LEGAL EMPERORS

Yesterday, September 17, 2024 was designated as World Patient Safety Day. This day focuses on raising awareness about patients’ rights and the responsibilities of healthcare professionals. Patients have the right to receive accurate diagnoses, access their medical records, and ask questions to gain clarification from medical staff without feeling belittled. This year’s theme is “Improving […]

On this conspicuous day, let us take a moment to honor the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as we celebrate Eid-ul-Mawlid. This special occasion is a reminder of compassion, kindness, and justice. It is a time to come together in unity and love, embracing the wisdom of the Prophet. Wishing you peace and enlightenment on […]

Recently, a nationwide protest under the banner of #EndBadGovernance In Nigeria swept the country. However, in the northern region, tensions escalated when some protesters were seen brandishing the Russian flag. This act raises significant concerns about its implications on national sovereignty and internal security.While the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 guarantees the rights to freedom of […]

Nigerian Banks face hundreds of lawsuits every year that could potentially cost billions of Naira in claims, according to excerpts from the disclosures in annual reports of the banks. The banks are sued in excess of billions of Naira by their customers, suppliers  etc for various reasons. Some get sued for excess bank charges, wrongful […]

The Supreme Court of India has banned a controversial Islamic practice of instant divorce as arbitrary and unconstitutional, in a landmark verdict for gender justice that will stop Muslim men calling off a marriage on a whim. In India, Muslim men have been able to end their marriages by saying the word “talaq” — Arabic […]

A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has ordered the Federal Government to “immediately release to Nigerians, information about the names of high-ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered and the circumstances under which funds were recovered, as well as the exact amount of funds recovered from each public official.” The judgment was […]

The Supreme Court in the recent case of Mainstreet Bank Ltd  (now Skye Bank Limited) vs Victor Anaemen Iwu has held that all decisions of the National Industrial Court can be appealed. This decision has laid to rest the substantial question of law on finality of decisions of the National Industrial Court. The apex court […]

According to news agencies, Egypt’s president has signed into law a contentious new bill to regulate non-governmental organizations, triggering fears of an intensified crackdown on civil society. President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi approved the law on May 24, 2017 after parliament approved it in November last year. Rights lawyer Gamal Eid slammed the text of the […]

A Lagos High Court has barred local government areas from conducting marriages across the country. The court, in a judgment, declared that the Local Government Unified Marriage Certificate was unknown to law and therefore unconstitutional, null and void. The court further declared that Local Governments did not have the powers to issue modified or customised […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA) to make Calabar Free Trade Zone a pilot industrial city in the country, the new Managing Director Emmanuel Jime announced this in Calabar, capital of Cross River State. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call on Gov Ben Ayade in his office in […]