By Francis Ogunbowale Sometimes in March 2023, Sola Fasure, Media Adviser, representing the Honorable Minister of the Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, at an event in Abuja, dropped a bomb shell that as from January 2024, the Federal Government will only feed Offenders of the federal laws, while the States will take care of the state...Read More

A Country that is Divided against Itself By Francis Ogunbowale So much frustration has been expressed regarding the mindless cashless policy, introduced by the CBN, which took currency away from the innocent masses and made them to either queue up strangely in banks, to beg for a fraction of the money they have been forced...Read More

By Francis Ogunbowale The general purpose of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act 2015, is mainly to provide a unified legal framework to curb cybercrimes and prescribe punishment for the offenders. Section 17(1) deals with bindingness of electronic signature of the originator on the originator in respect of any purchase of goods. Section 17(2) imposes...Read More

By Francis Ogunbowale The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) was established by Decree 47 of 1979 and amended by the ITF Act 2011. Its purpose is to stimulate training consciousness, generate skilled manpower, enhance human performance and improve productivity. ITF is expected to survive, among others, through subvention and contributions. Under Section 6 (1) of the...Read More

By Francis Ogunbowale. In Nigeria where about one hundred million of the population live below one dollar per day, and the survival rate grossly suppressed by Covid-19 pandemic, micro credit institutions no doubt may become a very potent and dependable means of alleviating poverty. Unfortunately, the situation on ground now shows that if deliberate effort...Read More

There is controversy in the recent time on whether a WhatsApp Group Administrator can be liable for an objectionable post or crime by a member of the group. Those who believe that an Administrator can be vicariously liable hinged their argument on the fact that One, an Administrator ought to have and exercise control on...Read More

Lt. General Oladipo Diya, a Soldier and a fine gentleman, the legendary generalisimo, former Governor of Ogun State, former Chief of General Staff, former Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council and the Asiwaju of Odogbolu, born on April 3, 1944, eventually fell to destiny and joined his ancestors on the 26th of March 2023....Read More

By Francis Ogunbowale Esq Section 266 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) (or Section 279 ACJL of Lagos) states that ‘a Defendant (an accused person) shall be present in court during the whole of his trial’. The law is that when the word ‘shall’ is used in a statute, it is mandatory that...Read More