Stephen Uyai Esq

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[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

Money makes you a better person.

[Dave @VoiceOfMasses10]

For better Rivers state vote men wey sabi

[Isah Bala Garba @I_B_Garba]

Idris, J.S.C., in A.-G., Osun State v. A.-G., Fed. (2026) 14 NWLR (Pt. 2060) 191, while delivering the lead judgment in a case concerning the withholding of statutory allocations due to the Local Government Councils in Osun State, and particularly the binding effect of the Supreme Court’s earlier decision in A.-G., Federation v. A.-G., Abia State (2024) 17 NWLR (Pt. 1966) 1, had this to say concerning the Federation’s constitutional duty to comply with the orders of the Court.

His Lordship put it ad literam:

“Before I conclude, it is pertinent to issue a stern admonition to the Federation. This Court’s judgment in A.-G., Federation v. A.-G., Abia State & Ors (supra) remains a subsisting and binding order of this Court. As the executive arm of government, the Federation is under a constitutional and legal duty to give full and faithful effect to the directives of this court. It is imperative that the Federation ensures strict and immediate compliance with the terms of that judgment, without evasion, delay, or partial performance. In particular, the Federation is hereby reminded that it is bound to remit, in full and without further obstruction, all outstanding statutory allocations due to all democratically elected Local Government Councils across Nigeria.

Any failure to comply with the orders of this court will constitute a deliberate disregard of the rule of law. The Federation is enjoined to take immediate and effective steps to discharge its constitutional and statutory responsibilities in accordance with this Court’s directives in A.-G., Federation v. A.-G. Abia State & Ors (supra), thereby reinforcing the principles of democratic governance, ensuring accountability, and upholding the supremacy and sanctity of the Constitution.”

Per Idris, J.S.C., at p. 291, paras. C–F.

It is, to say the least, disheartening that a judgment of the apex Court delivered in 2024 would after a year still require such a stern reminder to the Federation on the need for compliance.

One would expect that an order of the Supreme Court, once made, needs no further persuasion to be obeyed. Sadly it's not.

This. Is. Just. So. Unfortunate.🤧 (Punctuation, for emphasis.)

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

@PortharcourtOba Once Nigerians start this thing, Dem go overdo am.

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

School isn't supposed to kill curiosity but there all we do is find a way to pass and go our way. Very few people actually go to school to learn.

[Dansaki @Mr_Akogun1]

Problem wey money go solve, you wan use night class kill yourself.

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

Consciously reject briefs that are beneath your practice. The universe will see that act of rejection and start bringing to you the clients you deserve.
Here's a hard pill to swallow; when those people who want to pay you peanuts have serious matters with big pay, they won't think of you, they will start looking for those expensive lawyers.
So think again about taking the price that beneath your practice.

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

@MarioBanksx @Wizarab10 😂😂😂

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

@Obywinni Just add small afang and palm oil! Heavenly!!!

[Isah Bala Garba @I_B_Garba]

The SC in Noble Drilling (Nig.) Ltd. v. NIMASA (2026) 14 NWLR, held that the requirement under sections 97 and 98 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act for leave and endorsement of processes for service outside jurisdiction applies to the High Court of a State and the High Court of the FCT, but not to the Federal High Court. This is because the Federal High Court has nationwide territorial jurisdiction; its judicial divisions are merely administrative. Therefore, for purposes of the Federal High Court, a process served anywhere within Nigeria is served within jurisdiction and no leave is required. It is only when the process is to be served outside Nigeria that it is served outside the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court. Consequently, the earlier decision of the SC in Arabella v. N.A.I.C. (2008) 11 NWLR, which held otherwise, was held to be per incuriam and has been overruled to that extent.

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

Concomitant: Accompanying, naturally associated with, occurring together with something else.

Use:
Ownership of land carried with it the concomitant right to possession.

The claimants cannot enjoy the benefits of the agreement without the concomitant obligations arising therefrom.

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

Adroitly: skillfully, cleverly, deftly or with great competence and tact.

Use:
The claimants adroitly concealed the true nature of the transaction.

The defendant's Counsel adroitly avoided addressing the issue of title.

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

Ipse dixit-bare assertion, mere say-so or unsupported statement made by a person without any evidence to substantiate it.

Use:
The claimant's claim of ownership remains his ipse dixit as he has failed to furnish this court with any document of title or acts of ownership. .

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

@PortharcourtOba My sister just dey laugh me 2 months ago when I dey ask her wetin be chicken loaded fries 😂😂

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

@PortharcourtOba The one and only Oba of PH

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

The practice of law has taught me that reputation is built-up quietly; one brief at a time, one client at a time, one appearance at a time, and often in the difficult moments when no one is watching. Just keep grinding.

Happy New Legal Year ⚖️⚖️

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

@AbiemMercy I just pity the people sending me IG reels.

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

@The_Ogundipe @ManUtd Have you thought of suing United? This level of injury surely deserves a remedy.

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

@IheanachoEsq What will happen to all the Deeds he drafted 😂😂

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

@egi_nupe I was thinking about this fact this week

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

@Maleekoyibo Add another 12 weeks

[Ogundipe, Esq. @The_Ogundipe]

I don't know if it is just a Nigerian problem or a human thing, but I find that most people seem to unwittingly want others to also want what they want.

I was telling someone that I want to get to a point where days like Saturdays are exclusively reserved for my family. I mean, to just be at home with my family or be somewhere with them without any distraction. I added that I want that day to come sooner than later. Then the question started:

"Hmmm, the kind of money you would need to make to do that!"

It isn't about money, brother. Everyone who "knows" me and have had access to me in my inner space knows that in my pursuit of gold, I do not desire ones that are too heavy or many for my pocket that I cannot walk conveniently. At every point, I want to travel light.

The only incentive that could sway me to give everything for something is immortality. That is off the table. So, what?

For instance, when people press lawyers about when they'd take silk, I often ask silently: "But we all don't want silks and we all won't be".

Of course, the rank is a mark of professional success and excellence, but it is not "the" exclusive mark.

People often queue in the line of certain aspirations, not necessarily because it aligns with their desires or journey, but because it is what people do. The problem is that this approach forces people to go to any length to get things done. This in turn compromises standard, breaks down law, order, and discipline.

It took a man attaining the heights that seem ideal before realising that in the process, he didn't carry himself along. He travelled so far with borrowed aspirations.

I sat with my old man a few weeks ago and he started doing a roll call of his late friends. In a sober voice, he hinted at where he would like to be buried when he dies. This is a man whose simplicity I believed I inherited, but his choice of burial place suggested that he is not as detached from material things as much as I thought. I told him:

"I believe that the dead should be buried among the dead. They should not insist on staying around. A grave in a residential place is not a good economic decision and fine consideration for the emotions of the living".

Back to my story. The friend added: "What if a very fat brief comes and the client needs you on the day you're meant to be with your family?"

Again, I just grinned.

Life is personal. He who is wise, is wise for himself.

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

@PortharcourtOba @ChikaodiVivian My son's school has a no snack and no pack juice policy.
I love it

[Stephen Uyai Esq @kairosuyai]

@PortharcourtOba I will always stan pre-nup. There's no better time to talk about who gets what than when you're both Lovey Dovey. If you cannot share fairly when you're in love, imagine what you'll do when you're resentful and angry.