The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday discharged and acquitted 58-year-old medical director, Dr Olufemi Olaleye of the offence of defiling his wife’s niece. The appellate court, in a lead judgment delivered by Justice Jimi Olukayode Bada,…
Appeal Court restores FG’s power to register marriages
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has held that the Federal Government and Local Government Councils have the legal authority to celebrate, contract and register marriages between prospective couples. The appellate court, in two decisions, overturned the December 8,…