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Need for a Garnishee to Produce the Statement of Account of Judgment Debtor When Showing Cause in a Garnishee Proceeding

CASE TITLE: FBN PLC v. YEGWA & ORS (2022) LPELR-59630(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 10TH JUNE, 2022 JUSTICES: KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, JSC…

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Must Questions for Determination Be Raised in an Action for the Construction/Interpretation Of The Guidelines/Law Of A Political Party Commenced By an Originating Summons

CASE TITLE: PDP v. AHMAD & ORS (2023) LPELR-59651(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH JANUARY, 2023 JUSTICES: CHIDI NWAOMA UWA, JCA MOHAMMED BABA…

2 years ago

Whether an Order of Court Must Be Obtained before the Detention of a Property Used in the Commission of an Offence Pending the Prosecution of the Offence

CASE TITLE: MURTALA v. DG, SSS & ORS (2023) LPELR-59323(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 10TH JANUARY, 2023 JUSTICES: ONYEKACHI AJA OTISI, JCA MUHAMMAD…

2 years ago

Whether Awareness of the Occurrence of the Event/Decision/Action Complained of Is Material in the Determination of the Accrual of a Cause of Action in a Pre-Election Matter

CASE TITLE: AZEGETOR v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-59519(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 21ST JANUARY, 2023 JUSTICES: MOHAMMED AMBI-USI DANJUMA, JCA BIOBELE ABRAHAM…

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Whether Failure to Make a Video Recording of a Statement which is not Confessional in Nature and in the Absence of a Legal Practitioner makes it Inadmissible

CASE TITLE: OBENEYE v. STATE (2022) LPELR-59112(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 25TH NOVEMBER, 2022 JUSTICES: RAPHAEL CHIKWE AGBO, JCA BALKISU BELLO ALIYU, JCA…

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Can a Criminal Matter be Commenced at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja in the Name of the Commissioner of Police

CASE TITLE: ONU v. C.O.P (2022) LPELR-59114(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 24TH NOVEMBER, 2022 JUSTICES: CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME, JCA YARGATA BYENCHIT NIMPAR, JCA…

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Whether an Accused Can Be Convicted of a Lesser Offence under The Law With Which He Was Charged But Punished Under A Different Law

CASE TITLE: ABDULFATAH MURTALA v. THE STATE (2022) LPELR-58945(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 18TH NOVEMBER, 2022 JUSTICES: ITA GEORGE MBABA JCA BOLOUKUROMO…

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Is Knowledge of the Occurrence of the Event or Action Complained of Material in the Determination of when Time Begins to Run in a Pre-Election Matter

CASE TITLE: EZE v. UMAHI & ORS (2022) LPELR-59157(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH DECEMBER, 2022 JUSTICES: KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, JSC…

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When Right of Action and Cause of Action Will Crystalize/Accrue in an Action Seeking a Declaration that Information/Document(S) Presented by a Candidate to INEC is False Under Section 29(5) of the Electoral Act, 2022

CASE TITLE: EDEVIE v. OROHWEDOR & ORS (2022) LPELR-58931(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 21ST OCTOBER, 2022 JUSTICES: AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, JSC MOHAMMED…

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Is an Action Based on the Determination of Membership of a Political Party Justiciable

CASE TITLE: ECHENDU v. UGONNA & ORS (2022) LPELR-58890(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 3RD NOVEMBER, 2022 JUSTICES: RITA NOSAKHARE PEMU, JCA OLUDOTUN…

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