May 2019

Blessing Okoro: Legal Liabilities of the “Homeless” CEO

Background – Nigerian Relationship Blogger, Blessing Okoro (also known as Blessing CEO), is the founder of a dating site known as Break or Make Up. The brief description as found on her site reads: “Blessing Nkiruka Okoro is a domestic violence survivor, relationship expert, Youtuber and owner of relationship blog Break or Make up. Her passion […]

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May 29, 2019
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Case Law

Counsel who asked Supreme Court to follow Court of Appeal decisions over its own had himself to blame.

Oil & Gas Export Free Zone Authority v. Osanakpo (SAN) [2019] 6 NWLR (Pt. 1668) 224 at 241, paras. F-G, per Augie, JSC: “So, the Appellant is asking this Court to follow its reasoning in the said case of N.E.P.A. v Edegbero (supra), as “such an approach will be consistent with the opinion of the […]

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May 27, 2019
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Law News

Am I a “Yahoo” Boy? 4 things the EFCC must prove in answer to Naira Marley.

Background – Nigerian singer, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, better known as Naira Marley, has been in the news lately, not for the beauty of his talents, but all for the wrong reasons. – It was reported that on the 10th of May, 2019, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (“EFCC” or “the Commission”) in an early […]

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May 22, 2019
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Case Law Law News

How a man who tried to bring electricity to his village was killed.

The Story Somewhere in Akwa Ibom State, one John Tom Umoh (now deceased), who was the Sanitation Chairman in his community was desirous of seeing to the success of an electrification project in his village. To this end, he indicated that certain trees needed to be felled for this purpose. He also identified one coconut […]

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May 22, 2019
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Special Feature

RACE FOR THE NBA LAGOS CHAIR: 8 VISIONS OF YEMI AKANGBE

INTRODUCTION Time is here again for the Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (“NBA Lagos” or “The Branch”) to elect the person who will pilot the affairs of the Branch as Chairperson. NBA Lagos was the forerunner of what is today known as the Nigerian Bar Association. By this historic fact, it earned the title, […]

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May 18, 2019
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Case Law Notable Pronouncements

An Attorney-General must be like Caesar’s Wife.

County & City Bricks Dev. Co. Ltd. v. Hon. Minister of Environment Housing & Urban Dev. & Anor [2019] 5 NWLR (Pt. 1666) 484 at 504, paras. F-G, per Eko, JSC: “The incumbents of the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation are men of honour who should be seen to be so. Like Caesar’s […]

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May 17, 2019
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Case Law Law News

How NNPC moved to stop an NGO from fighting oil pollution but met a brick wall at the Supreme Court.

Background Facts – A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) known as Centre for Oil Pollution Watch, commenced an action (as Plaintiff) at the Federal High Court, Lagos, against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) sued as Defendant over an alleged oil spillage in Acha Community of Isukwuato Local Government Area of Abia State. The NGO claimed that […]

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May 14, 2019
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Should Hon. Justice Bulkachuwa recuse herself from Atiku’s Election Petition?

Background It has been reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other groups like Access to Justice (AJ) have urged the President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, to re-consider her membership of the Court of Appeal Panel* hearing the election Petition filed on behalf of Atiku Abubakar and the PDP […]

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May 13, 2019
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Case Law

Is a third party liable to a bank under a domiciliation arrangement?

Julius Berger (Nig.) Plc & Anor v. Toki Rainbow Community Bank Ltd. [2019] 5 NWLR (Pt. 1665) 219 at 240, paras. F-G, per Augie, JSC: “So, a domiciliation payment is an arrangement between the bank and a borrower to domicile a payment due to the borrower from a third-party, with the bank. This arrangement does […]

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May 12, 2019
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Special Feature

2019 Lagos High Court Rules – The Changes and the Problems.

Introduction It is no news that the High Court of Lagos State recently launched the High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019 (“The New Rules”). Upon assumption of office as the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Hon. Justice Opeyemi Oke, pursuant to her powers under Section 274 of the Constitution of the Federal […]

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May 11, 2019
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