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Executive Order and Presidential Power in the Nigerian Constitutional Democracy
Since this administration, Nigerian constitutional jurisprudence has witnessed a little transformation. We now deal with Executive Orders. Before President Buhari came to power, no...
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The Senior Advocate of Nigeria: Pillar or Predator?
INTRODUCTION
The rank of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (to be simply called “senior advocate” throughout this lecture) is about 43 years old, in...
Preparing for the Inevitable; The Utmost Need to Have a Will – Otomiewo E....
Sometimes I ask myself ‘What is the most essential thing that one can learn from Billy Graham’s death?’ Billy Graham often tackled the topic...
Person Seen Last with Deceased Bears Full Responsibility for His Death
FACTS
This is a substantive appeal not interlocutory (as described in the Introduction of the respondent’s brief). It is against the Judgement of the...
Condition Precedent to the Exercise of Jurisdiction by the Investment and Securities Tribunal
PREAMBLE
In the words of Abubakar Bashir Wali JSC (as he then was) in SHUGABA v. U.B.N. PLC (1999) LPELR-3068(SC), “It is well settled that...
Discretion of a Judge to Defer Determination of a Point of Law Raised by...
INTRODUCTION
In Exxon Mobil Corporation 5959 Las Conilas Boulevard Irving Texas (USA) v. Archianga (JP) & Ors (2018) LPELR-44979(SC) Eko, J.S.C, in his own contribution...
Things a Party Relying on Improper Evaluation of Evidence as a Ground to set...
INTRODUCTION
The law permits a party who is unsatisfied with a judgment of a Court (other than the Supreme Court) to appeal against such judgment,...
Whether a Party who did not Participate in a Political Party’s Primaries has the...
PREAMBLE
The term locus standi was explained in LADEJOBI & ORS v. OGUNTAYO & ORS (2004) LPELR-1734 (SC) Per MUSDAPHER, J.S.C. (P. 20, Paras. D-E)...
