PRINCESS DAFIAGHOR

Ever wanted to tender digital photographs or a statement of account in evidence through the maker and the opposing counsel objected on the ground that you haven’t complied with the provisions of Section 84 of the Evidence Act, 2011 , as a   result of your failure to file a certificate of compliance/identification? This article focuses on Section 84 of the Evidence Act, 2011 and it seeks to bring to fore the existing alternative to filing a certificate of compliance/identification when a counsel intends to tender a computer generated document in evidence during trial. Computer Generated Documents For clarity, Computer generated documents include; Books, Maps, Plans, Photographs, video, Disc, Tape etc, provided they were derived from any device used for storing and processing information. See Section 258 of the Evidence Act, 2011. Condition for Admissibility of a Computer Generated Document By Section 84(1) of the Evidence Act, the admissibility of comp...

I had to update this post to douse and give clarifications to the issues: whether the post envisages periodic tenancies especially in Lagos, and whether Nonpayment of rent can change the nature of a periodic tenancy. Most Lawyers inadvertently issue Notices to quit even after the tenancy has been determined by effluxion of time. Fejiro, my friend, is a yearly tenant. His last payment of rent for one year was made on the 2 nd of January, 2016.   His rent expired on the 1 st of January, 2017. However, he still resides in the rented apartment and wouldn’t leave because his landlord has not served him with a Notice to quit. He poses as someone who knows his right and as such believes that he cannot be evicted from the apartment without first getting a 6 months’ notice from his landlord. DETERMINATION OF TENANCY A tenancy is determined by the effluxion of time: where the period for which rent was paid has elapsed. For instance, Mr. Ako rents a duplex from Mr. O...

INTRODUCTION In time past, Electricity consumers; You and I, had no idea of what our rights entailed as regards Electricity Consumption. I wouldn't say our ignorance was our fault, rather it is reasonable to cast the blame on the Agencies responsible for the generation and distribution of Electricity in Nigeria. Everything regarding electricity was shrouded in secrecy with the exception of consumers' arbitrarily high electricity bills. However, in fulfilment of the obligation conferred by Section 70 of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the body empowered to meet the yearnings of Nigerians for stable, adequate and safe electricity supply, has made commendable efforts in creating awareness on the rights of every electricity consumer, under the leadership of Dr.Anthony Akah, mni. YOUR  RIGHTS All new electricity connections must be done strictly on the basis of metering before connection. That is, no new c...