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 …