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

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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)

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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)

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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

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

What A Claimant Relying on Inheritance as His Root of Title Must Prove

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CASE TITLE: EKHAGUERE & ORS v. IZIBIRI & ANOR (2023) LPELR-60996(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: JUNE 13, 2023PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAWLEAD JUDGMENT: SYBIL…

Power Of the Court of Appeal to Grant an Application for Bail Pending Appeal

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CASE TITLE: UCHENNA v. IGP (2023) LPELR-61058 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH JULY, 2023PRACTICE AREA: POWER OF COURTLEAD JUDGMENT: DANLAMI ZAMA SENCHI,…

Examining The Legality of Criminal Prosecution of a Serving Judicial Officer Without Prior Invocation of The National Judicial Council’s Disciplinary Jurisdiction

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CASE TITLE: OPENE v. NJC & ORS (2023) LPELR-60656(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH JULY, 2023 JUSTICES: ELFRIEDA OLUWAYEMISI WILLIAMS-DAWODU, JCAUGOCHUKWU ANTHONY…

Eight Years of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015: What has Changed?

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The ACJA was enacted in May 2015, with a view to reforming the delivery of criminal justice in Nigeria. Section…

The Right To Liberty And Prison Decongestion in Nigeria: The Urgency Required

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PART 1 INTRODUCTION The liberty of man is as old as the story of creation, it permeates the early, medieval…

Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017: 14 Important Things Medical Practitioners in Nigeria Should Note

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Law is defined as the body of rules of conduct or action that have been prescribed by the controlling authority…