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What matters is the cause, not how much time passed. This principle helps ensure that justice is served, even when death doesn’t happen immediately after the wrongful act.

In this case, the court made it clear that time doesn’t erase responsibility. Even if a victim dies long after an attack or injury, the person who caused that harm can still be guilty of murder or manslaughter—as long as it’s proven that the act led to the death.

Happy 65th Nigeria! 🇳🇬

We celebrate our former externs — Ibrahim Dahiru Abubakar and Ekathor Otaniyen Florish — on being called to the Nigerian Bar today. The entire team at Deji Adeyanju & Partners is proud of this milestone and wishes them a fulfilling and impactful legal career ahead. #CallToBar

Did you know? In Nigeria, electronic signatures and online transactions are legally valid under the Electronic Transactions Act (ETA). That means your digital ‘yes’ can carry the same weight as pen on paper! 🖊️➡️💻 #DigitalLaw #DapLawFirm #LegalTips

Still, a wise buyer always checks before signing or buying. 🛒⚖️ #LegalMaximOfTheWeek #CommercialLaw #CaveatEmptor #BuyerBeware

Legal Maxim of the Week; Caveat emptor — let the buyer beware. In today’s world of commerce, buyers must stay vigilant, but sellers can’t hide behind this maxim anymore. Consumer protection and commercial law now demand transparency and fairness.

Maxim of the Week: This principle means that a person cannot escape responsibility for their actions by claiming a lack of control at the time of the act—if they deliberately put themselves in that situation. For instance, a person who sets a fight cannot rely on provocation.

To perfect an equitable interest, the purchaser must both pay the price and take possession. Possession then operates as constructive notice, protecting the buyer against later competing claims.

Case Law of the Week; This decision emphasises that in real property transactions, payment of purchase price alone is insufficient. Without possession, no equitable interest is created in favour of the buyer.

This way, the Senate can respect both the rule of law and the principle of representation, which is at the very core of our constitution. OLUWASEYI FARO, ESQ. F: DEJI ADEYANJU & PARTNERS

The honourable path before the Senate is to allow Senator Natasha to resume her duties while the Court of Appeal considers the substantive case.

This kind of precedent undermines democracy. It leaves the people unrepresented and makes the Senate look like an institution that is more concerned with technicalities than with the Constitution it swore to uphold.

The real danger here lies in the precedent being set. If the Senate can use appeals and stays as cover to keep an elected Senator out of her seat long after a suspension has expired, then the door is open for the same to be done to anyone else in the future.

That suspension, by the Senate’s own rules, has already run its course. What is happening now is the imposition of an indefinite suspension, which violates both the Standing Orders and the spirit of the Constitution.

It is also important to point out that while the order of stay halts the enforcement of the Federal High Court’s decision, it does not and cannot extend the six-month suspension already imposed.

A Senator’s mandate does not belong to the Senator as a person; it belongs to the people. When you silence that voice, you silence the electorate.

By refusing to let Senator Natasha return after her suspension has lapsed, the Senate is not only punishing her beyond its own rules; it is also denying the people of Kogi Central their right to be represented.

The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), clearly states that sovereignty belongs to the people, and the participation of the people in government must be guaranteed.

Although this position appears to be a “valid” legal argument on the surface, we must not ignore the constitutional problem it creates.