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US INDICTMENT: WAYS ABBA KYARI CONFIRMS HE HAS PLENTY OF QUESTIONS TO ANSWER

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States recently dropped a bombshell as they made frightening revelations which sought to connect Nigeria’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, with criminal conspiracy associated with internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi) and his gang. The FBI’s revelations were as contained in an affidavit presented before the […]

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July 30, 2021
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UNBELIEVABLE: HOW NIGERIA POLICE OBTAINED CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT THROUGH BLOODSHED

Dondos v. State [2021] 9 NWLR (Pt. 1780) 24 SC Sirajo Muhammed Dondos was charged with the offence of armed robbery. The only evidence available was his confessional statement which he argued was involuntary. Nevertheless, the High Court convicted and sentenced him. The Court of Appeal affirmed. On 29 January 2021, the Supreme Court overruled […]

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July 9, 2021
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An application to set aside an arbitral award is not in the nature of an appeal against the award.

Case Law

IS THERE A TIME LIMIT FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARD?

Generally, an arbitral award does not rank in exactly the same pedestal as a judgment of court. The final decision of a court of law is known as a judgment. While the final decision of an arbitral tribunal is called an award. The law provides that an arbitral award is binding on the parties and […]

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July 7, 2021
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HOW TO SAVE YOUR ACCOUNT FROM BANK’S EXCESS CHARGES: BUSINESS AND LEGAL TACTICS

Case Law

HOW FGN’S SHREWD MOVE TO AVOID A COMPROMISED N9.7B JUDGMENT DEBT WAS BLOCKED BY THE SUPREME COURT

Many a time, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), through some of its agencies, enter into several kinds of contracts. However, through what sometimes appear to be floppy policies, politics, negligence, corrupt practices or mere mischief, the FGN gets involved in unnecessary and avoidable contract breaches. Consequently, the Government is held liable in damages. The […]

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June 27, 2021
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SUPER TV CEO ALLEGEDLY KILLED ON THE “HIGHWAY” WHILE RIDING A “UNILAG PORSCHE”

Chidinma Ojukwu looks as gentle as a dove. A 21-year old student of the University of Lagos is caught up in a web of heavy allegation pertaining to the murder of Michael Usifo Ataga, the Chief Executive Officer at Super Network Limited (Super TV). Paraded in Lagos recently by the Lagos Commissioner of Police, the […]

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June 25, 2021
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SHELVE THE PROTESTS: LAGOS JUDICIAL PANEL MEMBER BEGS WITH REASONS

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RESTRUCTURING: BUHARI AND APC DECEIVED NIGERIANS AND THE WHOLE WORLD

Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN writes from Lagos… THE PRESIDENT AND RESTRUCTURING Nobody forced the President when he was campaigning in 2015, to make a solemn declaration in support of true federalism, the President was not compelled to travel all the way to London, to address stakeholders at Chatham House, on his avowed commitment to restructuring and […]

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June 22, 2021
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LIKE GRATIANO, BUHARI’S SPEECH IN THE FACE OF CRISIS WAS FULL OF BUSHELS OF CHAFF

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REAL REASONS BUHARI BANNED TWITTER

The Buhari-led Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the banning of Twitter in Nigeria. This is coming in the guise of the Government’s reaction to the deletion of the unfortunate tweet by the President regarding Nigeria’s civil war. We have clearly articulated everything wrong with the controversial tweet of the President. Nevertheless, a careful consideration […]

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June 4, 2021
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Trump Impeached. #ImpeachBuhari takes over in a nation hungry for real change.

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WHAT’S WRONG WITH BUHARI’S TWEET ON CIVIL WAR FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE?

A couple of days ago, President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd) made a controversial statement via his Twitter handle stating as follows: Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War. Those of us in the fields for 30 […]

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June 3, 2021
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Case Law

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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