Turning Justice into a Waiting Game: How Defendants Use Delay Tactics to Evade Trial in Nigeria Introduction: A Calculated Game of Delay They come to court, but never all at once. One defendant shows up while another sends in a medical excuse. On another date, a lawyer claims to be at a funeral. Then suddenly, […]
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Justice Samira Bature of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, on Thursday issued a stern warning to a property developer, Cecil Osakwe, and his co-defendants, including lawyer Victor Giwa, over continued attempts to evade arraignment in a criminal case filed by the Federal Government. Listed as Defendants in the
LPDC Suspends Abuja Lawyer for Property Fraud in =N=29 Million Real Estate Scam The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has suspended Abuja-based lawyer, Everestus Chinedum Ugwuowo, from practicing law in Nigeria for five years, following his indictment in a ₦29 million property fraud case. The suspension was the outcome of a petition filed by Mrs.
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AIG Fayoade Warns Officers Against Unlawful Detention and Civil Case Interference The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Adegoke Fayoade has warned his officers and men against unnecessary/prolong detention of suspects. Fayoade gave the warning during his monthly lectures of officers and men in his command headquarters, Onikan Lagos. He also
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A little over two decades ago, away from its perception as a shrine for the resolution of the most rarefied disputes in the country, the Supreme Court of Nigeria played host to a Nigerian drama. With less than two years to go before retirement, a senior justice of that court approached then Chief Justice of
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WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DIVORCE?  Understanding Alimony and Settlement Rights in Nigeria Introduction The marriage is over. The love is gone. But what happens to the children, the house, the land, the cars and all you built together? Do you walk away with just your personal belongings and a shattered heart? Not if you know
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Joseph Chu’ma Otteh: The man who changed Human Rights Enforcement in Nigeria. The legal career of Joseph Chu’ma Otteh, whose mortal remains were committed to earth on 20 June 2025, could easily have been different. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife in 1988, very much one
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An Abuja Lawyer, other over forgery, Impersonation An Abuja-based lawyer, Victor Giwa, has been dragged before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, over allegations of forgery and impersonation. In the charge marked CR/150/25 filed by the Inspector General of Police, Giwa and his co-defendant, Ibitade Bukola Olugbenga, are accused of
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How Qualified Privilege in Nigerian Defamation Law May Protect VeryDark Man Defamation in Nigeria is a significant legal concern, especially when individuals make statements about public figures or institutions. Â However, qualified privilege is a key defense in defamation cases, protecting individuals who speak on matters of public interest, especially when they are honest and act
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Numan, the town that lends its name to one of the 21 Local Government Areas in Adamawa State in north-east Nigeria, is home to the Bwatiye (Bachama), a transnational identity group stretching into parts of Cameroon. Located in the basin of Benue River and one of its tributaries, River Taraba, Numan’s fecund lands play host
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