Marital Rape Under the Nigerian 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…

Are Your Funds Secure in a Failing Bank?

More than 70% percent of Nigerians have an account in a bank and this statistic keeps on increasing daily. As a result of the responsiveness of commercial banks in Nigeria, more and more Nigerians presently are comfortable with storing up their life savings and petty cash in these commercial banks. Despite this fact, a fear…

Validity of a Contract by an Illiterate

Contracts are an integral part of society today. Be it between two individuals, companies or organisations, contracts are what bind them together and solidifies whatever terms the parties have set out in them. What is a Contract? A contract can be generally defined as a voluntary binding agreement between two or more people which is…

Enforceability of Age Limit for Marriage in Nigeria

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…

Taxation: Definition, Benefits and Limits

After the establishment of the American constitution back in 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter a quote that has now become world famous. He stated that nothing can be said to be certain in this world except death and taxes. While for argument sake there may be other certainties in life, it is a…

Breach of Promise to Marry

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…

Your Fundamental Human Rights!

“When you deprive people of their right to live in dignity, to hope for a better future, to have control over their lives, when you deprive them of that choice, then you expect them to fight for these rights.” Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan Human Rights are so basic and important to every person…

Who is Granted Custody of a Child Born Out of Wedlock?

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…