May 2021

SUPREME COURT LASHES A LAWYER WHO SOUGHT TO ‘RECOVER’ HIS CLIENT’S N150M ALREADY PAID TO THE CLIENT TO HIS KNOWLEDGE

Passco Int’l Ltd v. Unity Bank Plc [2021] 7 NWLR (Pt. 1775) 224 (SC) Passco Int’l Ltd (The Appellant) informed its bank, Unity Bank Plc (The Respondent), that it had concluded plans for the sale of its property in Lagos State and of its intention to transfer the proceeds of the sale to the United […]

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May 27, 2021
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JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT AND STATE HIGH COURTS: SUPREME COURT RECOMMENDS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Case Law

DETERMINING LIMITATION PERIOD: SUPREME COURT SAYS COURTS MUST LOOK BEYOND THE WRIT OF SUMMONS AND STATEMENT OF CLAIM

Statoil (Nig.) Ltd v. Inducon (Nig.) Ltd & Anor [2021] 7 NWLR (Pt. 1774) 1 at 58-59, per M. D. Muhammad, JSC My lords, in the instant case, since it is the Appellant who pleaded that Respondents’ action is statute-barred, it is its burden to prove by credible evidence when the Respondents’ cause of action […]

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May 26, 2021
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ON LIMIT TO POWERS OF THE SUPREME COURT UNDER SECTION 22 OF THE SUPREME COURT ACT

Case Law

SUPREME COURT TAKES THE ISSUE OF FEDERAL HIGH COURT JURISDICTION TO ANOTHER WORRISOME DIMENSION

The “acrimony” between the Federal High Court and the State High Courts as it pertains to the jurisdiction of both courts appears to have the eternal status of the war between Israel and Palestine. In the recent case of Statoil (Nig.) Ltd v. Inducon (Nig.) Ltd & Anor [2021] 7 NWLR (Pt. 1774) 1, the […]

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May 25, 2021
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Case Law

EFCC SETS UP A SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE WITHOUT REWARD: IS THAT NOT CORRUPTION?

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up a social media challenge to encourage support to discourage corruption. According to the anti-graft agency, below are the details of how to participate. Let’s Stand Together Against Corruption! Join the #TogetherAgainstCorruption Challenge. 1. Download the beat on https://t.co/gyy5w1fPTa 2. Make your Dance, Drama, Rap, Sing […]

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May 24, 2021
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Case Law

JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT: ACCESS BANK MAKES “ABSURD” ARGUMENT AT THE COURT OF APPEAL

Access Bank Plc v. Okpu [2021] 6 NWLR (Pt. 1773) 563 at 588 per Ogakwu, JCA It is, most respectfully, ludicrous, preposterous and specious for the Appellant (Access Bank Plc) to contend that the loan facility it granted its customer in the course of carrying on banking business is a simple contract which does not […]

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May 24, 2021
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Case Law

MOST COUNSEL APPEARING BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT CITE CASES LIKE ROBOTS – NWEZE, JSC

Access Bank Plc v. Onwuliri [2021] 6 NWLR (Pt. 1773) 391 at 418-419 My Lords, permit me to make one observation before signing off this Judgment. Learned Counsel for the Appellant, like most Counsel appearing before us, has the tendency of adopting a mechanical, robotic approach to the citation of cases. In the instant appeal, […]

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May 23, 2021
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Legal Explainer

WHAT IS RESTRUCTURING?

Sometime in 2017, the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, said: It is not the government that is not clear about what restructuring means, rather it is the people who are asking for restructuring who are not clear about what restructuring means. “Restructuring” has remained a political device used as a campaign tool or a weapon […]

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May 14, 2021
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Crime Report Trending

INIUBONG UMOREN: IN A GAME OF CONSCIENCE AND WITS, ALLEGED KILLER PLEADS SELF-DEFENCE

The news of the death of Iniubong Umoren, the young Nigerian lady allegedly killed in cold blood while in search of a job, has remained one of the most unfortunate incidents in these trying times in Nigeria. A young man, Uduak Frank Akpan, currently “cooling off” in the Police net at Akwa Ibom State has […]

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May 14, 2021
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News Opinions

INSECURITY: FED GOVT TO UNLEASH “OVERWHELMING FORCE” IN COMING DAYS

The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, spoke at a press conference in Lagos on 11 May 2021 where he made serious remarks concerning the insecurity situation in the country. The Minister noted as follows: [The Federal Government] acknowledges the security challenges we face at this time, from terrorism to kidnaping, banditry and farmer-herder conflict, it […]

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May 11, 2021
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Crime Report Opinions

ATTEMPT TO ROB BUHARI’S CHIEF OF STAFF: ANY BIG DEAL?

Peoples Gazette exclusively reported that recently, suspected robbers invaded the residences of President Buhari’s two senior aides – Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, and Admin Officer, Abubakar Maikano, within the neighbourhood of the Presidential Villa. This ugly incident allegedly occurred notwithstanding the heavy security presence around Nigeria’s palace of power. More so, considering the […]

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May 11, 2021
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