Author: Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa

The situation with insecurity in Nigeria has reached the state of alarm. Across the land, life is uncertain, and no one is safe. In the centre of Nigeria in Abuja, the confrontation between the Shiites and security forces led to the death of five of their members. The general view is that the nation’s capital is only safe within the city itself, as cases of kidnapping, armed robbery and violent clashes are prevalent in the suburbs of the Federal Capital Territory. The North West region has witnessed a surge in rural banditry, with attacks reported in Katsina, Zamfara and Kaduna…

Last week, the Nigerian Bar Association organised a State of the Nation session on local government autonomy and the effect of the judgment of the Supreme Court. This is how it should be, for lawyers to be directly involved in the affairs of the nation with a view to influencing them for the benefit of the people. In a particular meeting of the National Executive Council of NBA that I attended during the tenure of Paul Usoro, SAN, it was resolved that in all meetings of NBA, a discussion on the state of the nation should be listed on the…

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)…