Did you know that many localities in contemporary Nigeria still construe a valid marriage to mean the living together of a man and a women with the ultimate objective of procreation? Quite a misconception, as such relationship is but mere Cohabitation in the eyes of the law, regardless of the duration, or the number of…
I heard once, on television, of a child of a celebrity in America who was less than 10 years old and had an estate worth millions in her name. Of course, she wasn’t the youngest business mogul in the world, her parents probably acquired the properties for her but they were in her name, they…
Love they say is a beautiful thing. When two people are in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together, they usually decide to get married. Across cultures, religions, languages and continents, marriage is perceived as something beautiful and a blessing. In some cultures, parents betroth their children at very young ages…
We live in an age where more youths are business minded and investment forward, unsurprisingly people are beginning to have more assets at a young age. As a result people are more cautious when it comes to marriage as they begin to worry about what may happen to these hard earned assets in the event…
Marriage is seen as a sacred union between two people. It is a contract which they have decided to enter into and is believed to be till ‘death do us part‘ meaning, for life. There are however certain situations that may lead to the end of such Marriage contract even before death parts them. Just…
Before, natural birth was seen to be the only true way to raise a child but today, there are numerous ways a couple or individual can raise a child and one of them is Adoption of a child. Laws Governing Adoption in Nigeria The 1999 Constitution The Child’s Right Act The Eastern Nigeria Adoption Law,…
As human beings evolve and our societies change, our laws must keep up with the changes and define our interactions in the context of our new societies especially laws on Rape and Marital Rape. There are many areas of our laws in Nigeria that have not kept up with the times. And there are areas…
Legal writers as well as various legislations have been in the ring for ages exchanging punches over this very controversial topic – age limit for marriage in Nigeria (Marriageable Age). These legislations provide different ages which throw the citizenry into perpetual confusion. Let us take a shallow look at the various municipal legislations regulating age…
Omoge is an Auditor who works in one of the top audit firms in Nigeria. She met Adere in 2015 and fell deeply for him. Adere was the man of her dreams, he was anything a woman could ever wish for. He was tall, handsome, adventurous, ambitious, all shades of lovely was he. Adere wasn’t overly rich but he was comfortable and being a top Auditor, Omoge…
Most times in our society the solution to our vagaries of challenges may be around us but hardly do we know them. The reason is very simple; they do not appear in the form recognizable. Unfortunately, I know of families that almost cut themselves in pieces as a result of this. Position of the Law…
