Author: Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa

THE LEGAL OPTIONS To avoid these uncertainties, it is good to write a Will early enough, at least from age forty, when one has any reasonable asset worthy of preservation. Another option is to acquire assets in the joint names of the couple, for instance to buy land in the name of Mr. Joe Musa and Mrs. Jane Musa, being careful to ensure that both names are reflected separately and not as Mr and Mrs. Joe Musa. Also, the couple could incorporate companies, allot shares thereof to themselves and their children and then acquire their assets in the name of…

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN The United Nations declared December 10 every year as International Human Rights Day, mainly to highlight the rights now recognized globally as enuring to and enjoyed by human beings by virtue of their humanity. Although there is still so much ground to cover in the areas of protection of human rights, the decision to set aside a day for this purpose has helped in no small measure to draw global attention to the issue. As one of the guest speakers of the Human Rights Committee of the Premier Bar (Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association)…