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How to Eject a Sub-Tenant Put in Possession by a Judgment Debtor

CASE TITLE: DANKOLI v. ABUBAKAR & ANOR (2023) LPELR-61126 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: LANDLORD AND TENANTLEAD JUDGMENT: ITA…

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Whether Registration Creates Interest in Land where there is None

CASE TITLE: FBN LTD v. STANBIC IBTC BANK PLC (2023) LPELR-60773(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH JULY, 2023 JUSTICES: ONYEKACHI AJA OTISI,…

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Obligation of the Court to Adjudicate Thoughtfully on All Presented Issues

CASE TITLE: OBIEFULE & ANOR v. UZOHO & ORS (2023) LPELR-61183(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 21ST SEPTEMBER, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CIVIL PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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How to Prove Communal Ownership of Land

CASE TITLE:  OBI & ORS v. OBELE & ORS (2023) LPELR-60804(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 31ST JULY, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: LAND LAW LEAD…

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Whether Failure to File a Counter Affidavit Will Automatically Lead to The Grant of a Bail Application

CASE TITLE: ANYANWU v. FRN (2023) LPELR-61335(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH AUGUST 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: MUHAMMED…

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Whether The Provision of Section 137 Of the Electoral Act, 2022 Obviates the Need to Call Eye Witness in Proof of Electoral Non-Compliance

CASE TITLE: TANKO & ANOR v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-61184(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 27TH OCTOBER, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: ELECTION PETITION…

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Whether Local Government Council Constitutes One of The Forums for The Celebration and Contraction of Marriage

CASE TITLE: MINISTER OF INTERIOR v. ETI-OSA LG, LAGOS STATE & ORS (2023) LPELR-60826(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: WEDNESDAY, 2ND AUGUST, 2023…

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Nigeria ratifies the Singapore Convention on Mediation

On November 27, 2023, Nigeria became the thirteenth country/State to ratify the Singapore Convention on Mediation. The Convention will enter into…

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The Doctrine of Last Seen and The Extent of it’s Application

CASE TITLE:  SOMEFUN v. STATE (2023) LPELR-61096(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 7TH JULY, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: JOHN…

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On The Crisis in Ondo State and Tinubu’s Intervention

The current brouhaha over the prolonged absence of the Governor of Ondo State is really unnecessary. The Constitution has taken…

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