The Two (2) Rights of any Person whose Local or International Flight is Cancelled in Nigeria. By Onyekachi Umah,Esq. (Tip 236)
Where any flight (including both local and international) is cancelled by the airline operating company, it’s passengers are entitled some rights whether or not such flight was re-routed. The Two (2) Rights of any…
The Law and You
By Stephen Azubuike
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…
By Onyekachi Umah,Esq.
EFCC & Police Can Break/Damage Any House to Search and Arrest Suspects Even Without Warrants.
The EFCC, Police and other law enforcement agencies have the right to break any door or window in a house/place in order gain entrance, search and arrest a suspect with or without a warrant of arrest (so…
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Hon. Justice Ejembi Eko, JSC will be remembered for his many dissenting judgments at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the famous Onu Obekpa case where he convinced a High Court of Benue State that there’s no provision under the Criminal Procedure Code of Benue State which required
“Justices of [the Supreme] Court are human beings, capable of erring. It will certainly be short-sighted arrogance not to accept this obvious truth. It is also true that this Court can do inestimable good through its wise decisions. Similarly, the Court can do incalculable harm through its mistakes. When therefore it appears to learned counsel…
As the number of Presidential aspirants continues to burgeon ahead of the 2023 elections, a contender for the top office and legal practitioner, Okey Uzoho has asked the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja to hold that it was a violation of provisions of Section 84 (3) of the Electoral Act 2022 for…
An Abuja legal practitioner, Mr. Tunde Osinubi has asked the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, to issue Practice Directions in respect of Judicial Review cases arising from the Freedom of Information Act.
Osinubi in a letter to the Chief Judge said this is “due to the misconception in the minds of some Judges…
By Stephen Azubuike
Introduction
You might have been approached by someone to stand as a referee for the purpose of his or her employment. In this regard, you may be contacted to fill and sign a reference form.
What happens when such a person defrauds or commits a crime against the employer? Are you liable in…
The Court of Appeal Abuja Division has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022.
While delivering judgment on Wednesday, the three-member panel headed by Justice Hamma Barka held that the Federal High Court, Umuahia, had no jurisdiction to have…
Surrogacy : Why there should be laws Regulating Surrogacy Contracts in Nigeria.
By Barr. Nneoma Grace Ogbah
Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by an agreement, whereby a woman ( the surrogate mother) agrees to bear a child or children for another person(s), who are unable to have children themselves and who will become the…