PRINCESS DAFIAGHOR

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...

INTRODUCTION The peak of the Legal profession for Legal Practitioners in active practice is the attainment of the rank of 'Senior Advocate of Nigeria' (SAN). This is not to say that the rank of SAN is the exclusive preserve of only Lawyers in active practice, as Academics are entitled to the award of the rank. However, this discourse focuses solely on Lawyers in active practice to the exclusion of Academics as it relates to the requirements for the conferment of the award of the rank of SAN. Most Legal Practitioners shy away from aspiring to attain the rank of SAN with the excuse that the conferment of the award is entirely political and or excessively exorbitant. Excuses have always been the soundtrack of mediocres no doubt. Come ON! We encourage our kids to attain the peak of their careers, what about ourselves? This post is for the few achievement oriented Legal practitioners aspiring to apply for the conferment of the award of the rank of SAN in the nearest future. If...

Why should you register your Business name with CAC?? Obtaining Loans Most people think that taking loans is bad business practice, on the contrary, taking loans is good prudent business practice which has overtime transformed a number of small scale enterprises into large business empires.  However, when you apply for a loan for your business, Lenders and Investors will ask to see your CAC Certificate of registration of business along with other application requirements before approving you for a loan.  Credibility Potential Customers and clients, especially people you've never worked with before, need assurance that you are a legitimate business. Considering the current trend of Scams and fraudsters, a potential client may suspect your business of being a "fly-by-night or scam" operation if it is not registered with the CAC. Your business's credibility and chances of attracting trusting clients/customers is higher when duly registered. Operating Busine...

In Nigeria, the procedure for garnishee proceedings is regulated by the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act, 1945 LFN, Cap S6, 2011 and the Judgments (Enforcement) Rules made pursuant to section 94 of the Sheriff and Civil Process Act. Virtually, all the States, if not all, have adopted the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act and the Judgments (Enforcement) Rules. Consequently, the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act and Judgments (Enforcement) Rules are contained in Laws of the different States of the Federation. For the sake of readers who are non-lawyers and those who are not familiar with the legal terms applicable to the instant post, i'll attempt a general definition of the following terms; 1. A Judgment debtor is a person(natural or juristic) against whom a money judgment was delivered. 2. A Judgment Creditor is a person(natural or juristic) in whose favour a money judgment was delivered. 3. A Garnishee is a person(usually a bank) indebted to a judgment debtor, or in custod...

Love  grows and love also dies. A  man's radical love for a woman at the beginning of a relationship does not guarantee his stay in that relationship. His love is prone to waning as a result of the things listed below; Add caption Disrespect - in every man is a King that wants to be worshipped. A man loves to be and feel in-charge as a result of his God given ego. Hence, when he is disrespected, his desire to be treated like a King would make him ditch you for a respectful woman. Your beauty or sexual expertise would not be strong enough to keep him. 2 . Uncleanness - A man has 2 homes and he wants to come back to a well kept home. The building and your body are his home. when you can't make them presentable and welcoming, tendencies are that he would take shelter elsewhere. 3. Discouragement - No man would desire marrying or sticking with a woman who constantly discourages him and doubts his ability to excel. Every man desires a cheer leader. It doesn't me...

If you hadn't known better, you would be looking for the witch from your village haunting you. Yes!!! You need not look too hard because the witches haunting you are your very own WORDS. Words from as far back as 10years ago, months ago, weeks ago, days ago, and even seconds ago. Often times, we tend to speak without considering the effect of those words in our own Lives. We forget that words are powerful and once released, they set out to accomplish the spoken mission.                             What negative words have you said in the past? Some Ladies have constantly found themselves in relationships where their partner cheats on them, same can be said for some men. When you casually or seriously said that " all men are cheats, all men are wicked, all women are unfaithful, all women are after money, there is no such thing as true love, I am incapable of loving"  etc.. Did you know that you ...