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Lawyer anchored in Lagos || Nationwide Counsel || Corporate, Commercial, Property & Disputes Law || Devoted to law as craft and calling.
Lagos Nigeria Katılım Ağustos 2022
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When Coca Cola announced it sold 4 times more than Pepsi in 2001, Pepsi responded with this commercial:
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This driver decided to leave his Car and fled on foot 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
Oh my gosh I never laughed so hard in my Life 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭.
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In Brazil, a 5-year-old girl was captured on video feeding lunch to her classmate, who was born without arms.
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@olu_oyeniyi @egi_nupe It is actually Layi Wasabi’s comment in one of his skits. All na cruise.
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My brother, nobody will pay that amount for just an appearance.
Adekunle Olanipekun@sen_adekunle
The same man has been paid more than that just to come lead a team argue a brief at the Supreme Court more recently. He came out of retirement to argue the Appeal.
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BREAKING: President Trump has shared footage of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting and a photo of the suspect.
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To whom it may concern as copied from Taiwo Aromolarn on LinkedIn.
Young lawyers, if you walk into court with these 7 authorities, no objection will take you off guard:
1. Atanda & Ors v. Ajani & Ors (1989)
When to use this:
Opposing counsel tries to introduce evidence or elicit testimony on facts not pleaded in the statement of claim or defence.
Your response:
“My Lord, this evidence goes to no issue. The facts it seeks to establish were never pleaded. We urge the court to discountenance it as it is inadmissible.”
2. Section 1(1) of the Evidence Act
Torti v. Ukpabi (1984), citing Kuruma v. The Queen (1955)
When to use this:
Opposing counsel objects to your evidence on the grounds of how it was obtained e.g., arguing it was improperly or illegally obtained.
You respond:
“My Lord, relevance is the basis of admissibility. Once the evidence is relevant to the matters in issue, it is admissible.
How it was obtained is of no moment at this stage.”
3. Ndu v. State (1990); FRN v. Saraki
When to use this: Opposing counsel discloses information not contained in his pleadings or affidavit from the Bar.
Your response: “My Lord, the law is trite. No matter how brilliant Counsel’s oral address is, it cannot take the place of evidence.
The court of law is a court of facts and facts are established when supporting evidence is adduced.
4. Akpan v. Bob & Ors (2011)
When to use this:
The opposing counsel suggests that your brief is defective and should be struck out.
Your response:
“My Lord, even where a brief is alleged to be bad, the only consequence the court may visit upon it is an adverse comment.
It has no jurisdiction to regard such a brief as no brief at all… It cannot strike it out on the premises of being bad.”
5. NNPC v. Clifco Nig. Ltd. (2011)
When to use this: After winning, opposing party resists a costs order;
Your response:
“My lord, costs follow the event in litigation. A successful party should not be deprived of the fruits of litigation unless there are specific reasons why he should be deprived of his entitlement.”
6. Sodipo v. Lemminkainen & Anor (1986)
When to use this:
Opposing counsel objects to an affidavit because it was deposed to by a lawyer.
How to respond:
“My Lord, an affidavit sworn by counsel is not objectionable in principle.
It is only improper where the subject-matter involves privileged client communication or places counsel in a position of being cross-examined. Neither condition is present here.”
Which of these stood out to you?
P.S: Lawyers, what case law will you recommend as no. 7?👇👇
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“The bottom line is laziness. People simply do not want to work.”
—Ghanaian mechanics working in Johannesburg have pushed back against xenophobic claims that foreigners are taking jobs, arguing instead that many opportunities exist for those willing to learn skills and put in the work.
They insist they are ready to train others, but say unwillingness to work remains the bigger challenge.
[🎥:streetbarrister]
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The best part of Sowore’s impact on this MTN matter and the great result that ensued is that no one can say “he’s doing it because election is coming” because EVERYTHING, I mean EVERYTHING he does now, he’s been doing from time immemorial.
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“We really do not have problems with Nigerians... It's the people who are doing criminal activities that we have a problem with.”
King Jonguxolo Sandile says the focus should be on criminal activity, not nationality, and calls for government action and fairness in response.
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“Don't ask me if I have experience to govern. Do the people governing now have experience? The only experience they have is to put citizens in poverty”
— Sowore.
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Moment Nnewi native doctor, Aka Mmuo Mmiri Afuluanya, struggled to enter the courtroom today. However, he was declared medically unfit to take his plea, and the case was adjourned to June 3, 2026.
CHUKS 🍥@ChuksEricE
“Come inside the court so that they can settle this whole issue and you can return home. Stop misb€having inside car” — Drama in court today in Anambra State as Nnewi native doctor, Aka Mmuo Mmiri Afuluanya, reportedly fell sick upon arriving at the court for his case.
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Another fake lawyer has been exposed, and his story is all too familiar. Many of these impostors begin their dubious journey as litigation clerks in law firms, where unscrupulous or lazy principals exploit them by delegating tasks that properly belong to qualified lawyers. Over time, emboldened by this misplaced trust and unchecked practice, they venture out on their own, parading as legal practitioners and deceiving unsuspecting members of the public.
The tragedy is that this is not an isolated case. Across virtually all branches of the Nigerian Bar Association, one finds individuals who have infiltrated the profession under false pretenses. They masquerade as advocates, tarnish the image of the legal profession, and erode public confidence in the justice system. This menace is systemic, and unless it is confronted with decisive action, it will continue to fester.
The Nigerian Bar Association must rise to the occasion. It is not enough to merely denounce these impostors after they are caught; proactive measures must be instituted. Rigorous vetting of members, stricter monitoring of law firms, and stronger collaboration with law enforcement agencies are essential. The courts themselves must be vigilant, ensuring that only duly qualified lawyers are permitted to appear before them.
The legal profession is built on integrity, discipline, and trust. Allowing impostors to thrive undermines these foundations and threatens the rule of law itself. The time for half-measures has passed. This cancer must be excised forthwith, and the sanctity of the Bar restored.
Baron Chymaker.𝛑@chymaker
Fake lawyer caught in Benin today with Call to Bar Certificate titled "Council of Legal Christian " Me: He did not do anything wrong after all we have a forger in Aso Rock.
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The Lawyer of a popular Nnewi-based native doctor – Ikechukwu Ezenagu, widely known as “Mmuo Mmili Afulu Anya” says his client is fit, defendant plays sick as case adjourned to June 3, 2026
Lol 😆
Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬@emmaikumeh
Health Condition Stalls Arraignment Of Popular Nnewi-Based Native Doctor, “Mmuo Mmili Afulu Anya”, Case Adjourned To 3rd June By Joseph Egbeocha (ABS News) The arraignment of Nnewi-based native doctor, Ikechukwu Ezenagu, popularly known as “Mmuo Mmili Afulu Anya”, has been adjourned to 3rd June, 2026, after the Anambra State High Court in Awka presided over by Justice Jude Obiora, found him unfit to take his plea due to poor health condition. Before the defendant was brought into the courtroom today, Friday, there was a back-and-forth over his health condition between the prosecution team, led by the Anambra State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Tobechukwu Nweke, SAN, and counsel to the defendant, Barrister Kingsley Awuka. Source: ABS Addressing journalists after the court proceedings, prosecution counsel, Nweke, said the state government is ready to proceed with the case, while counsel to the defendant, Awuka, expressed hope that his client would be medically fit to take his plea on the next adjourned date. The defendant, who was arrested on Thursday, 12th March, 2026, in Nnewi, is being prosecuted for offences under the Anambra State Homeland Security Law.
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Video of South Africans looting bread from a Nigerian business owner's shop.🥹
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@mrfestusogun @BolajiOM He announced appearance one time as Senior State Counsel for Bayelsa abi Delta. My noble Lord smelt a rat but couldn't place it. We all smelt this rat!
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There is this lanky young lawyer that perches around the Federal High Court Ikoyi… someone should tell him the day of reckoning is nigh.
EFCC Nigeria@officialEFCC
EFCC Grills Suspected Fake Lawyer for Forged NBA Seal in Lagos Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Ikoyi, Lagos have commenced an investigation of a suspected fake lawyer, John Anoruo, for possession of a forged seal of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. Anoruo, who operates a legal and educational consultancy in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, was arrested by EFCC operatives on Monday, April 20, 2026. His case began after he submitted a petition dated September 22, 2025 to the EFCC, on behalf of his clients, against the management of a company, Global West Vessel Specialist Nigeria Limited. However, investigations revealed that both the petition and the subsequent Letter of Withdrawal dated March 5, 2026, bore a forged seal of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, which Anoruo confessed to have obtained from an undisclosed business centre in Lagos. During investigations,the 55-year-old claimed that although he obtained a Law degree in 2018 from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, through evening classes, he did not attend the Nigerian Law School. The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
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