THE appointment of women in 2012 as heads of the nation’s appellate courts for the first time in Nigeria’s history was seen in judicial circle as a major lift in the country’s judiciary. But many stakeholders in the judiciary still believe...

THE level of impact he made in office as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) was amazing, considering the fact that he had the record of being the first CJN with the shortest time within which to work. Justice Dahiru Musdapher, immediate past CJN...

In the Court of Appeal, Nigeria,

Yola Judicial Division,

Holden at Jalingo,

On Wednesday, June 27, 2012,

Before their Lordships:

Monica B. Dongban-Mensem, Justice, Court of Appeal;

Chima Centus Nweze,  Justice, Court of...

THE presiding judge of an Ilorin Area Court, Mr. Ibrahim Abdulquadri, will on Wednesday hear an application filed by a 30-year-old man, Suleiman Mohammed, of Ojagboro area, in Ilorin, seeking the dissolution of his two-year-old marriage on the...

‘A’ PURCHASED a parcel of undeveloped land a long time ago and the purchaser started a building on it, which development he had taken to lintel level, then the purchaser died. His children, who, as youngsters, used to follow their father to...

A RIGHTEOUS man leaves inheritance for his off springs says the holy book.  We all must die someday but what live on are our off springs, legacies, assets, liabilities, problems we solved and those we created. The death of a person is not the...

THE media has an important role in placing the appropriate weight to accusations as opposed to convictions. Today, once a person is accused of committing a crime, the reports coming from the press amount to convictions especially in corruption...

The National Assembly is expected to give Nigerians a new constitution before August next year, if the Senate timetable for amending the grund-norm is anything to go by. According to a 16-month and 11-point timetable, of which four points have...

RENOWNED American black leader, Martin Luther King Jr., in one of his foremost statements, asked an instructive question: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others…?”

This aphorism aptly epitomizes the...

In the Court of Appeal of Nigeria,

Yola Judicial Division,

Holden at Jalingo,           On Wednesday May 23, 2012,

Before their Lordships:

Monica B. Dongban-Mensem,          Justice, Court of...

In the High Court of Lagos State,

In the Ikeja Judicial Division,

Before Justice Y.O. Idowu (Mrs.),

Sitting at Court No. 8

General Civil Division, Ikeja,

On Wednesday, November 2012

Suit No. ID/1487/2008

Between:

Dr. Hakim Akinlade...

THIS unresolved situation has further damaged the perception of the judiciary in the minds of the public to an unacceptable low. Howbeit, it is still important for media practitioners to always bear in mind that issues relating to the integrity of...

What are wills and testaments?

TESTAMENT is the collective term used to describe all the documents relating to the executory of a deceased person. Every testament has an inventory of the dead person’s property. This may be a brief summary...

A HOUSEWIFE, Abigail Godwin, has urged an Ilorin Area Court to dissolve her marriage to Godwin Nduka because her husband “is a drunk and a chain smoker”.

The petitioner, who lives in Sango area of Ilorin, alleged that her husband had refused...

A HOUSE wife, Mrs. Grace Asunmi, has prayed an Ilorin Area Court to dissolve her three-year-old marriage because her husband, Matthew, “is very stubborn and a trouble maker.’’

Mrs. Asunmi, 35, who lives in Eyenkorin area, Ilorin, Kwara...

Recently, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) expressed concern over its inability to realize the deadline for the mobile number portability scheme and subsequently, issued a new deadline for the implementation of the scheme to, at least...

ONE of the finest African proverbs says: “A child who knows how to wash his or her hands clean will dine with the elders”. This may certainly be one of the best ways to begin to write about Bunmi Awoniyi, a Nigerian lady, who was recently...

In the Court of Appeal of Nigeria,

Yola Judicial Division,

Holden at Jalingo,

On Wednesday May 23, 2012,

Before their Lordships:

Monica B. Dongban-Mensem                      Justice...

In the High Court of Lagos State,

In the Ikeja Judicial Division,

Before Justice Y.O. Idowu (Mrs.),

Sitting at Court No. 8

General Civil Division, Ikeja,

On Wednesday, November 2012

Suit No. ID/1487/2008

Between:

Dr. Hakim Akinlade...

MUTUAL Wills: A Will is mutual when two testators confer upon each other reciprocal benefits by either of them constituting the other his legatee. But when the legatees are distinct form the testators, there can be no position for Mutual...