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Ben Mene-Ejegi v NBA: Commendable Self-Correction at the Supreme Court, and Why – in Fixing the LPDC Challenge – Ordinary Legislation Cannot Repair a Constitutional Defect

Kola’ Awodein SAN, FCTI, FICIArb & Misbau Alamu Lateef, Ph.D., SFHEA … The appellate structure established by the Constitution is…

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Analysis of the Supreme Court (Mandatory Upload of Electronic Copies of Processes, Record of Appeal, and Other Matters) Practice Directions, 2026

1. Introduction On 30 June 2026, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, GCON, issued the…

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Ingredients of the Offence of Importing, Storing, Selling or Distributing Petroleum Products Without License

CASE TITLE: AJAYI v. FRN (2026) LPELR-84525(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 19TH JUNE, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT:…

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Whether a Court Can Convict Based on Unsworn Evidence of a Child

CASE TITLE: UMAR v. STATE (2026) LPELR-84662(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 10TH JULY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: EVIDENCE LEAD JUDGMENT: JOSEPH OLUBUNMI KAYODE OYEWOLE,…

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What an Applicant Seeking Bail on Grounds of Ill-Health Must Show

CASE TITLE: UDOITO V. STATE (2026) LPELR-84739(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 15TH JULY, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE LEAD JUDGMENT: UCHECHUKWU…

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Can You Commit Insider Trading in a Real Estate Deal?

CASE TITLE: GLITTER GLOW VENTURES LTD & ANOR V. LONGTERM GLOBAL CAPITAL LTD LPELR-833 JUDGMENT DATE: 13TH MARCH, 2026 JUSTICES:…

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The General Transition Guidelines for The Tax Acts 2025

Bridge, Backstop, or Trojan Horse in Mapping the Fault Lines in Nigeria's Tax Transition Nigeria's tax overhaul did not arrive…

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Evolving Regulatory Frameworks For Financial Stability, Technological Risk, And Institutional Efficiency

This analysis examines three regulatory instruments issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria, the Global Privacy Assembly, and the…

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Whether An Offence and Its Punishment Must Be Prescribed by a Written Law?

CASE TITLE: STATE v. NGGILARI & ORS (2026) LPELR-84161(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH JUNE, 2026 PRACTICE AREA: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE…

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Whether Parties are Bound by Their Pleadings; Effect of Failure to Adduce Evidence in Support of Pleadings

CASE TITLE: MUSTI & ANOR v. KUBURI INTL TRADING CO. LTD & ANOR (2026) LPELR-84166 (SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 5TH JUNE,…

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