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Whether Regulations 126 and 127 of the Nigeria Police Regulations Are Inconsistent with Sections 37 and 42 of the 1999 Constitution

CASE TITLE:  INCORPORATED TRUSTEES NBA v. A.G. OF THE FEDERATION & ORS (2024) LPELR-62208(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD MAY, 2024 PRACTICE…

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Can the Court Convict for Murder in the Absence of a Corpus Delicti (Dead Body)?

CASE TITLE: AHUCHAOGU v. STATE (2024) LPELR-62194(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 8TH MARCH, 2024 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: ADAMU…

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Does the Exclusive Legislative List of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Encompass Navigable Waterways Across Nigeria?

CASE TITLE: NIWA & ORS v. LASWA & ORS (2024) LPELR-62198(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH JANUARY, 2024PRACTICE AREA: LEGISLATIONLEAD JUDGMENT: JOHN INYANG…

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Whether An Adopted Child Is Entitled To Inherit The Estate Of A Deceased Adoptive Parent

CASE TITLE: BASSEY v. EKPIKEN & ORS (2024) LPELR-61778 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND MARCH, 2024 JUSTICES: UCHECHUKWU ONYEMENAM, JCABALKISU BELLO…

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Does an Invitation by the Police for the Purpose of Investigating an Allegation Amount to a Breach of Fundamental Right?

CASE TITLE: DIDEN v. C.O.P STATE COMMAND, ASABA & ORS (2024) LPELR-61926(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 25TH MARCH, 2024PRACTICE AREA: ENFORCEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL…

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Whether the Provisions of Chapter 2 of the 1999 Constitution Are Justiciable

CASE TITLE: MUHAMMED v. EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR KANO STATE & ORS (2024) LPELR-62086(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 22ND MARCH, 2024PRACTICE AREA: EVIDENCELEAD JUDGMENT: USMAN…

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Offence of Rape: Whether a Child Under the Age of 14 Is Capable of Giving Consent

CASE TITLE: MUHAMMED v. FRN (2024) LPELR-62200(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 17TH MAY, 2024PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT: MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU,…

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Can Law Enforcement Invoke Constitutional Rights While Disregarding the Law?

CASE TITLE: C.O.P ADAMAWA STATE COMMAND v. PIUS & ANOR (2024) LPELR-61853(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH MARCH, 2024 JUSTICES: ITA GEORGE…

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Is Obtaining the Governor’s Consent Mandatory Before Land Can Be Alienated?

CASE TITLE: YAKUBU v. KARAL & ORS (2024) LPELR-61854(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH MARCH, 2024 JUSTICES: ITA GEORGE MBABA JCAPATRICIA AJUMA…

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The Presumption of the Law Where Stolen Property Is Found in Possession of a Person Immediately/Soon After a Theft

CASE TITLE: OLUWASEGUN v. STATE (2024) LPELR-62035 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 12TH APRIL, 2024PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURELEAD JUDGMENT: BINTA FATIMA…

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