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Whether a Petitioner Who Alleges Non-Compliance with the Provisions of the Electoral Act Must Show How It Substantially Affected the Result of the Election

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Whether a Petitioner Who Alleges Non-Compliance with the Provisions of the Electoral Act Must Show How It Substantially Affected the Result of the Election

lawpavilion April 30, 2024

CASE TITLE: AMINU & ANOR v. INEC & ORS (2024) LPELR-61787(SC)JUDGMENT DATE: 19TH JANUARY, 2024PRACTICE AREA: ELECTION...

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Duty of a Petitioner in Proving Allegation of Non-Compliance with The Electoral Act

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Duty of a Petitioner in Proving Allegation of Non-Compliance with The Electoral Act

lawpavilion January 30, 2024

CASE TITLE:  WINSTON v. MAJOR & ORS (2023) LPELR-61368 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 25TH NOVEMBER, 2023 PRACTICE AREA: ...

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The Principle of Margin of Lead in an Election

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The Principle of Margin of Lead in an Election

lawpavilion January 23, 2024

CASE TITLE: YABO & ANOR v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-61429 (CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 16TH DECEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: ELECTION...

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Whether Inadequate Payment of Security for Costs Renders a Petition Incompetent

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Whether Inadequate Payment of Security for Costs Renders a Petition Incompetent

lawpavilion December 20, 2023

CASE TITLE: NYA-ETOK & ORS v. INEC & ORS (2023) LPELR-60970 (CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 18TH AUGUST, 2023...

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Required Number of Pages for Brief of Argument in Election Petition Appeal

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Required Number of Pages for Brief of Argument in Election Petition Appeal

lawpavilion December 13, 2023

CASE TITLE: EWA & ANOR v. WILLIAMS & ORS (2023) LPELR-61299(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH NOVEMBER, 2023 PRACTICE...

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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

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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

lawpavilion December 6, 2023

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

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Concurrent Jurisdiction of the Election Petition Tribunal and the Federal High Court Over Issues of Qualification and Locus Standi in an Election Petition

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Concurrent Jurisdiction of the Election Petition Tribunal and the Federal High Court Over Issues of Qualification and Locus Standi in an Election Petition

lawpavilion November 17, 2023

CASE TITLE: OKEKE & ANOR v. NWACHUKWU & ORS (2023) LPELR-61233(CA)JUDGMENT DATE: 4TH NOVEMBER, 2023PRACTICE AREA: ELECTION...

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Pre-Election Matters Under the New Electoral Dispensation Simplified

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Pre-Election Matters Under the New Electoral Dispensation Simplified

lawpavilion June 2, 2022

George Olatunde Babalola,SAN, FCARB Meaning of Pre-Election Matters Election litigation is bound to occur in an electoral...

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THE LAW ON TENDERING EVIDENCE FROM THE BAR

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THE LAW ON TENDERING EVIDENCE FROM THE BAR

lawpavilion May 14, 2021

OYETUNJI O. & ANOR V. INEC & ORS (2019) LPELR-49151(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 12TH NOVEMBER, 2019 PRACTICE AREA: ELECTION...

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CAN INEC INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PROSECUTION OF OFFENCES COMMITTED UNDER THE ELECTORAL ACT WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION FROM AN ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL

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CAN INEC INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PROSECUTION OF OFFENCES COMMITTED UNDER THE ELECTORAL ACT WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION FROM AN ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL

lawpavilion May 10, 2021

IBRAHIM MOHAMMED UMAR v.  FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & ORS (2021) LPELR-53936(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 14TH APRIL, 2021...

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