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Whether A Dispute Arising from Political Party Congress Conducted to Elect Executive Members of the Party Is a Pre-Election Matter

CASE TITLE: STATE WORKING COMMITTEE PDP NASARAWA STATE v. ONAWO & ORS (2025) LPELR-81122(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH MAY, 2025PRACTICE AREA: ELECTIONLEAD…

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Do Shop Owners’ Unions Have the Right to Collect Market Taxes?

CASE TITLE: AKOR & ANOR v. OTUKPO L.G. COUNCIL (2025)LPELR80253(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 22nd Jan, 2025JUSTICES: BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILLBATURE ISAH GAFAINEHIZENA IDEMUDIA…

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Behind Closed Doors: The Legal Silence on Marital Rape In Nigeria

By Oluwaleye Adedoyin Grace Before I delve into this article, let me share with you a true story, one that…

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Privity of Contract In Actions Founded on Letters of Credit

In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at AbujaOn Friday, the 24th day of May, 2024 Before Their LordshipsKudirat Motonmori…

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Don Quixote In The Courtroom: Judicial Restraint and The Romance of Constitutional Battles

By Sumayyah Ayomide Ambali In my course of legal research, I came across the witty diction of Lord Pats Acholonu,…

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Divorce Proceedings In Nigeria

By Yejide Gbenga-Ogundare In Nigeria, marriage simply means the coming together of a man and woman to become husband and…

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The Role of the Legal Profession in the socio-economic Development of Nigeria

By Paschal Ifeanyi Nwosu Esq Abraham  Lincoln once noted that, ‘ A lawyer’s time and advice are his stock in…

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The Lawyer’s Guide to Authenticating Electronic Evidence in Nigeria

Folarin Aluko “Even the wind leaves a trail—if you know where to look.” — African Proverb In a time when…

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Does Killing A Killer Kill Justice?

By David Bassey Antia The recent judicial pronouncement sentencing Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer Osinachi, to death…

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Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Fundamental Rights Rules In Land Disputes: A Review of Delta Power Holding Co. Ltd. v. Ulonna Michael (2025) 4 NWLR (Pt. 489)

By Lanase Usman A.[1] 1.0: INTRODUCTION The enforcement of fundamental rights is a cornerstone of constitutional democracy, and it is…

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