Whether the Issue of Qualification of a Candidate to Contest an Election is Both a Pre-Election and an Election Matter

1 year ago

CASE TITLE: OKOLIE v. ELUMELU & ORS (2023) LPELR-61110(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH SEPTEMBER 2023PRACTICE AREA: ELECTORAL MATTERLEAD JUDGMENT: HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA…

Concurrent Jurisdiction of the Election Petition Tribunal and the Federal High Court Over Issues of Qualification and Locus Standi in an Election Petition

1 year ago

CASE TITLE: OKEKE & ANOR v. NWACHUKWU & ORS (2023) LPELR-61233(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH NOVEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: ELECTION PETITIONLEAD JUDGMENT: BIOBELE…

Illicit Fund Origins: Understanding Burden of Proof under the Advance Fee Fraud and Related Offenses Act

1 year ago

CASE TITLE: YUSUF v. EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN EFCC(2023) LPELR-60652(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 26TH JUNE, 2023 JUSTICES: YARGATA BYENCHIT NIMPAR, JCAJAMES GAMBO Abundag,…

Sports Law and Practice in Nigeria

1 year ago

Sports, since time immemorial, have served as a universal language of unity, camaraderie, and friendliness. It engrains punctuality, patience, discipline,…

Corporate Affairs Commission Not Empowered to Register Trade Union Organizations – Industrial Court Rules

1 year ago

Hon. Justice Nelson Ogbuanya of the Port-Harcourt Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court has declared that the Corporate Affairs…

A Critical Appraisal of the Misapplication of Discretion in Judicial Proceedings in Nigeria

1 year ago

Justices, Judges, Magistrates and Presidents of Area and District Customary Courts in Nigeria are very powerful. What they say and…

Academics, Lawyers deserve Appointment as Supreme Court justices – Former NBA GS

1 year ago

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, shares his thoughts with SOLOMON…

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)

1 year ago

By: Chukwuma Samuel Adesina Okoli Nigeria is a common law country that operates a Federal Constitution. It consists of 36…

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)

1 year ago

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

Whether Extra Judicial Statement of a Witness Is Only Admissible for The Purpose of Cross-Examination

1 year ago

CASE TITLE: Madoke v. STATE (2023) LPELR-60843(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 6TH JUNE, 2023PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT: MOHAMMED AMBI-USI DANJUMA,…