The Law And You

It is imperative to state that every purchaser of land in Nigeria must recognize that the process of acquiring a good title to land does not terminate after the execution…

•What Does The LAW Say? In most societies, rights of succession in inheritance matters are usually fraught with controversies and acrimony amongst beneficiaries particularly in intestacy succession. Intestacy is where…

When there is a collapse of matrimonial relations, Child Custody issues are often incidental to the proceedings.  In the award of the custody of a child, it is imperative to…

Children are considered to be a very significant and primary feature in a marriage in most African societies with particular reference to Nigeria. Couples who are unable to bear children…

The trained marksman suspected of killing one of former President George H.W. Bush’s doctors is on the run and could be hunting down a list of his lifelong enemies—according to…

The Social Media is agog with reports of the decision of the Nigerian Law School to formally Call to Bar, a hijab wearing Firdausi Amasa, who was denied the honour…

The Supreme Court has ordered a former Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr. Erastus Akingbola, to return to the Federal High Court in Lagos to face his…

Last week, we discussed the Traditional forms of marriages which for convenience sake, we categorized into Customary and Islamic Marriages. This week, our discussion is about Statutory Marriages. As I…

•Let Us Tell You Why +What The Law Says In Nigeria, we have multiple tribes and diverse religious beliefs, therefore our legal system recognizes different types of marriages. The law…