October 2017 - Legal Nigeria

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Revisiting the Malabu oil scam

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— IN his speech at the recent Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Beneficial Ownership Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo revisited one of Nigeria’s most troubling and complicated oil scams, the Malabu Oil and Gas deal, involving Oil Prospecting Licence […]

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Oyo to employ State Counsels

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The Oyo State Government has fixed November 1, 2017 as the date for a written/weeding test for graduates of Law to be employed as the State Counsel on Grade Level 09 in the Oyo State Civil Service.The Chairman, Oyo State […]

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Lawyer charged with ‘forgery’

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By: Robert Egbe A Legal practitioner, Kole Bello, who allegedly forged a land Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), was yesterday charged before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere.Bello alongside three others, Chukwu Victor, Friday Palmer and Osumah Terry, were arraigned […]

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‘ILA promotes greater respect for and adherence to international law’

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By Joseph Onyekwere Prof. Fidelis Oditah International Law Association (ILA) is a body which focuses on the study, clarification and development of public and private laws. The president of ILA, Nigerian Branch, Prof. Fidelis Oditah QC, SAN in this interview with […]

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Juries seek enhanced ADR use in dispute settlement

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Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) The President, Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), and former AGF, Bayo Ojo (SAN), have canvassed an enhanced application of […]

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EFCC Recovers N11.9m For Redeemed Christian Church Of God

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FILE PHOTO: Recovered loots by the EFCC.The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for being ” an agent of transformation.This commendation was given by one of the regional ministers of the […]

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Police nab undergraduate for fraud

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Enugu State Police Command has arrested a suspect involved in impersonation of bank customers and beneficiaries of transfers from abroad, spokesman Ebere Amaraizu said in a statement. He added that the 23-year-old suspect was an undergraduate from Amaigbo in Nwangele […]

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Oyo State Begins Multi-Door Courthouse

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Abiola AjimobiGbenro Adesina/IbadanThe Oyo State Government on Sunday said that the Multi-door Court Law of 2017 targeted at liberalising the dispute resolution space and promote access to Justice for all residents has been passed by the State House of Assembly.The […]

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Lagos Police Move Against Drug Abuse, Criminal Activities In Hotels

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Edgal ImohimiBy Kazeem UgbodagaThe Lagos State Police Command has warned operators of night clubs, beaches, hotels, bars, lounges, among others in the State to henceforth put internal security measures in place to discourage drug abuse, drug peddling and other criminal […]

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Illegal Migration: Edo To Enact Law To Tackle Human Trafficking

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Prof. Yinka OmorogbeJethro Ibileke/BeninThe Edo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, has disclosed plans by the state government to enact laws against human trafficking, as part of the ongoing measures to tackle illegal migration and drastically […]