Tag: y! legal

@OrjiUka: Your lawyer should keep your secrets | And other duties (Y! Legal)

by Orji Uka Background The relationship that exists (or ought to exist) between lawyers and their clients is one of the most controversial but surprisingly less talked about relationships that…

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@Adedunmade to witches and wizards: A two year jail-term awaits you’ (Y! Legal)

by Adedunmade Onibokun If you have lived in Nigeria for a while then you must know how religious Nigerians can be, a visit to a church or mosque will prove…

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Adedunmade Onibokun: How to register your company without a lawyer (Y! Legal)

by Adedunmade Onibokun Many people have always toyed with the idea of registering their own companies and organisations, with SMEs sprouting up like wildfires in Nigeria and the drive for…

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Deji Olunlade: #Defamation – How social media can put you in trouble (Y! Legal)

by Deji Olunlade How expensive can that Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram picture, comedy skit, musical recording or cartoon illustration post be? You are heartbroken and just betrayed by your boyfriend…

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APC voltrons take note – The deployment of soldiers for elections is legal (Y! Legal)

by Orji Agwu Uka   However, in the absence (to my knowledge) of any law or regulation passed by the National Assembly on the deployment of troops to any part…

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Adedunmade Onibokun: Sue that nuisance, dude! (Y! Legal)

by Adedunmade Onibokun   Note that there are 2 types of nuisance, Public nuisance, which is a crime and actionable by the Attorney – General is committed where a person…

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Nana Nwachukwu: The Internet, justice and copyright (Y! Legal)

by Nana Nwachukwu Illegal transfer of intellectual property is considered as intellectual theft in the UK even if you are sharing what you downloaded from UC Browser via WhatsApp.  Copyright…

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Kelvin Erhonsele: Workplace Discrimination and the Law (Y! Legal)

by Kevin Erhonsele Discrimination often occurs when a person is treated less favourably than other people because of a protected characteristic defined by the law. Such characteristics may be disability,…

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Orji Aka Uka: Can a man rape his wife? (Y! Legal)

by Orji Aka Uka In the final analysis, the poser, can a man rape his wife has to be answered in the negative as far as Nigeria is concerned In…

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Deji Olunlade: Why only ladies can be raped and not men (Y! Legal)

by Deji Olunlade This female to male rape is otherwise called ‘made to penetrate” cases, it is, therefore, this writer’s submission that a more inclusive definition of rape be utilised,…

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Adeola Adeniyi: Your Legal Practitioner’s duties to you (Y! Legal)

by Adeola Adeniyi   The Legal Profession is a noble one and noble members of the bar do not address or relate with one another as do the unlearned.  The…

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Ayokunle Odekunle: Why you cannot get a divorce within 2 years of your wedding (Y! Legal)

by Ayokunle Odekunle   By virtue of Section 30(1) of the Matrimonial Causes Act, no proceeding for the dissolution of a marriage may be instituted within two years of the…

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‘Deji Olunlade: What you should know about impeachment in Nigeria (Y! Legal)

by Deji Olunlade This, respectfully, robes the House of Assembly powerfully in determining what constitutes gross misconduct. Therefore, any form of activity can be garbed as an impeachable offence in…

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