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CASE TITLE: AYUBA v. STATE (2021) LPELR-56550(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 8TH OCTOBER, 2021 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: ABUBAKAR MUAZU…

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CASE TITLE: ADEYEMI v. STATE (2022) LPELR-57342(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH APRIL, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: EVIDENCE (CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT) LEAD JUDGMENT: MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM SIRAJO,…

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CASE TITLE:                         ALHAJI LASISI IBIYEMI v. HRM OBA JIMOH ADEBISI OKUNADE & ORS (2022) LPELR-56636(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:           21ST…

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CASE TITLE:                         MELI INEMIEBI v. THE STATE (2022) LPELR-57020(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:           10TH MARCH, 2022 JUSTICES:                            ABUBAKAR MAHMUD TALBA,…

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CASE TITLE: ADAMU v. STATE (2022) LPELR-57084(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 18TH FEBRUARY, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW LEAD JUDGMENT: ABUBAKAR MAHMUD TALBA, J.C.A.…

Application of the Plea of Res Judicata

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CASE TITLE: ADALMA TANKERS BUNKERING SERVICES LTD & ANOR v. CBN & ORS (2022) LPELR-57036(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 18TH FEBRUARY, 2022…

Whether Judgment Can Be Given in Favour or against a Dead Person

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CASE TITLE: MAINSTREET BANK REGISTRARS LTD v. OGUNDIMU (2022) LPELR-57273(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 6TH APRIL, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL LAW. LEAD JUDGMENT: MUHAMMAD…

Can a Property Not Specifically Mentioned in a Will but Incorporated in the Residuary Clause Be Said to Have Fallen into Intestacy

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