Stanley Alieke, Esq.

03/05/2026

These are some of the reasons why you should always engage in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) instead of always rushing to court at every slightest provocation & only approach the court when ADR has failed and the court seems to be the last resort;
1. Court cases take time- the least amount of time a case can move from the High Court to the Supreme Court for final adjudication is 10-15 years and time and efforts are wasted within that timeframe.
2. Once a matter has gone to court it turns the disputing parties into lifetime enemies & creates bad blood.
3. Court cases are expensive to pursue & your lawyer may abandon it at any point if you are not perfecting the brief.
These & many more other reasons are why in Law Capitol we advise client to hold their break on the “let’s go to court” or “I will sue you” threats and in every contract we are draft or advise on we always include the dispute resolution clause and imbed a proviso that allows going to court only as a last resort after every other dispute resolution method has been engaged and it failed.

ADR methods include; mediation, arbitration, conciliation, and negotiation. These processes are used to resolve disputes outside of traditional court litigation. These methods are faster, less expensive, and frequently preserve relationships by avoiding the "win-lose" outcomes of courtroom trials.
Whenever we adopt ADR especially in business/money-related disputes, we often find out that most of the time, the bone of contention is usually a minor misunderstanding between both parties which could be a party feeling cheated and once that misunderstanding is cleared up the dispute is resolved and other times it’s usually an ego fight and once you massage the bruised ego, the problem is solved.

ADR looks for a middle ground for a win-win outcome for both parties as against the win-lose outcome of court processes. That’s why even courts advocate that ADR should be tried out first before a matter is brought before the court for adjudication after ADR has failed and courts seem to be the final resort.

10/11/2025

25/10/2025

May 2024, Lucky called me that he had interviewed Sky B and people picked interest in his story and he invited him to Abuja, paid for his flight & accommodation so he could interview him again to provide an update, he asked me to help fix Sky B up & get him some gigs. I called some of my people in the show biz including Emma of Engraced to fix up some gigs and shows for Sky B. Sky B met us at the Hilton that night and he was full of gratitude to Lucky Udu, nothing he didn’t promise to do for Lucky Udu as a sign of gratitude- Adaz and some other people were there with us that night.

Sky B is not the only person that Lucky Udu has interviewed and helped. Lucky Udu has forced me against my wish to follow him as far as Markudi and Nasarawa to go and interview people and help them. I can confirm that there are over 4 families in Markurdi that Lucky Udu did not just raise funds for, he opened a grocery store for them and paid their children’s school fees out of his own pocket.

Many times Lucky will not just raise funds for these guys but he will send them to my office and ask them to meet Barr Stanley, that he will also help them or fix them up, that’s the extent that Lucky Udu goes to help people. I’m just wondering why most of these beneficiaries are yet to rise in his defense, some don’t even want to be publicly associated with him due to the social media dragging, that’s just life for you.

There’s this girl he posted her story abt three months ago that was gang r@ped by some hoodlums in Abuja, Lucky did not just raise funds for her, he paid for her hospital bill, and sent the girl to me to give her a job in my law firm, I only didn’t give her a job because she said she doesn’t have where she will be staying and I told Lucky that I don’t have an accommodation for her, Lucky employed her and gave her accommodation. Lucky has employed most victims of domestic and given them free accommodation in his house (I always advise him against this though for his own safety); that’s the same thing he offered Helen of Kenya which was misinterpreted by both Helen and some folks.

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11/10/2025