Do You Know Folake Solanke: The First Nigerian Female Lawyer To Wear The Silk Gown As Senior Counsel
Chief Folake Solanke was born on the 29th of March, 1932. She is a Nigerian lawyer, administrator, and social critic. She is the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria and the first Nigerian female lawyer to wear the silk gown as Senior Counsel. She is also the first Commissioner of Western State and is […]
Bolanle Austen-Peters
Bolanle Austen-Peters was born on the 4th of February, 1969. She is a Nigerian Movie and Theatre Director, and Lawyer. She is the founder and Managing Director of Terra Kulture, the foremost Nigerian Art and Culture centre located in Lagos. Her movie and Theatre company, BAP Productions has produced musicals, including ‘Saro: The Musical,’ ‘Wakaa […]
Men You Should Know: Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede
Aig-Imoukhuede was born on 24 September 1966 in Ibadan, Oyo State in Western Nigeria to parents who were in the civil service. His father, Frank Aig-Imoukhuede and mother, Historian Emily Aig-Imoukhuede(née Ihonde) had 3 other children, Erekpitan, Oluwakemi and Aigbovbioise. He hails from Sabongida-Ora, Edo State in Southern Nigeria. He lived with his family in […]
Did You Know? Idowu Sofola: The First African To Be Elected As The Secretary-General Of The International Bar Association
Chief Idowu Sofola, SAN, MON was popularly known as a Nigerian jurist, Bencher and President of the Nigerian Bar Association. He was previously the Chairman of the Nigerian Body of Benchers. Idowu was the first African to be elected as the Secretary-General of the International Bar Association. Read more about Did you know? Early […]
Foluke Akinmoladun: Legal Practitioner And Accountant
Foluke Akinmoladun is the founder and Managing Solicitor at Trizon Law Chambers, a legal firm based in Lagos. She has over 13 years of experience in legal practice, encompassing litigation, commercial law, and alternative dispute resolution. Read more about The law and you Specifically, she has taken on cases in maritime, estate management, debt […]
Social Media Influencer Of The Week: Dele Farotimi
Over the years, the challenges that have plagued Nigeria have been an eyeopener. They throw light on the need for Nigerians to be more vocal about social and political issues, as well as, the power social media gives them to exercise this right. Read more about Social media influencers As a result, we’ve witnessed […]
ThrowBack Thursday: Gani Fawehinmi – A Defender Of Human Rights
Ganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi was born on 22nd April 1938 to Saheed and Munirat Fawehinmi of Ondo, in Ondo State. Gani had his early education at Ansar-Ud-Deen Primary School, Ondo from 1947 to 1953 and Victory College, Ikare for his secondary school education from 1954 to 1958. Read more about Throwback Thursday Gani’s passion for human […]
Kanayo O. Kanayo’s Call To Bar, A Message Of Hope In A Time Of Despair
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo thrilled Nigerians with the message that he can now be addressed as “Anayo Modestus Onyekwere, Esq, MFR (Barrister And Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria).” The interesting thing about Kanayo’s achievement does not lie in the fact that he is a lawyer, Nigeria […]
Men You Should Know: Olisa Agbakoba
Olisa Agbakoba, is a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association from 2006 to 2008 and a founding partner of Olisa Agbakoba and Associates, a leading maritime specialist law firm in Lagos. He is also the founder of Nigeria’s foremost human rights organization, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO). He became known through his work in […]
Everyday Heroes: Ezinne Akudo Anyaoha
Ezinne Akudo Anyaoha is a Nigerian lawyer and beauty queen. Akudo was born on the 17th May 1990 in Imo State. She’s also an alumni from Federal Government Girls’ College, Owerri, Imo State and Abia State University. Ezinne Akudo Anyaoha was crowned Miss Nigeria in July, 2013. Read more about Everyday Heroes Anyaoha: The Rape […]
Akasemi Ollor, the 29-Year-Old Nigerian Who Helped Make History in Ghana’s Oil Industry
Akasemi Ollor isn’t 30 yet, but she’s already far out on the dream track of the average commercial lawyer. She’s making headlines, getting tipped for bigger things and just plowing through the often rocky terrain of business regulation with what looks like unusual ease. That’s the picture we get of Ollor’s career trajectory from the […]
The Law & You: Admissibility Of Electronic Evidence – Things To Look Out For
1.0 Introduction Today, everyday transactions are conducted on electronic platforms. The advent of technological development and the consequent evolution of paperless transactions have permeated every sphere of life, and the legal system is no exception: in the event of disputes involving transactions conducted through electronic means, parties are bound to rely on electronic evidence of such […]
Did You Know? The Late Nigerian Footballer, Samuel Okwaraji Was A Trained And Qualified Lawyer
To some, Samuel Okwaraji would be an unfamiliar name, especially if you were born in the 90’s or have no interest in football. Yet to others, Samuel Okwaraji’s name is one that brings memories of a hero, a patriot and a football star. It is a name fondly remembered by the manner of his death […]
The Law & You: What To Do If You Are In A Land Dispute
A land dispute is a common issue for landowners. We cannot always prevent these disputes, but these issues when they come up can be resolved. Land disputes There are many sources of a land disputes, these include inaccuracy of a deed description, or where the neighbours all agree that the legal description is correct, one […]
Nigerian Novelist, Elnathan John, Named Man Booker International Prize Judge
Elnathan John, who refers to himself as a “recovering lawyer”, is a Nigerian novelist and satirist. His 2015 debut novel, Born On A Tuesday, tells the story of a young man’s coming-of-age in Northern Nigeria. The book received critical acclaim and won a Betty Trask Award in 2017. The Man Booker International Prize The Man Booker […]
Know Your Rights Legal Series: Arrest
Meaning of arrest In technical terms, “arrest” simply means a seizure or forcible restraint of a thing, animate or inanimate. It is in this category meanings , you find such phrases as “cardiac arrest”, “arrested development” , “ship/vessel arrest” , “house arrest”, “arrest of judgment”, etc, etc. In legal parlance and for the purpose of […]