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An exclusive interview with S.O OLADEJO ESQ LLB(HONS)IFE (FIRST CLASS) BL (HONS) (FIRST CLASS) (Director of Litigation 2017/2018 Academic Session) Founder, AlwaysForNature Interviewer: Can you give a brief introduction of yourself? Shukurat: My name is Shukurat Oyindamola Oladejo. I am a legal practitioner called to the Nigerian bar in December 2022. I obtained my LLB degree from the Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University where I made a first class.  As an undergraduate i participated in different extra curricular activities including but not limited to the Moot and Mock Society, the International Law Students Association, the Maritime Law Students Society and the Radiant Justice Chambers. In addition to my first class degree, i also won awards for Commercial Law and Law of Business Associations. I am the Founder of AlwaysForNature, an environmental awareness project.  At the Nigerian Law School, I stood out at the December Call to Bar Ceremony where i was in...

Radiant Justice Chambers Recruitment Exercise  At our just concluded recruitment exercise, the following people have been recruited, kindly check your mail.  Part One  1. Precious Owagbemi 2. Falope Adetutu Esther  3. Zainab Abdul Salam  4. Moshood Odunayo 5. Agbeyo John Iyanuoluwa 6. Jesutofunmi Oyedele Rebecca 7. Ogunyemi Kehinde Samuel 8. Olajumoke Boluwatife Adeyinka 9. Oyedare Yemisi 10. Winner Oluwayomi Fadehan 11. Jegede Oluwatomiwa 12. Adeyemo Zacchaeus Adekunle 13. Adetipe Rachel Oluwaseun 14. Olayemi Temidayo Suzan 15. Akanbi Hafsat Kehinde. 16. Olatunji Paul Abimbola.  17. Adeniji Justinah Oluwadarasimi   18. Emmanuel Victoria Adebisi  19. Akinwole kafayat Olaide. 20. Joshua Agiri       21. Grace Damilola Okunola 22. Idowu Janet Agboola 23. Emmanuel Adeyanju 24. Reuben Bamiloye 25. Ogunyemi Opemipo Moyosore Part 2 26. Festus Jackson Ovuon Part Four 27. Elizabeth Adebayo 28. Tolu Pedro 29. Malumi Beat...

INTESTACY Intestacy simply means a situation whereby a person dies without making a will to share his property and estate. It refers to the condition of an estate of a person who dies without a will, and owns property that is worth more than their outstanding debts. A person who dies without leaving a will is called an intestate person. A will is a legal document voluntarily made, executed and witnessed according to law by a testator with sound disposing mind. Consequently, a person cannot claim any benefit under a will until the maker of the will dies.  When a person who was married with children dies intestate (without a will) then difficult questions such as who the beneficiaries entitled to the deceased’s property are. This often leads members of the family to engage in bitter dispute which may result in litigation.   Section 49 of the Administration of Estates Law deals with succession to real and personal estate on intestacy. The above narrative is but ...

RADIANT JUSTICE CHAMBERS, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY⚖️  GEORGE IWILADE 'AFRIKA' ESSAY COMPETITION  After the first level of the George Iwilade Afrika Essay Competition which was held this year and last year, we are delighted to announce those we made it to the second half of the competition. Below are the names of applicants who have qualified for the second level of the essay competition for last year and this year respectively. 2021:  1.Adegoke Adenike Ifeolu    2. Ayobami Olaoluwa Andrew  3. Onyedinma Okwechime 4. Sefeoluwa Akinbeye Omoyisola.    2022: 1. Ani Freedolyn Chinechere   2. Atta Grace Ahuoiza   3. Emmanuel Osi.   4. Enoch Toluwani Owolabi  5. Komolafe, Samuel Tolu    6. Precious Adeife, ADEWUNMI.   7. Rhoda Faustine. Kindly check your mail if your name is above.  Signed  BABALOLA MARIAM DOLAPO Chief Scribe   ODEDIRAN ANOINTED IFEKRISTI Lord Advocat...

THE RADIANT JUSTICE CHAMBERS, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY EXECUTORS An executor is an individual appointed under a valid Will with the responsibility of making sure a person's wishes under the Will are carried out. Writing a will isn't exactly the most pleasant of tasks. After all, you're not only acknowledging your own inevitable demise, but also actively planning for it. That could explain why so many adults avoid this essential component of estate planning. According to a recent survey, 8 out of 10 Nigerians over the age of 45 do not have a will, and 7 out of 10 will not make one before they die. When a person writes a will, he is called a Testator. If the deceased left a will, the executor or administrator will file a Grant of Probate application. Probate is the formal legal process that acknowledges a will and appoints an executor or personal representative to administer the estate and distribute assets to the intended beneficiaries. If the deceased died int...

  JOYRIDING Joyriding is an offence where you take, drive or use someone else’s motor vehicle without consent, but you don’t intend permanently to steal the vehicle. Joyriding is different from theft of motor vehicle. People have been taking others’ vehicles for one reason or another for hundreds of years. While these actions may not have been charged as a violation of the law previously, regulations have been put in place for those that steal another person’s property even if only for a short time. When any person, no matter how young, takes someone’s vehicle for a temporary amount of time without the intention of keeping it, he or she has committed the offence of joyriding. The other piece of this offense is usually the act of using the vehicle for a thrill at high speeds or because it is flashy. The difference in this crime is the intent behind the actions of taking the car. If the car is stolen with the intent to keep it, theft of motor vehicle is usually the crime ...

  VOX POPULI Vox populi is a Latin phrase that literally means "voice of the people". It is used in English in the meaning "the opinion of the majority of the people". The application of Vox populi is commonly known as the court of public opinion which is not a physical court but refers to the beliefs and judgments of most people. Trying cases in the court of public opinion refers to using the news media to influence public support for one side or the other in a court case. It can also be referred to as Trial by Media.  Media trials can be described as the impact of television and newspaper coverage on a person’s reputation by creating a widespread perception of guilt or innocence before, or after, a verdict in a court of law. More and more individuals and companies are compounding, even bypassing entirely, traditional legal processes hoping to get a more favorable hearing in public. Some use court pleadings as press releases. The court of public opinio...