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Locus Standi of a Party Unlawfully Excluded from a Primary Election after Being Cleared to Contest

CASE TITLE:       JONATHAN v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-60081(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:      25TH JANUARY, 2023 JUSTICES:                   OSEPH SHAGBAOR IKYEGH,…

2 years ago

The Law of Evidence in Civil Claims in Nigeria – A Primer From The Cases Pt 2

By N.F. Nkobowo ESQ INTRODUCTION In part one of this series, we attempted to lay the groundwork for a continuing…

2 years ago

Whether the Federal Road Safety Commission Is Empowered to Operate on any Other Road that Is not a Federal Trunk Road

CASE TITLE:       FRSC v. EHIKAAM (2023) LPELR-60749(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:      17TH JULY, 2023 JUSTICES:                   AMINA AUDI WAMBAI, JCA ABIMBOLA…

2 years ago

An Overview Of Key Innovations And Highlights In The Arbitration And Mediation Act of 2023

By Christabel Ogechi Ifezie INTRODUCTION On the 26th of May, 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Arbitration and Mediation Bill,…

2 years ago

An Analysis Of The Licensing And Regulation Of Collective Investment Scheme In Nigeria

By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN In recent years, one of the significant developments in the financial sphere is the Collective…

2 years ago

Position of the Law Where Parties Rested the Proof of their title to Land on the Production of Title Documents

CASE TITLE: Dunu v. Gbadamosi (2023) LPELR-60756(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 2ND AUGUST, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW (DECLARATION OF TITLE TO LAND AND DAMAGES…

2 years ago

Procedure for the Removal of a Judicial Officer

CASE TITLE:  OPENE v. NJC & ORS (2023) LPELR-60656(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH JULY, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: PUBLIC OFFICER (JUDICIAL OFFICER) LEAD…

2 years ago

Khul’i as a Process of Dissolution of Marriage under Islamic Law

Case Title: Kaura v. Kaura (2023) LPELR-60731(CA) In The Court Of Appeal (MAKURDI JUDICIAL DIVISION) On 17TH JULY, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: ISLAMIC LAW…

2 years ago

Critiquing the critique: X-raying Dr. Okoli’s ‘restatement’ of the Court of Appeal’s decision in TOF Energy Co. Ltd & Ors v Worldpay LLC & Anor (2022) LPELR-57462 (CA)

Here is a rejoinder to the critique: A Critique of the Nigerian Court of Appeal’s Recent Restatement of the Principles…

2 years ago

Police Procedures vs Accused’s Freedom to Write Statements

By Wahab Shittu (SAN) The right of the Accused to choose to give a statement to the police upon arrest…

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