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Chief Wole was awarded a contract on the 15th Day of January, 2017 to supply laptops to all the Federal Government Secondary Schools in Nigeria. He has quite a number of landed properties scattered all over Nigeria and decided to sell some of them in order to raise funds to carry out his job. He decided to sell his twin duplex in Lokoja for N12,000,000 and His 4 story office complex property in Umuahia for N40,000,000. Heading home after meeting with his Lawyers whom he wanted to handle the sale of the properties as he is a very busy man and will not be able to be physically present, he had an accident which almost cost him his life. Chief Wole decided to prepare a document which would make his son Maxwell, the owner of his properties situated at Kano and Uyo. Not wanting to sell more of his properties but still in need of funds, Chief Wole gave out his Triplex situated at Ekiti for the sum of N6,000,000 for a period of 6 years.All except one of these documents is to be drafted in the above scenario
2. One of these Laws will guide Chief Wole in the sale of his Land in Umuahia
3. Chief Wole is going to need to sign an instrument to give his Lawyer power to sell his properties on his behalf. Is the Lawyer mandated to sign on that same document?
Elder Bakori is the owner of a property situate at No 60, Usman Dan-Fodio Avenue Gwarinpa Abuja. Paul has agreed to rent the property for a period of 3 years.4. Ideally who should prepare the document in respect of the transaction
5. Is the above transaction required to be by deed?
Mr. Onothoja is a wealthy businessman. He has landed properties scattered all over Nigeria. Some of his properties include;
Due to the challenges facing his business, he intends to transfer his unexpired interest in the property in Ibadan to one Mr. Ayodele of No. 7 Agbowo Street, Ibadan, Oyo state.
2. The relationship between Mr. Onothoja and Mr. Ayodele is ___________
3. Assuming Mr. Onothoja intends to transfer a part of his remaining interest in his property in Ibadan to Mr. Ayodele, the transaction between them would be ______
4. Which of these is not an information required to draft a lease agreement?
5. The greatest interest Mr. Onothoja can transfer to Mr. Ayodele is
Hajiya Samson Joyce, a business woman, owns the following properties: a parcel of land at No. 10. Lankaw road, Port Harcourt, a bungalow at No. 208 Pebang Close, Ibadan, Oyo State. To strengthen her business, she requires the sum of fifty five million naira (55, 000, 000) to import building materials from China. As no single bank was willing to grant her such huge sum, she collected a loan of twenty-five million naira (25, 000, 000) from Liberty Bank ltd by putting her property in Port Harcourt as security for the loan. She then got the sum of thirty million naira (30, 000, 000) from Freedom bank plc by mortgaging her property in Ibadan, Oyo State. All the two properties are covered by Certificates of Occupancy granted by their respective governors. The security is to be repaid within 24 months.
7. Which of these is not a way of creating legal mortgage with Freedom Bank plc?
8. The relationship between Hajiya Samson and the Governor of Rivers State is that of _______
9. The relationship between Hajiya Samson and Freedom Bank plc is ______________
10. The creation of legal mortgage passes __________ title to Freedom bank plc?
11. Upon the creation of a legal mortgage, Hajiya retains _________ title and passes ____ title?
12. Which of these is not a way of creating an equitable mortgage?
13. Who is according to law responsible for drafting the deed of mortgage?
14. In the absence of express agreement, who is entitled to possession of property, the subject matter of mortgage?
15. To mortgage the property in Ibadan for a term of at least one day shorter than the term of Hajiya’s lease, the mortgage shall be by ______
16. To mortgage the unexpired interest in the property in Port Harcourt, the mortgage must be by _____________
chie Iburu is a holder of a statutory right of occupancy in respect of his property in Enugu State for a maximum term of ___12____ years. He wishes to use a part of his term of years to create a legal mortgage by ___13____. However, Mr. Okafor, the proposed mortgagee is sceptical that he will not be able to sell the property upon default of payment by Ichie Iburu. Mr. Okafor’s solicitor has suggested that a ___14____ or ___15____ in the deed of mortgage to enable Mr. Okafor to exercise right of sale upon default by Ichie Iburu.
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21. Which of these is not an advantage of using the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria as a source of loan?
22. Which of these is not a role of a solicitor in mortgage transactions?
23. Which of these information is not required to draft a deed of mortgage?
24. Which of these is not a transaction relating to land?
25. All but one of these are the implications of failure to register a deed of mortgage.
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26. Which of these is a feature of a good root of title?
27. All but one of these is an example of a good root of title.
28. All but one of these is an example of a bad root of title.
29. A contract of sale is a registrable instrument in all but one of these states.
30. All but one of these are implications of failure to stamp a deed.
31. Investigation into the title of Ichie Iburu can be done in all but one of the following places?
Garba Amadi Adelabu, of No. 18 Recit Crescent, Abuja owns two duplexes in Aba and Ibadan respectively. He kept the title documents of the property in Aba with his childhood friend Engr. Orji Ajibade in Lagos. Amadi wants to contest the governorship seat in his state. He needs hundred million naira (100, 000, 000) to realize his ambition. He used the property in Ibadan as security for a loan of sixty million naira (60, 000, 000) from Diamond bank. The mortgage is payable within eighteen (18) months. His friend engr. Orji personally gave him thirty million naira (30, 000, 000) to be paid after the PDP party primaries in November 2018.
33. What type of mortgage is created between Garba Amadi and Engr. Orji Ajibade?
34. Assuming 12 months after the creation of the mortgage, Diamond Bank sells the property to Mr. Ugochukwu, Mr. Ugochukwu receives _________
35. When does power of sale arise in the mortgage between Amadi and Engr. Orji?
36. Assuming after eighteen (18) months Amadi refuses to pay, when can Diamond Bank exercise its power of sale?
37. All but one of the following are condition precedent to the exercise of Power of sale.
38. Assuming Diamond bank sells property to Mr. Emeka after eighteen (18) months of creation of mortgage, Mr. Emeka Acquires ___________
39. Under what circumstance will a court set aside the exercise of Power of sale?
40. Proceeds of sale of mortgage property will be applied to all but one of the following
41. Governor’s consent is required in all but one of the following transactions
43. The minimum number of parties to a mortgage transaction is _______
44. Which of the following is not a way of discharge of mortgage?
45. The implications of conveying as beneficial owner include _____
46. Which of these is a right of a mortgagor?
47. The remedy of foreclosure is common remedy for ___________
48. A foreclosure order nisi last for _________ months
49. All but one of the following are the rights of a mortgagee?
50. The functions of a receiver include
51. The mortgagee can unilaterally appoint a receiver under __________
52. Stamp duty payable on a deed of mortgage is _______
53. At the creation of legal mortgage, ________ has right to take possession of mortgage property.
54. All but one of the following are features of up-stamping
55. All but one of the following are the features of consolidation in a mortgage transaction?
56. Which of these laws is not applicable to mortgage transaction?
57. A land instrument will be registered in the land registry in the following format?
58. To perfect title of a purchaser of land, all but one of the following must be done
59. The stages in the process of sale of land include ____________ stages
60. The remedy available in case of breach of a contract of sale is ________
61. Which of these is not a remedy available to the lessee in the event of breach by the lessor?
62. A lease agreement can be determined by all but one of the following?
63. A yearly tenant is entitled to __________ quit notice?
64. A tenant at will is entitled to ________ quit notice?
65. Factors to consider in fixing rent include _________
66. All but one of the following are features of a deed?
67. Which of these is not a clause in the miscellaneous part of a deed?
68. Which of these is not a clause in the concluding part of a deed?
69. The clause in a deed that describes the estate to be given is __________
70. A power of attorney is executed by ____________
71. The interest used to transfer conclusive interest in land is _____________
72. Power of attorney attracts __________ stamp duty?
73. A power of attorney can be revoked in all but one of the following ways?
74. Which of these is not an advantage of creating mortgage by assignment?
75. Where mortgagee takes possession of mortgaged property, he becomes liable to ____
Mrs. Foluke Olowe has decided to sell the property she bought 10 years ago at the rate of N50,000.00 for the sum of N50,000,000.00.
77. The chargeable gain in Capital Gains tax is the ----------
78. Capital Gains Tax is chargeable on -----------
79. In Lagos, any holder of a registrable document shall register it within --------- of the grant of the Governor’s consent.
80. The following are the effects of not registering a registrable document except:
81. The following are the documents the land registry shall keep except:
82. Chief Obi owned a duplex at Ikeja, Lagos before he died. He has however written his will where he disposed the duplex at Lagos to his first son, Olumide. The following are the applicable laws that would govern the transaction except:
83. A Will speaks after the death of the testator. This means:
The person making the Will is called ---(84)--------, where the person is of the female gender, she is called -----(85)---------. Where a person makes a Will, he is said to have died -------(86)-------. Where none is made, he is said to have died _____(87)--------. The person entitled to the properties or benefits under the Will is called ----------(88)--------. The properties given under the Will may be personal or -----------(89)-------- properties and -------(90)-------- or immovable properties. The total of the personal and real properties of a deceased is referred to as the ------(91)------ of the deceased. The Personal Representatives appointed under the Will to administer the estate of the deceased are called -------(92)------; where the deceased dies intestate, -------(93)-------- are appointed to administer the estate.84.
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94. “I appoint Madibba Teyei, Male, Architect of No. 111 Bot Close, Victoria Island Lagos, as executor of this Will”. This clause drafted in the Will of Kumo Assoh is called:
95. The judicial procedure by which a Will is established to be a valid will is
96. Alhaji Modibibo owns Hadiza Plaza situate at No. 4 Bakari Street, Kaduna, Danko Estate at No, 5 Zik Avenue Ibadan; and Ebeano Mall, Awolowo Street, Enugu. If Alhaji Modibbo had in his Will given Ebeano Plaza to his son, Shehu, under what document would title in the plaza pass to Shehu?
97. Chief Oba wishes to institute an action against Alhaji Ibrahim’s estate to recover the debt of N25 Million owed by the deceased. Who are the proper parties to be sued in the case, if Musa, Sani and Yusuf have been appointed in the Will to administer the Testator’s estate?
98. Following from your answer above, the proper party will read thus:
99. What document is used to vest the property of a deceased person in a beneficiary?
100. All but one of the following have the power to grant assent to the beneficiary.
101. What document should a Solicitor prepare in order to recover his fees?
102. Capital Gains Tax are payable in the following transactions except:
103. The rate of capital gains tax is
104. Under the Land Registration Law of Lagos State, the following persons except one are accredited to conduct a search in the registry:
105. Land documents are accessed on the -------- in Lagos State
106. A Will is revocable so long as the maker is living. This means a Will is
107. Mr. Julius, the breadwinner of his family was drugged by his maid and she made him prepare a Will that devolved all his properties to her. What element makes the Will invalid?
108. Miss Amanda did not specifically appoint any executor in her Will; however she expressed her desire that one Mr. John Dee, her boyfriend to pay all her debts and collect all her assets. The Court has held Mr. John Dee to be
109. Persons who have intermeddled with the estate of the deceased person and because of the interference, they have been held to be personal representatives of the estate of the deceased person are:
110. Friday Bolatito is not happy with the Will of her sister, Chief Mrs. Bolatito. She can express her opposition to grant of probate by filing:
111. Searches under the Land Registration Law may be conducted ------
112. The application to conduct search on the Land Information Management System must be approved by the -------
113. Application to conduct search under the Lands Registration Law is made on
114. A search report following a search is issued on
115. Documents that may not be registered include the following except:
116. A sub-lease must be registered when it exceeds a period of ------ years.
Bob James Legal Managers is a firm of law practice situate at 1233 Ikoyi Lagos. On 1st September, 2015, Pankshine Bank Plc. Consulted it to act on its behalf as assignee in the sale of a parcel of land at No. 12z, Lekki, Lagos by the assignor, Chief Banwo Babalawo, who cannot read or write in any language. The property is covered by a right of occupancy number LAGS 99999, with a remaining term of 70 years, situated on 1.5 hectares of land. The consideration for the transaction is N50 Million naira only. After conducting a search on the LIMS Register on 2nd September, 2015, Miss Shola Bello, a solicitor in the law office of Bob James Legal Managers prepared Form 7, evidencing the transaction and forwarded same to the Registrar for filing. No consent of the Governor was obtained since she had earlier told her client that “Governor’s consent is only a requirement of the Land Use Act and not the concern of the transaction”.
118. A formal Will is required to be signed by the testator and attested by at least ---- witnesses.
119. Mr. Abayomi gave oral directives to his closest and trusted sibling on how his property is to be shared after his demise. This type of Will is known to be
120. Mutual wills are generally not revocable except ------
121. The following persons can make a privileged will except:
122. A directive made by a person to an organization, or institution, or another person that upon his death, only his funds in the organization should be paid to a particular individual.
123. A voluntary transfer or conveyance of any interest in land made gratuitously to a recipient and without any consideration paid by the recipient while the donor is still living is:
124. A transfer of property by a person to trustees to hold and take effect in his lifetime is called:
125. A disposition of property made by a person in contemplation of death, but which takes effect only when the donor dies is known as:
126. A privileged Will need not comply with what requirement before it can make a valid Will:
127. The test to determine whether a testator has sound mind was laid in the case of:
128. The material time or period at which a testator is required to have a sound mind is:
129. The burden of proof of the mental capacity of a testator lies who?
130. What maxim is used to support the presumption of sound mind of the testator?
131. The following persons can attest to a Will except:
132. All but one of the following are requirements of a valid Will except:
133. "I give to my girlfriend, Cinderella, my Hummer Jeep Model 2009, with Registration No. LA 419 LAG". The gift of Hummer Jeep is a:
134. "I give to my mother a Sony Model Television Set". The gift of Television set is a:
135. "I give to my sister a sum of money to be paid out of my Skye Bank Account No. 123456789". The gift of the sum of money is a:
136. "I give the sum of N200,000 to my maid". This gift of money is a:
What Clause must be included in a Will to prevent partial intestacy?
138. "I leave my Mercedes Benz Car Model 200 to my son, John Ironsi and if I have no car, then some other general gift". The latter general gift is a type of
139. "Such of any children as survive me and if more than one, in equal shares". The use of the words "in equal shares" means:
140. The principle of the restriction on testamentary freedom of the testator based on his custom was enunciated in the case of:
141. Wills are revoked by the following except:
142. Where there is a dispute between the executors or between executors and beneficiaries, the court may appoint -------------- to manage theproperties pending the resolution of the dispute.
143. Who is the first person to be granted probate under testate succession?
144. Who is the first person to be granted probate under intestate succession?
145. Where aperson is married under the Marriage Act but dies intestate, his estate will be distributed according to:
146. Where more than four persons are appointed as executors, how many of them would be granted probate?
147. The person who offers a Will for admission to probate is also known as:
148. What will be the result of a Will that is not proved?
149. By Section 47 of the Administration of Lagos State Law, Lagos, the executors year is:
150. For an executor to demand for his professional fees, one of the following clauses must be inserted in the Will:
1. Recitals belong to the introductory part of a deed as indemnity clause belongs to the ________ part of a deed.
2. Which of these is not part of the Operative part of deed
Mr Emeka Simple is the governorship candidate of the PDP in the just concluded general election in Abia State. He owns properties in Oyo, Abia and Nasarawa State. He believes he won the elction but INEC has declared chief Owonikoko of the APC as the winner of the election. He intends to sell some of his properties to raise funds and file an election petition before the Abia State election petition tribunal.
4. Who has the legal obligation of preparing the document in 3 above
5. The transaction in 3 above passes ___________ interest to Amadi
6. To sell his property in Nasarawa State, Mr. Emeka must deduce title for a period of _____
7. Which of these is not a function of the consideration clause in a deed
Mr. Okwudili Chukwu is a very wealthy man. He has properties in Ebonyi, Ogun and Kano States. He intends to give possession of his property in Ogun state to Mr. Taiwo for 4 years.
Unfortunately, Mr. Okwudili Chukwu was involved in accident. He could not conclude the transaction with Mr. Taiwo, he therefore called his son Sunday on phone to complete the transaction on his behalf.
9. The name of the transaction between Mr. Okwudili and Mr. Taiwo is___________
10. What is the name of the instrument that will empower Sunday to complete the transaction on behalf of his father?
11. The relationship between Mr. Okwudili and Mr. Taiwo is that of ____________ and __________
12. The delegation to Sunday to act on behalf of his father is ________
Ebuka is a holder of a statutory right of occupancy in respect of plot 255 Ahmadu Bello Way, Lagos. He intends to lease the property to Emma for a term of 10 years. Emma and Ebuka have agreed to the terms of the agreement. Unfortunately, before the final instrument could be executed, Ebuka passed away. Mr. Ebuka’s first who inherited the property and completed the transaction with Emma.
14. The agreement between Mr. Ebuka and Mr. Emma before Mr. Ebuka’s death is ________
15. The agreement in two above is binding on _________
16. The completed transaction between Joseph and Mr. Emma must be ________
17. The agreement between Mr. Ebuka and Mr. Emma requires _________ to be binding
18. The transaction between Mr. Joseph and Mr. Emma requires _________ to be binding
19. Assuming at the expiration of the lease, Mr. Emma holds over property, he will be liable to Mr. Joseph for __________
20. The rent payable by Mr. Emma in respect of the plot of land in Abuja is _______
21. The relationship between Mr. Joseph and Mr. Emma is _________
22. Which part of the deed will show the consent of the principal members of the family
23. Power of Attorney can be revoked by one of the following except
The existence of a forfeiture clause in a lease makes it ___24____ at the instance of the ___25______24.
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26. Which of these is not a usual covenant in a lease agreement?
27. In the absence of express agreement, rent in lease is paid in _________
28. Rent in leases is payable only in __________
29. All but one is the most essential feature of a valid lease
30. A holder of a statutory right of occupancy can create a perpetually renewable lease in Nigeria _____________
Alhaji Usman Rabiu is a wealthy politician. He has so many properties scattered across Nigeria. Some of his properties include: A 5 storey building located at No. 12 Idemili street, Abia State, 2 plots of land located at Ganduje Close, Kaduna State with C of O number KD/123456.
He ran into some financial difficulties and intends to sell some of his properties. He has agreed with Mr. Sanusi Dikko to sell the property in Abia state. It was agreed that the land and the building on it be sold for N20, 000, 000 (twenty million naira) each making a total forty million naira (N40, 000, 000). Mr. Sanusi paid an initial thirty million naira: twenty million for the property and ten million for the land. The parties agreed that the legal due date for the payment of the balance of the purchase price of the land is 20th day of April, 2019.
32. As solicitor to Mr. Sanusi, how would you advice him to pay the thirty million naira (N30, 000, 000)?
33. Upon the payment of the full purchase price, Mr. Sanusi acquires _______ title in respect of the property in Abia?
34. Alhaji Usman will bear responsibility for ___________ defect in the property
35. Mr. Sanusi will bear responsibility for ____________ defect in the property
36. As solicitor acting on behalf of Alhaji Usman, the best capacity to collect the deposit of thirty million is as ____________
37. The best legal option to transfer the ownership of the 5 storey building is __________
38.The implication of collecting money as a stakeholder include the following except
39. In the absence of express agreement, Mr. Sanusi will take possession of property ______
40. Where Mr. Sanusi fails to pay the balnce on the agreed date, Alhaaji Usman can _______
41. To complete transaction, Alhaji Usman must deduce title for at least ___________
Mr. Okocha Okoro is the owner of plot 12, Otunba Close, Agbowo, Oyo state. He has entered into an agreement to sell the property to Madam Catherine for a consideration of fifteen million naira. The contract of sale provides that Madam Catherine can enter into possession upon payment of consideration. However, before the transaction could be concluded Mr. Okocha lost his life in mysterious means.
43. The contract of sale is binding on _________
44. To complete the transaction, Mr. Okocha must deduce title to at least ________
45. Pending the completion of the transaction, the risk and the liability of the property will be borne by __________
46. Upon exchange of contract, Mr. Okocha transfers __________ title to Madam Catherine
47. Which of the following transaction requires deducing of title?
48. Governor’s consent must be sought and obtained in all but one of the following transaction
49. Which of the following does not constitute a legal restriction on sale of land
50. An applicant for the grant of statutory right of occupancy must be at least _________
51. At what stage of the sale of land transaction is the vendor obligated to deduce title?
52. A statutory right of occupancy grants a ________
53. Under the Land Use Act, interest in Land in Nigeria can only be
54. Which of these is not a feature of a rent review clause?
55. Which of these is not an information required to draft a deed of lease
56. Tola Raji and Sope Funman followed their Principal, while they were externs, to the Probate Registry and discovered that Caveats are entered by:
Mrs. Beatrice Shades, a Lagos based trader has approached the Law Firm of A.A. Smart & Co to represent her in letting out her 2 bedroom bungalow, located at Ota, Ogun State.
58. What kind of fees will not be appropriate for your Principal to charge in the circumstance?
59. What applicable law regulates and harmonizes the system of registration of titles to land and land instruments in Lagos State?
60. The following are the fees which a legal practitioner can charge his client except:
61. Upon the death of a holder of interest in land, issues such as devolution of estate on personal representatives are provided for by the ----- of each State.
62. Personal representatives may either be ----------------- or ----------------.
63. Your Law Firm has completed a brief but your client refuses to pay the agreed professional fees; the following but one are steps to be taken in recovering the professional fees.
64. A Will can be used for the following except:
65. ------------- interferes with the estate of a deceased person without authority.
In 2010, Chief Komolafe gave a landed property to the Nigerian Law School Cooperative Society. The property was sold in 2015 to Chief Edward at N60,000,000.00. The Solicitor which Chief Edward instructed to act for him was paid N3,000,000.00.
67. The Solicitor engaged in the above scenario will calculate his professional fees using:
68. Where a child is a beneficiary in a Will having a Sole Executor, the Court will do one of the following in order to protect the interest of the minor:
69. Executors are appointed in the following ways except:
70. The following taxes are payable in property transactions except:
71. The following are the contents of the account to be filed by an administrator except:
72. In an insolvent estate, the administrator’s duties include:
73. Taxes payable by a vendor who sells property at a profit includes:
74. The documents to be kept and maintained in the Lagos lands registry are as follows except:
75. B.S. Supreme appears in court for his client, Mrs. A.B. Odigwe. What fee would Mrs. Odigwe pay B.S. Supreme for his appearance in court?
76. The professional charges of your Principal in respect of a sale (acting as Solicitor to Capital Investment Limited) forms part of ---------------- under Capital Gains Tax Act (CGTA).
77. Assuming that the property was sold for N200,000,000.00, while Capital Investment did the following prior to the sale:i. Advertising the property = N200,000.00ii. Renovation = N40,000,000.00iii. Procuring the necessary approvals for the alteration of the existing building = N1,000,000.00
Assuming your Principal was paid N5,000,000.00 as professional charges. And the initial purchase price of property was N95,000,000.00. The Capital Gains of Capital Investment Limited and the Capital Gains Tax payable would be:
78. Chief Ahmed Amos Ajasa invited his lawyer, Mr. Aristotle to help him prepare his will. Mr. Aristotle can charge its professional fees using the following options except:
79. When does a Will take effect?
80. Mr. Niyi Cooks died on May 30, 2015. He, however, left a valid Will and even appointed those who should be his Executors in the Will. What grant should his Executors apply for?
81. What clause would provide for the appointment of Mr. Niyi Cooks’ Executors?
Chief Emeka Dominic’s Will was discovered following his death. He was born in Anambra State, but he lived his entire adult life in Lagos where he established various businesses. The deceased made his wife of 45 years one of the two executors to his Will, while his son Stanley was the second executor. The Will contained several depository and non-depository provisions.
One of the depositions in the Will reads thus “I give N100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) to Valencia, my daughter, to be drawn from my current account at Zenith Bank Plc, Bwari, Abuja”.82. Which of the following correctly described the above gift?
83. What distinguishes the above legacy from the other legacies?
84. The absence of one of the following will create partial intestacy in the Will:
85. Taxes imposed on and raised from stamps charged on legal instruments and documentation are called
86. The -------------------------------------------------- shows the boundaries of every parcel of land that is registered under the Land Registration Law, Lagos.
Chief Magnus ran into Beulah at Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano and fell in love with her. In the flight, he proposed to her and promised her a twin duplex in Asokoro if she agreed to his proposal. She accepted to marry him and they went through marriage ceremony at Abuja Municipal Council Marriage Registry in Abuja on April 10, 2015. Meanwhile before the marriage, Beulah was pregnant for Mr. Okechukwu. Chief Magnus who had written his Will in January 2015 later had a heart attack and died on July 10, 2015.
88. One of the following statements is correct about the revival of a Will:
89. A gift in a Will can be adeemed in all except one of the following circumstance:
90. In the Abeokuta Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, where you did your externship, lawyers are used to charging 5% of the value involved in the transaction. This type of fees is called:
91. One of the following is not correct about Wills:
Mrs. Asabe Zubairu, an indigene of Kano State lost her father, Mr. Usman Baba in a ghastly motor accident. In his Will, he bequeathed his property at No. 287, Grace House, Abuja to her as his “first daughter”. He also expressly bequeathed the family compound, in the village to her in her capacity as his “first daughter”. Her husband, Mr. Samson Zubairu, a Bini indigene advised that she should renounce the gift of the family compound as that is an exclusive preserve of the eldest male son and such a gift should have been made to him as her husband.
93. To be able to take over her gift, Mrs. Asabe Zubiaru must be issued one of the following by the Executors of her father’s estate:
94. The principle that the Probate Registrar cannot grant probate to a disputed Will while a caveat had not been discharged was laid down in:
95. Where a Testator dies without appointing Executors in his Will, what grant would be applied for by his personal representatives?
96. Who collects stamp duties based on corporate instruments?
97. A Will is ambulatory because:
98. Which of the following information will not be relevant for you to prepare Chief Emeka’s will?
99. Assuming Chief Emeka had a Will but only wants to make additions, which procedure would he adopt?
100. What documents indicates that power of attorney is a registrable instrument under the Lands Registration Law?
101. Your new question!Where a legal practitioner acts for both the lessor and lessee, he shall charge --------------------------------------
102. If a client approached you on the procedure for the alteration of his Will, which method will you have recommended for him?
Madam Koko took a loan of N50 Million from United Bank for Africa. She intends to use her poperty at No.5 Oshin Street, Aba, Abia State as security for the loan.
104. The legal age approved under the Wills Act for a testator to make a will is --------------
105. The factors to be considered in determining whether the testator possess testamentary capacity at the time of making his Will include the following except -
106. The following are the requirements of a valid Will except?
Mrs. Lazarus Jacky died 25th December, 2010. He was the Managing Director of a five star hotel in Ilorin, Nigeria before his death. He made a Will and appointed Mr. Owonikiroron Esq as executors of the Will. The Will provides among others (the following clauses.
108. What document will Mr. Owonikoko and Mr Richman require to vest title on the Trustee of Bwari Child Foundation?
109. Assuming the elder brother of Mr. Lazarus Jacky intends to challenge the grant of probate to the executor, he must file what type of application?
110. Dr. Francis Brown is an Abuja based legal practitioner who had represented FIRST LINKS NIG LTD for many years in various matters especially recovery leases and perfecting property transactions. As at 31st July 2013 First Links Nig Ltd was indebted to Dr. Francis Brown’s firm to the tune of N15M. All attempts including writing of numerous letters to First Links Nig. Ltd have not yielded any positive result. What is the first step that Dr Francis Brown will take to recover this debt?
111. Which court has original jurisdiction to entertain the matter if Dr. Brown decided to institute an action?
112. If Dr. Brown were to send a bill of charges to First Links Nig Ltd, what is the stipulated period that he would give the company?
113. Double probate will be granted in all but one of the following circumstances:
114. An executor can only execute his will:
115. One of the following is not an account to be filed by personal representatives
116. All but one is not a procedure/document known to probate practice in Nigeria
117. Where a child is a sole executor
118. All but one of the following is among the taxes to be paid during the perfection of a title to a property:
119. Perfection of title in Enugu should take the following order:
120. A Will is ambulatory because:
Miss Funmi Alaba who had just been recently called to bar was appointed as executor to the will of Alhaja Cashmoney together with the testator’s first son Blu Cashmoney and her first daughter Mrs Zin Lamin.
The Will provides as follows:
122. Clause (ii) in the Will is a -------------
123. Assuming Isa Cashmoney the last son of the testator wishes to challenge the Will, he will need to take one of the following steps first:
124. All but one of the followings are not subject to ademption
125. In contentious probate practice, a limited grant may be made by the court to an Applicant as to all but one of the following:
126. One of the following is not among the taxes to be paid during the perfection of the title to a property:
127. If Alhaji Modibbo had in his Will given Ebeano Plaza to his son, Shehu, under what document would title in the plaza pass to Shehu?
Chief Bamgbose made his Will in 1998 in which he appointed Friday Bamgbose (his 1st Son), Alaska Oke (resident in the United States) and Abigail Bamgbose (his wife) executors. He died in 2008 but before his death, he bought a property in Abuja and 5,000 shares of Zenith Bank all in 2003. Friday Bamgbose, one of his sons, is interfering with the property in Abuja by arranging to use it as security for a personal loan of N10 Million.
129. By Section 47 of the Administration of Lagos State Law, Lagos, the executor’s year is:
130. How would the property in Abuja and 5,000 shares of Zenith Bank be administered: By
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