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[UNBELIEVABLE]: READ THE DICTION USED BY COUNSEL IN A BRIEF – SUPREME COURT BLOWS HOT

Legal advocacy entails a lot. A good advocate is known by a number of qualities and skills which include analytical skills, research skills, listening skills, responsiveness, sound logical and philosophical thinking mind, creativity, ability to think on one’s feet, persuasive skills, communication skills among others. In the case of persuasive and communication skills, a good […]

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October 7, 2022
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Case Law

SUPREME COURT BERATES A MAGISTRATE FOR BEHAVING LIKE “AN IMPERIAL MAJESTY”: LESSONS

Persons sitting as judges in competent courts or tribunals enjoy absolute respect for their honourable status and most especially, for the qualities and skills they possess, such as patience, intelligence, firmness, courage, open-mindedness, listening and communication skills, knowledge, understanding, tact, courtesy, judicial temperament, integrity, probity, humility, punctuality, among others. While we have many judicial officers […]

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September 19, 2022
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I. T. MUHAMMAD CJN RESIGNS: WHY SUDDEN RESIGNATION MET SUDDEN JUBILATION

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 […]

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June 28, 2022
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HOW MTN CUSTOMER TRIED TO MAKE A WINDFALL FOR ALLEGED LINE DISRUPTION BUT FAILED: LESSONS

The Nigerian Communications Commission Act (NCCA) was passed to protect the rights and interests of service providers and consumers within Nigeria. The NCCA created the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as a regulatory agency with the mandate to protect and promote the interests of consumers against unfair practices including but not limited to matters relating to […]

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March 12, 2022
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SUPREME COURT BERATES A LAWYER WHO TRIED SOME LEGAL ACROBATICS BUT COLLAPSED

Aliyu v. State [2021] 17 NWLR (Pt. 1805) 197. One Nura Aliyu (the Appellant) was arraigned in Court for stabbing one Jamilu Yahaya with a knife on the head and stomach. The man died. The Appellant confessed to the crime. His confessional statements were admitted in evidence without objections. When the statement was read to […]

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January 18, 2022
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HOW A BREAKAWAY PASTOR SOUGHT TO ACQUIRE LAND BELONGING TO HIS FORMER CHURCH – LESSONS

The Registered Trustees of Apostolic Church of Christ v. The Registered Trustees of Grace Church of Christ [2021] 16 NWLR (Pt. 1801) 105 The Story A pastor known as Pastor Igbeare was a pastor of the Apostolic Church of Christ and rose to the position of Vice President. The Apostolic Church of Christ was registered in […]

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January 14, 2022
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HOW LPDC “PERVERSELY” BREACHED THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF A LAWYER SOUGHT TO BE DEROBED

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) is the body charged with the responsibility to hear and determine allegations of professional misconduct against any legal practitioner in Nigeria. Although the LPDC is not a regular court, it however ranks as a “court” in the sense that an appeal can be lodged against its decision; and it […]

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October 31, 2021
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SERVICE OF NOTICE OF APPEAL ON COUNSEL: SUPREME COURT IN FRESH CONTROVERSY

Introduction The Rules of Courts mostly provide that court processes used to commence court actions (originating processes) such as Writ of Summons, Originating Summons, etc must be served personally on a defendant (where the defendant is an individual). Notice of Appeal (used for the commencement of an appeal) equally ranks as an originating process. Of […]

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October 28, 2021
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FURTHER PERSPECTIVES ON RECEIVERSHIP: I.T.B. PLC V. OKOYE IN FOCUS

Introduction Receivership remains one of the ways a secured creditor may recover debts owed to it by a company. By this, a creditor reserves the right to appoint (by deed) a receiver for the purpose of realising the assets (sell some of the assets or the company itself) of the debtor company towards the satisfaction […]

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September 24, 2021
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ON LIMIT TO POWERS OF THE SUPREME COURT UNDER SECTION 22 OF THE SUPREME COURT ACT

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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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