Divorce Petition is a process I often find difficult to take up on behalf of a client, but where love goes sour, it is inevitable, especially where cruelty and violence pose imminent danger...

Environmental justice in Nigeria's Niger Delta raises critical questions about whether courts can effectively protect communities from oil pollution. Through landmark cases like Bodo and Centre for Oil Pollution Watch, Nigerian courts have begun to recognize environmental harm claims, but the path to meaningful remedies remains complex. The effectiveness of judicial protection depends on legal frameworks, access to justice, and the ability to deliver timely, comprehensive remedies that go beyond compensatio

Land ownership in Nigeria is a complex issue deeply rooted in history, culture, and power dynamics.

Nigeria's Data Protection Commission is reviewing the NDPA 2023 to directly regulate artificial intelligence, robotics, and big data—marking a pivotal shift from vague references to "emerging technologies" toward explicit AI governance.

There are a number of criticisms leveled at cryptocurrencies in Nigeria, the most common is the link to criminal activities associated with its use. Unfortunately for law enforcement agencies, cryptocurrencies are...

‘SAFE' stands for Simple Agreement for Equity Finance. It is a relatively new type of contract created by the American seed money start-up accelerator YCombinator in 2013.

There has been a rapid growth and expansion of start-up activity in Nigeria particularly in the Tech industry.

Recently, the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) was unveiled. Some of the implications and intriguing facts about the Petroleum Industry Act ("PIA") 2021 are highlighted in these slides.

One great way of expanding one's business is to establish it in other countries like Nigeria, but why foreign direct investments in Nigeria? Nigeria is the most populous African nation...

Very few things beat the feeling of having more than enough money in your bank account or the excitement the sound of a credit alert brings.

When a marriage ends in Nigeria, the absence of a prenuptial agreement can turn asset division into a prolonged legal battle that destroys the very wealth couples fought to protect. While prenups are not illegal under Nigerian law, their enforceability depends on careful drafting and judicial discretion under the "just and equitable" standard of Section 72(2) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970.

Environmental justice extends far beyond basic environmental protection, encompassing fairness, equality, and equitable distribution of environmental benefits and burdens across all communities. Dr Udenna Chukwulobe of Olisa Agbakoba Legal examines widespread misconceptions about environmental justice in Nigeria, from its geographic scope to its relationship with economic development and constitutional rights.

Can the constitutional right to life be meaningfully protected while ignoring environmental conditions that make life unsafe? This article examines the evolving Nigerian legal framework connecting environmental degradation in oil-producing communities to fundamental constitutional rights, analyzing key court decisions that have shaped—and continue to contest—the relationship between pollution and the right to life.

Nigeria is in an extremely fragile state. Available indices show characteristics of a failing state. There are conflicts and agitations everywhere, feelings of marginalization and exclusion...

Nigeria's environmental rights litigation has evolved through landmark cases that tested constitutional boundaries and expanded access to justice. From the groundbreaking Gbemre decision recognizing environmental protection as a fundamental right, through judicial restraint in Opara, to the Supreme Court's standing expansion in Centre for Oil Pollution Watch...

The global sports news airwaves have been dominated by the news of the recent move of Argentine Superstar, Lionel Messi from F.C Barcelona of Spain to Paris Saint Germain (P.S.G.)...

A Kenyan court addressed the quantum of damages in a copyright infringement case involving exclusive English Premier League broadcasting rights, where the plaintiff sought USD 1.7 million...

Annual general meetings (AGMs) are integral components of corporate governance in Nigeria. Words like resolutions, proxies, votes, shares, directors and investors though synonymous...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted the Presidential and National Assembly Elections and has declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu the President-Elect.

The Bosman verdict had the most obvious immediate impact of removing football clubs' control of players whose contracts had expired, allowing them to sign new deals with rival teams...