Emmanuel Asebiode

Corporate & Commercial | Insolvency & Business Recovery | Real Estate | Dispute Resolution | Advisory Services | Husband | Father | #greatife

[Tolu Ogunlesi @toluogunlesi]

On 13 June 2017, @AAdeleke_01 resigned from @OfficialAPCNg, after it became clear the party was not keen on creating a level playing field for him to bid for the Senatorial ticket previously held by his late elder brother (who died in office).

He defected to @OfficialPDPNig and won the Senate seat, defeating the APC candidate.

Fast forward to December 2025, Adeleke is now Governor, and there are strong signs that he’s willing to defect to the APC to pursue his second term bid.

Once again, it becomes clear that APC does not want him. He moves to Accord Party, and 2017 repeats itself — again he defeats a very formidable APC.

It’s a powerful ‘underdog coming out on top’ story. But Adeleke is no underdog, in fact. His family is one of Nigeria’s enduring political dynasties. A dynasty that has produced 3 Senators and 2 Governors, across 3 separate political eras.

Congratulations to the re-elected Governor of Osun State.

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

Here is a truth nobody tells you early enough.

The real reason to chase more money is not the cars or the clothes.

It is time.

Money, spent wisely, buys back your hours.

That washing machine gives you back a Saturday morning.

The dishwasher hands you an extra hour with your kids.

A good fridge lets you cook once on Saturday and eat well all week, instead of standing over a pot every single night.

Hiring help for the tasks that drain you is not laziness. It is buying back your one life, piece by piece.

So do not just work to afford things.

Work to afford time.

Time to sleep. Time to rest. Time to be happy. That was always the point.

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

1. Extract key insights from any document

Act as an expert consultant reading this document for me. Pull out the insights that actually matter, the assumptions the author is making without saying so out loud, and the specific recommendations I can act on. Flag any risks or red flags, pull the statistics and lines worth remembering, and tell me what a normal reader would miss. Finish with a short executive summary.

[Ogundipe, Esq. @The_Ogundipe]

Sometime in June 2025, on my behalf and upon my instruction, my colleagues instituted an action seeking the interpretation and application of certain provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023; the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018; and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as altered).

My grouse was against a top Nigerian bank with which we had opened a corporate account. Due to certain unresolved challenges, we instructed the bank to close the account. The bank complied.

However, we continued receiving promotional emails and text messages through the corporate and personal email addresses and phone numbers supplied during the process of opening the account, notwithstanding that the account had been closed.

For this reason, I instructed my legal representatives to write to the bank, requesting that my personal data and the firm's corporate data should no longer be processed for the purpose of sending promotional emails and text messages. The bank replied, confirming that our request had been received and that the promotional emails and text messages would cease. Unfortunately, weeks later, they kept coming.

We took out an Originating Summons.

After a well contested process, the FCT High Court delivered its judgment and found in our favour.

We first had to cross the hurdle of a Notice of Preliminary Objection, which raised three issues, one of which concerned the status of a Limited Partnership and whether it ought to have commenced the action in its own name or through its partners.

The court upheld our submission on the bank's obligation to respect our right to be forgotten, holding that the banker-customer relationship formed the basis for receiving, retaining, and processing our data, and that once that relationship ended, and a formal request was additionally made that promotional emails and text messages to us should cease and that our data should no longer be processed for that purpose, the bank became statutorily bound to comply.

It is rewarding to note that all seven declaratory, injunctive, and monetary reliefs sought were granted, albeit with modifications to about three of them.

One of the highlights of this matter is that the Defendant was represented by one of the firms we look up to - a firm that has produced some of the most distinguished advocates and jurists in Nigeria. Despite this towering accomplishment, my colleagues repeatedly emphasised throughout the proceedings that the learned Silk who led the Defendant's team, together with counsel appearing with him, extended warmth and professional camaraderie to them, even commending the quality of our processes and the depth of our arguments.

The judgment is a well considered one. The fact that His Lordship carefully navigated some of our reliefs and granted them qualified nods out of respect for the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Act is, in itself, quite instructive.

Colleagues and seekers of knowledge, here is David Ogundipe & Anor v. Stanbic IBTC Bank Ltd. I hope this decision (and any possible appelate outcome) contributes to the body of legal knowledge and jurisprudence and helps shape corporate culture, particularly in relation to the processing and retention of personal data.

I thank O.E. Oluwadamisi, Esq Praise Ajayi, Esq, and E.A. Unuarhemhen, Esq, who are three years, one year, and two weeks post call respectively, for the quality representation they provided.

[Adepeju Jaiyeoba @pjlalah]

The practice of law =

1. Knowing the law
2. Knowing where to find the law
3 Understanding the principles of law and being able to identify it in real life scenarios
4. Knowing the principles of commencement of action and jurisdiction of court at your fingertips
5. Excellent drafting skills
6. Some client acquisition skills without paying particular attention to the fees charged and what exactly it is costing the firm to carry out their instruction.
7. Satisfied with getting by on a day to day basis. No real long term plan for the office or practice. It’s okay for the firm to exist for the period of your own existence.

The Business of Law =

1. Knowing your numbers
2. Knowing what cases or practice area gives you the highest revenue.
3. Being able crunch your overhead and operating cost so you can take it out of your revenue to see if you are making profit.
4. Measuring your revenue against expenses on a quarterly, half yearly and yearly basis.
5. Knowing how many cases and transactions you need to handle and charge for to be able to break even
6. Being intentional about your client base and your charges because you know your numbers and how much it cost to maintain your office.
7. Being deliberate about client retention and services rendered to client to ensure your costs are covered.
8. Measuring reoccurring work and clients and how much it is bringing into your office.
9. Knowing the race for January 2027 payroll does not start in December 2026 but started January 2026.
10. Making data driven decisions
11. Understanding that you are building not just a practice but a legacy.

[Anuj @anujcodes_21]

INSTEAD OF WATCHING AN HOUR OF NETFLIX TONIGHT.

This 1 hour Stanford lecture by Joel Peterson will teach you more about negotiation and getting what you want than most people learn in years.

Bookmark it and give it an hour, no matter what.

[Emmanuel Asebiode @emmanuelesa]

Ultimately, the credibility of the NBA as the foremost professional body of lawyers depends not only on who wins an election, but on whether we as it members can have confidence that the process was transparent, accountable, and beyond reproach.

[Emmanuel Asebiode @emmanuelesa]

For a professional body like the Nigerian Bar Association, the electoral process should not only be fair but must also be seen to be fair. Members are entitled to expect:

1. a stable and secure voting platform;

2. clear and timely communication;
an independently verifiable audit trail;

3. transparency regarding any security incidents; and

4. a process that inspires confidence before, during, and after voting.

[Emmanuel Asebiode @emmanuelesa]

Considering the recent occurrences, I feel it is important to express my firm belief that the ongoing 2026 NBA national election appears to be lacking in credibility and transparency.

The integrity of this entire process seems to have been significantly compromised, starting with the rather unsettling arrest of the election service provider by state security, followed by a critical system delay attributed to cyber sabotage, and the last-minute migration of the voting portal.

These accumulating administrative and security issues, in my view, undermine the democratic principles of the Bar and render the current electoral exercise questionable.

[Emmanuel Asebiode @emmanuelesa]

It is truly regrettable that certain individuals appear to be leveraging the abduction of citizens for political gain.

[Adepeju Jaiyeoba @pjlalah]

Whatever you do this week, ensure you look like the bag of money you are chasing.

In 2018, I went for a client meeting. The client insisted on seeing me off. He walked me outside his office and I kept pacing up and down for my uber before eventually resolving to walk to the junction to meet him. My invoice for 1.2m instantly became 200k. I still can’t explain it but I guess 200k is for confidence 😃

Last week, I was in a meeting with a client to close transactions worth billions of Naira. Three gentlemen walked into the meeting room dressed like they just got back from the village square and I mean this seriously. They had an okay presentation and gave reasonable responses to questions asked.

Immediately they stepped out, the client took one look at me and said “Peju, I’m sure you know we aren’t giving those people a billion naira talkless of 7.”

I understood immediately.

I’ve been there.

This is not to say we should stop aiming high, live above our means or seek to misrepresent our position or status.

This is to say:

Understand the Nigerian business environment where you are first judged by a number of factors including who sent you, how you look and how you are dressed before you even open your mouth to show competence.

Continue to strive hard to create opportunities for yourself but when those opportunities eventually show up, try not to look like your problems, do your best and put your best foot forward.

As a person from a humble background, the world is already leading you 20:0. Don’t increase the scoreline by being laid back, nonchalant or lackadaisical about your own growth or journey.

You might not match the image in their mind but ensure you make it super difficult for them to say no to you.

Fun fact: The client I went to close a transaction for last week is the same one that paid me 200k in 2018.

Consistency and confidence surely counts for something….

[Bill Ables, Esq. @lawyer_humor]

There is a disturbing trend of young lawyers trying to be concise.

A 2nd-year drafted an executive summary for a banking client using bullet points and plain English.

She proudly stated that she reduced a 50-page compliance memo into a 2-page brief.

I asked her if she thought the client was paying $950 an hour for brevity.

She muttered something about respecting the CEO's time.

I explained that clients don't pay us to solve their problems quickly.

They pay us to make their problems look so incomprehensible that only we can solve them.

I made her rewrite the summary using dense, impenetrable legalese.

It took her 12 hours to bury the conclusion on page 42.

The client called me the next morning to thank us for our incredibly thorough analysis.

Clarity is a customer service concept.

We are in the business of intellectual intimidation.

[Emmanuel Asebiode @emmanuelesa]

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[Emmanuel Asebiode @emmanuelesa]

Just peruse the lead judgment, while I most say that the application was undoubtedly unmeritorious and arguably an abuse of process, a ₦50 million personal cost is extraordinarily severe. By imposing a fine of this magnitude and tying it to the right of audience, the Supreme Court is using its inherent powers to summarily discipline a lawyer without a formal trial.

[FESTUS OGUN @mrfestusogun]

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[Ogundipe, Esq. @The_Ogundipe]

Ages ago, the Greeks sent out their seven wise men to find the secret of happiness.

When the seven men returned, they said: "A healthy body first, a moderate income next, and a well-stored mind last. These are the elements of happiness".

And a few people who were a little wiser than the others said: "What about friendship?"

The seven old wise Greeks did not argue. For knowledge must form the basis of every argument, as only fools open their mouths when the mind is not stored. And it is from the abundance of mind that the mouth should speak, not from its scarcity. So, they went back to their study, and came out much later.

Bowing very low, they said:

"We have a report. A healthy body first, a moderate income next, a well-stored mind third, and a suitable number of well-selected friends last; these are the elements of happiness, and all the elements of happiness".

Colleagues, pay attention to your health. Make it your business to work with your hands and earn. Feed your mind, read books, and study human nature. And choose your friends - the ones whom you genuinely love and be certain that they reciprocate same.

[Emmanuel Asebiode @emmanuelesa]

@egi_nupe Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐

[Dr Joe Abah, OON @DrJoeAbah]

Gentlemen, when someone misbehaves, do not react so angrily that your response overshadows the initial misbehaviour and now becomes the issue.

Don’t end up being the one needing to apologise when you were initially the victim of bad behaviour.

Be clear that you will not accept or tolerate the misbehaviour, but be measured in how you express your disapproval. This is especially important when you are in a position of authority over the other person. It is also especially important in your relationship with your woman.

I am Ezemmuo. I know things.

[The Banking Law Attorney ❤️ @ataweweattorney]

We need more of Hon.Justice Marebel Segun -Bello on the Bench.

This is powerful and inspiring

[Senior Man @KingEsene]

"Governor's consent" is not a title or interest in land.
In fact, obtaining Governor’s consent on a defective title does not cure that defect. If a seller does not actually have a valid title, getting Governor's consent to sell it to you gives you nothing.

[Emmanuel Asebiode @emmanuelesa]

This is concerning. The PSC is supposed to be an independent body handling police promotions and welfare, free from political interference.

When the President’s Chief of Staff writes requesting “special promotions” for officers attached to politicians, it’s a clear overreach. It undermines the PSC’s autonomy and puts it in a compromising position.

Merit should trump political patronage. We need stronger institutions, not more exceptions for the connected.

[TheCable @thecableng]

EXCLUSIVE: Gbaja writes PSC, requests ‘special promotion’ for eight police officers attached to politicians

Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, has asked the Police Service Commission (PSC) to grant special promotion to eight officers working with politicians, TheCable can report. 

The requests, contained in two separate letters, raise legal and ethical concerns because the PSC Act vests promotion powers exclusively in the commission.

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