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TMGlegal, Lagos, Eko (2026)

01/10/2020

Happy Independence Day.
On this day, we fuel our hope that Nigeria will be great again.

04/07/2020

1) ASHEWO SEF NA PERSON
Anita and Shade are the two greatest gossip in Elegant girls hostel. The duo were out in front of the hostel gossiping as usual when a Lexus Jeep parked in front of them and dropped off Tola, their hostel mate. "Hi!" Tola said to them and walked past them. The following conversation ensued:
Anita: Nawa o! See the short gown that this one is wearing.
Shade: shebi today its lexus jeep, tomorrow na Toyota Highlander, next tomorrow BMW. She get them plenty for hand.
Anita: Let me make you laugh o! When everybody was saying their own story of how they were s*xually harassed or r***d. Your sister too said she was r***d o.(Laughs in Patience Ozokwor).
Shade: hehehe! This one r***d! Tola that has slept with all the boys o, Men in fact any male object in this school. She is a liar
(Miracle was passing by when she heard this conversation, Normally she would have walked by but not today)
Miracle: you two should be ashamed of yourself. That someone is a commercial s*x worker does not mean they can't also be victims of r**e. They are humans and they have the same rights as everyone. Do you even know what R**e is?. R**e is having unlawful s*xual in*******se with a person without their consent. So yes, if a commercial s*x worker does not consent to s*x with a person it is r**e because of the lack of consent.
Shade: errrm Miracle and i didn't think of it this way o. God sees my heart.
Miracle: I hope you guys would find something productive to do rather than gossip gossip.Bye.
Shade: Now i feel bad sha
Anita: me too! Abeg that Miracle sef na goody too shoes.

**e *xworkers

04/07/2020

If I tell you this lawyer work don taya me, please don’t ask me questions. Just tell me sorry and let’s move on.

See me oh, Mr and Mrs Uto had been married for three years when they bought a property which money contributed by both of them. Because they didn’t want to spend money to get a competent lawyer, they asked Akpos, a law student who had not even gone to law school, talk less of finishing to help them draft their agreements. On the property document, Akpos represented the couple as “Mr and Mrs Uto”. Years later, the couple is currently going through a divorce and I and representing Mr Uto. When it got to splitting ownership of the property, I informed Mrs Uto that she doesn’t have any part in ownership of the property. Her face changed colour. I didn’t need to wait for her to ask me what I meant before I started explaining. I told them that “the document ought to have represented the couple as “Mr Uto and Mrs Uto” because you are two different individuals. The consequence of not separating the name is that Mrs Uto has no individual ownership to the property and can only access it as an owner if she stays married to Mr Uto. That is why it is advisable to get a lawyer for your transactions…”

I’m not sure I finished my explanation and I don’t know what happened sha. All I know is my shirt is currently torn and I am having headache. I think I’m seeing stars and I am just standing outside my gate looking for pure water… o ti su mi.

Lesson of the day: As a married woman, in circumstances where you have to buy any property with your husband or make any document, make sure your name is spelt out correctly and separately from that of your husband. Anybody can be Mrs x.

Stay safe...

04/07/2020

VOIDABLE MARRIAGE
A voidable marriage is one that is valid/ good while subsisting but may be annulled at the instance of one or both parties owing to some existing defects. Sect 5 of MCA list voidable marriage to include:
1. Either party to the marriage is incapable of consummating the marriage;
2. Either party to the marriage is:
i. Of unsound mind;
ii. A mental defective;
iii. Subject to recurrent attacks of insanity or epilepsy;
3. Either party to the marriage is suffering from a venereal disease in a communicable form; or
4. The wife is pregnant by a person other than the husband i.e the wife is pregnant for an outsider.
Note: mental defective means a person, who owing to an arrested or incomplete development of mind, whether arising from inherent causes or induced by disease.

04/07/2020

PROCESS OF MARRIAGE OF PERSONS WITHIN PROHIBITED DEGREE OF AFFINITY. Sect 4, MCA.
1. Such persons within the prohibited degree of Affinity, who wish to marry each other, may apply in writing to a judge for permission to do so;
2. If the judge is satisfied that the circumstances of the particular cases are so exceptional as to justify the granting of the permission sought, he may, by order, permit the applicant to marry one another;
3. Where such persons are granted permission, the validity of their marriage shall not be affected by the fact that they are within the prohibited degree of affinity;
4. The President may arrange with the Governor of the state for the performance of the above-mentioned duty by the judge of the High court of that state.

04/07/2020

A void marriage is one that has never been in existence irrespective whether the parties got married.
Section 4 of the Marriage Causes Act listed void marriage to include:
1. Where, at the time of marriage, either of the parties was lawfully married to some other person;
2. The parties are within the prohibited degree of consanguinity and affinity. List of prohibited decrees of Consanguinity and Affinity includes:
i. Marriage of a man is prohibited, if the woman is or has been his:
Ancestress Wife’s mother,
Descendant Wife’s Grandmother,
Sister Wife’s daughter,
Father's sister Wife's sons' daughter,
Mother’s sister Wife’s daughter’s daughter,
Brother’s daughter Father’s wife,
Sister’s daughter Grandfather’s wife,
Son’s son’s wife
Daughter’s son’s wife
ii. Marriage of a woman is prohibited if the man is or as been her:
Ancestor Husband’s father,
Descendant Husband’s Grandfather,
Brother Husband’s son,
Father’s brother Husband’s daughter’s son,
Mother’s brother Husband’s daughter’s son’s son,
Brother’s son Mother’s Husband,
Sister’s son Daughter’s Husband
Grandmother’s Husband Son’s daughter’s Husband

3. Marriage is not valid under the law of the place where the marriage took place because of the failure to comply with the requirements of the law of that place concerning the form of solemnization of marriage;
4. The consent of parties is not real consent because:
i. It was obtained by duress or fraud;
ii. one party is mistaken as to the identity of the other party or as to the nature of the ceremony performed;
iii. that the party is mentally incapable of understanding the nature of the marriage contract;
5. Either of the party is not of marriageable age.
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04/07/2020

DOUBLE DECK MARRIAGE.
Double-deck marriage is the celebration of marriage by the same couple under one system of marriage and their subsequent union under another marriage. Double Decker marriage is very common in Nigeria, as we have couples who celebrate their Traditional Marriage, then they go ahead to celebrate either the Court/ Church wedding.
This is done most times because of Doubt and assurance. Most people take Traditional/customary marriage as a rite while the court/church wedding as the main deal which shouldn’t be because traditional marriage in itself is a valid marriage but the popular belief is that statutory marriage gives a certain level of security especially to women in the marriage.
Customary law does not preclude a couple already married traditionally to subsequently marry under another or the Act but Section 35 of the Marriage Act makes it invalid, any marriage contracted under the Act to subsequently go ahead to contract marriage under another system of marriage, including the same couple.

01/07/2020

Happy New Month.
Thank you for going through thisblearning Journey with us. We hope you keep learning more from us.
We love you all.

30/06/2020

PROCEDURE FOR BUSINESS NAME REGISTRATION IN NIGERIA
• Choose and Reserve a name-The first step to registering a business name is to just choose a name you intend to run your business with >easy righty? However, this name must not be similar to or be in conflict with and existing or reserved name, it also must not fall under the partially or fully prohibited name type as set out in the Companies and Allied Matters Act.
• There are forms to be filled. These forms are the “business names registration forms“ This is done online currently, the information required includes:
a. Approved Name of the Business
b. General Nature of the Business
c. Address of the Business
d. Name, Address, occupation and other details of the proprietors of the Business
e. Signature of the Proprietors
• Payment of CAC requisite filling Fees
• Submission of Forms
• Upon confirmation by the Corporate Affairs Commission of the satisfaction of all the requisite requirements, the Corporate Affairs Commission will then notify the registrant that the application has been approved.
• Business Name Certificate Collection.

29/06/2020

CONTENTs FOUND ON THE INTERNET ARE NOT ALWAYS FREE FOR YOUR GENERAL USE.

Copyright also known as Author’s right is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works. Works covered by copyright range from books, music, paintings, sculpture, and films, to computer programs, databases, advertisements, maps, and technical drawings.

Copyright is the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something
i.e the legal right to control the
production and selling of a book, play, film, photograph, literary, musical, or artistic work.

Copyright protection arises automatically when an original work is fixed in a tangible medium of expression from which it can be perceived, reproduced or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device for the first time.
No notice, publication, registration or other action in the Copyright Office is required to secure the copyright.

29/06/2020

Tips on why you should get a lawyer

If you're not an attorney , you may struggle with the deadlines and protocol for properly filling out and filing certain legal documents as required by the appropriate authorities for your company .
One late or incorrect filing could:
1. derail your case;
2. delay a given legal procedure or worse;
3. have the case thrown out altogether;
4. Having the end result not in your favor.

Similarly, failing to hire a lawyer when starting a business, reviewing a contract, or embarking on other endeavors with potential legal ramifications can result in otherwise avoidable pitfalls.

27/06/2020

VICARIOUS LIABILITY

My people!!! Come and hear gist of why it is important to focus on your focus.

Bilikis and Kazeem are riders in Rufus Runs, a logistics company. One Tuesday afternoon, Bilikis and Kazeem took an okada each to run errands. Bilikis was running an official errand while Kazeem had finished his delivery for the day and used that opportunity to quickly visit his girlfriend whom he had missed.

Both Bilikis and Kazeem had an accident and hit a pedestrian. When the matters were taken to court, it was decided that Rufus runs will be held liable because the accident occurred in the process of carrying out official duties. Hence, Rufus Runs was held vicariously liable as Bilikis was working on it's behalf. In Kazeem's case, Kazeem was held personally liable because although he left he station with an intention and instruction to make deliveries, he went on a frolic of his own after making deliveries. Thus, at that point, he was not carrying out duties on behalf of the company.

So you see, it pays to focus on your focus so you can escape some tins. Don't say I didn't tell you people oh

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