit transactions, under general groupings, we

Award-winning Nigerian comedian, skit-maker and content creator, Chukwuemeka Emmanuel, popularly known as Sabinus, has threatened legal action against UAC Food Ltd (makers of Gala sausage) for allegedly violating his image rights. In a similar fashion, Sabinus has also proceeded against FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc (makers of Peak Milk) for allegedly violating his trademark by using

In a statement below by Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity on 24 May, 2022 via EFCC’s official verified Twitter handle, the EFCC explained why its officers visited the home of former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today May 24, 2022, arrived at the