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Whether the EFCC can Investigate State House of Assembly Fund Disbursement and Administration

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Whether the EFCC can Investigate State House of Assembly Fund Disbursement and Administration

lawpavilion November 12, 2024

CASE TITLE: EFCC v. GOVT OF ZAMFARA STATE & ORS (2024) LPELR-62933(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 20TH SEPTEMBER, 2024PRACTICE AREA:...

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Can Salary Payment After Resignation Notice Disqualify a Candidate from Election?

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Can Salary Payment After Resignation Notice Disqualify a Candidate from Election?

lawpavilion November 5, 2024

CASE TITLE: OKORIE & ANOR v. INEC & ORS (2024) LPELR-62967(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH OCTOBER, 2024 JUSTICES:...

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Supreme Court Rules That Confessional Statement of a Suspect Must Be with Video Recording

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Supreme Court Rules That Confessional Statement of a Suspect Must Be with Video Recording

lawpavilion September 17, 2024

NO VIDEO recording; NO VALID confession. In a big move to uphold the supremacy of the constitutional...

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Service of Court Processes outside jurisdiction under the Sheriffs and Civil Processes Act: A Note on the recent case of Alli v Okoloko (2023) LPELR-60700(CA)

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Service of Court Processes outside jurisdiction under the Sheriffs and Civil Processes Act: A Note on the recent case of Alli v Okoloko (2023) LPELR-60700(CA)

lawpavilion November 9, 2023

Nigeria is a common-law country that operates under a Federal Constitution. It consists of 36 states and...

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Fatal Accidents: Compensation For Parents Of Deceased Children

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Fatal Accidents: Compensation For Parents Of Deceased Children

lawpavilion October 25, 2023

INTRODUCTION The loss of a family member due to an accident is a very painful experience but...

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Whether Local Government Elections Are Appealable to the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court

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Whether Local Government Elections Are Appealable to the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court

lawpavilion May 16, 2022

CASE TITLE: BARR ILIYA IBN ALIYU v. ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS & ORS (2022) LPELR-57345(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 18TH...

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CAN THE COURT CONVICT FOR MURDER IN THE ABSENCE OF A DEAD BODY (CORPUS DELICTI)?

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CAN THE COURT CONVICT FOR MURDER IN THE ABSENCE OF A DEAD BODY (CORPUS DELICTI)?

lawpavilion April 22, 2020

CASE TITLE: STATE v. AHMED (2020) LPELR-49497(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 24TH JANUARY, 2020 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE...

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DUTY OF AN ACCUSED PERSON RAISING THE DEFENCE OF ALIBI

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DUTY OF AN ACCUSED PERSON RAISING THE DEFENCE OF ALIBI

lawpavilion March 10, 2020

CASE TITLE: UGWU v. STATE (2020) LPELR-49375(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 24TH JANUARY, 2020 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE...

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SCOPE OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL HIGH COURTS WITH RESPECT TO ENFORCEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

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SCOPE OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL HIGH COURTS WITH RESPECT TO ENFORCEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

lawpavilion March 10, 2020

CASE TITLE: EFCC v. REINL (2020) LPELR-49387(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 24TH JANUARY, 2020 PRACTICE AREA: ENFORCEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS LEAD...

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CAN THE SUPREME COURT ENTERTAIN AN APPEAL DIRECTLY FROM THE DECISION OF THE HIGH COURT?

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CAN THE SUPREME COURT ENTERTAIN AN APPEAL DIRECTLY FROM THE DECISION OF THE HIGH COURT?

lawpavilion March 2, 2020

CASE TITLE: AYOADE v. STATE (2020) LPELR-49379(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 24TH JANUARY, 2020 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD...

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