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2023 General Elections In Nigeria And The Strains On The Rule Of Law

By Joe-Kyari Gadzama, OFR, MFR, SAN The implications of continued disobedience of court judgments and orders are that Nigeria is…

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Review Of The Election Judicial Proceedings Practice Directions, 2022

By Festus Ogun On July 19, 2022, the President of the Court of Appeal, Honourable Justice Monica Bolna’an Dongban-Mensen, issued…

2 years ago

How Do Small and Midsize Law Firms Punch Above Their Weight?

By Neville Pokroy Many small and midsize law firms feel inadequate when competing against big firms with big money behind them.…

2 years ago

Powers of INEC to Retract a Result already Announced; The Pros and Cons of Section 65 of the Electoral Act 2022 as Amended

By Akintayo Balogun Esq. The several amendments/inclusions that came with the Electoral Act 2022, continue to draw attention and concerns…

2 years ago

Knowledge Of The Law And The Symbiotic Relationship With Being Reserved For The Senior Lawyers Only: A Human Face For The Nigerian Young And Aspiring Lawyers!

By Hameed Ajibola Jimoh Esq. It has become (among a number of young lawyers in Nigeria) that those seen as…

2 years ago

An Overview Of The Gun Regulations In Nigeria: The Current Stance And The Way Forward

Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN, FCIArb. (UK). INTRODUCTION Guns, also known as firearms under Nigerian Law, have been in existence since the…

2 years ago

Whether the only Valid Political Primary Is that which Is Conducted by the National Executive Committee of a Party

CASE TITLE: MUHAMMAD v. PDP & ORS (2022) LPELR-58984(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 28TH NOVEMBER, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: ELECTORAL MATTERS LEAD JUDGMENT: ITA GEORGE MBABA,…

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Instance(s) in which an Action Will not be an Abuse of Court Process on Ground of Multiplicity of Actions

CASE TITLE: UNITY BANK PLC v. CLESON INVESTMENT LTD (2022) LPELR-59045(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 24TH NOVEMBER, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD…

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Whether Suing a Political Party Automatically Makes its Candidates Parties to the Action

CASE TITLE: COLE v. APC & ORS (2022) LPELR-59154(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 15TH DECEMBER, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: ELECTORAL MATTERS LEAD JUDGMENT: MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM…

2 years ago

The Law on Police Investigation

CASE TITLE: PROJECT ARCADE LTD & ANOR v. IGP & ORS (2022) LPELR-59127(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 13TH DECEMBER, 2022 PRACTICE AREA: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW LEAD…

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