THE NEXT OF KIN SAGA: Obi Cubana’s adopted child Chidi took to social media on a trending TikTok challenge and posted, “Nothing do my shoulder; I just realise sey I be next of kin.” Obi Cubana came on social media and cleared the air by posting a picture of himself and his biological son Alex […]
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Introduction Hire purchase in Nigeria is a pivotal financial instrument in Nigeria, enabling individuals and businesses to acquire assets through installmental payments while deferring full ownership until the final payment. This system is particularly significant in a developing economies with small scale businesses like Nigeria, where access to traditional credit(loan) is often limited. This article
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Introduction Applying for a Letter of Administration in Lagos State demands strict compliance with both statutory provisions and procedural rules in the High Court’s Probate Registry. Any misstep, whether omitting a required form, skipping a registry search, or filing out of turn, can lead to adjournments, objections, extra costs, or even dismissal of the application.
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Fair dealing in copyright aims to strike a balance between the rights of creators and the public’s access to creative works. Indeed, one way it seeks to achieve this balance is through the defence of fair dealing, which permits limited use of copyrighted materials without the owner’s permission under specific circumstances. What is Fair Dealing
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Abstract The concept of duty of care entails the legal obligation imposed on individuals or entities to exercise a reasonable standard of care in actions that could foreseeably cause harm to others. This article examines the duty of care owed by establishments to vehicle owners in Nigeria, with a specific focus on the legal implications
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Dispute is an intricate aspect of human interaction, and there is a need to resolve this dispute in order to foster continuous human association and cooperation. There are several means of resolving disputes. It could be settled through the court system established in your jurisdiction (Judicial) or it could be settled out of court either
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THE TORT OF DEFAMATION IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION The tort of defamation is concerned with the damage to reputation caused by injurious publications. The purpose of the law of defamation is to protect the good reputation of a person from being damaged by another person. Thus, defamation is the publication of a statement which tends to
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LEGALITY OF PROSTITUTION IN NIGERIA. Bernard Joseph Saurin once said: “the law often allows what honor forbids.” It is very easy to confuse anything considered to be a sin or something immoral, with a crime. Especially in highly religious countries where people impute extreme standards of morality and chastity on themselves. However, for public order,
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The Roles and Importance of Collecting Societies in Nigeria. It is almost impossible to fathom a world where creativity is hidden away from the public space, where the only people allowed to see, hear and enjoy it are the creators of such masterpieces, where the public is denied the opportunity of taking part in the
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Cuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos. This is a legal Latin maxim principle called the ad coelum principle. which means that “whoever’s the soil, it is theirs all the way to heaven and all the way to hell.” In the ordinary context, it is used to describe the extent of
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