Value of the Weapon in Prosecution of Alleged Robbery: Review of Supreme Court’s Decision in Ibrahim v. COP by Moruff Balogun
IBRAHIM V. C. O. P: On whether prosecution must tender weapon of alleged robbery. An insight into the Supreme Court decision therein. Citation: [2020]15 NWLR PT.1746 PG. 122. Courtsey: Moruff O. Balogun Esq. Summary of facts: On 23/10/2007, PWI was driving a taxi, a Toyota Starlet, red in color with Registration Number BC 425 RBC
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Why I am crowdfunding my fees to New York University by Caleb Adebayo
Over the past three weeks, my friends and I have flooded social media with fliers, texts and a video asking the public to help get me to New York University. This has in no way been a small task, and I am grateful for all that have been supportive. I thought it necessary to explain
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LAWYARD SPOTLIGHT: Oluwashina Adeboboye (Managing Partner at Ingenium Legal Practice)
Oluwashina Adeboboye is a technology lawyer and legal entrepreneur with varying experience in dispute resolution practice, tech law, data science and business management. He is presently a managing partner at his firm Ingenium Legal Practice where provides legal and technical advice to emerging businesses and ensures the smooth management of his firm. Kindly tell us
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How to Select an Efficient Personal Injury Lawyer?
Accidents are a regular part of your daily life. Anyone could encounter an accident anytime, anywhere, due to his own mistake or because of others’ fault on the road. Whatever the case may be, it is very much essential for you to hire an expert lawyer like Portland injury attorney Marc Johnston to handle the
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How You Can Make Your Personal Injury Claim Stronger
All accidents are repelling, but still, they do occur. People get injured, and vehicles get damaged. You cannot do anything but handle things sensibly. One of the most important aspects of accidents is the handling of your personal injuries the way they should be. You must manage to receive the proper medical treatment against the
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When Should You Get a Lawyer for a Car Accident?
Dealing with a team of professional lawyers from your car insurance company after you are met with an unfortunate car accident is not easy to deal with. Without a wide array of knowledge, experience, and proper awareness of your legal claim, you will be at their mercy regarding the fate of your claim. So, it
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Nigeria’s Premier Corporate Pro Bono Organisation Hosts its First Webinar on Transactional and Corporate Pro Bono for Lawyers in Africa
The GreenRidge Foundation, a Community Economic Development (CED) based non-profit organisation was created to drive Africa’s economic transformation by empowering Africa’s entrepreneurs through access to quality pro bono legal support, leveraging technology. The Foundation provides a web-based software that helps connect vision-driven entrepreneurs and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with leading corporate law firms/
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An Overview of the Electronic Banking System in Nigeria: Challenges and the way forward.
Introduction The Nigerian banking system is one that has experienced a drastic change. Prior to this time, we had in place a manual banking system which occasioned much hardship on individuals. A notable example is an instance where an individual’s presence was of high essence before a transaction could be completed and amongst other challenges.
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Raising Fresh Cause of Action: One Limit of a Counter-claim
Introduction Litigation is one of the core ways of resolving disputes across the world. It is often referred to as the last resort in the conflict resolution process. The process of litigation involves the parties submitting themselves to a Court with requisite jurisdiction to entertain their disputes upon an action commenced by one of them.
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An Examination of the Demerits of the Plea of Allocutus: Nigeria in Context.
Introduction Upon the trial and subsequent conviction of an accused person in every criminal trial, the legal practitioner representing the accused person may rise to solicit for a reduction in the number of years of punishment meted on the accused by the trial Judge. This plea usually made by the lawyer of the accused person
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