…had already held that this same seizure, in breach of the African Charter Act, divested Nigerian courts of jurisdiction. The Charter Act is Nigerian law. Abacha v Fawehinmi puts it above every ordinary statute, including the terrorism laws. Only the Constitution sits above it. “On 15 December 2023 the living terrorism…

…the Nigerian ballot. “If there is a question about a Nigerian election, take it to the Nigerian courts and allow Nigerian law to determine it,” Ngoforo said. The post Tinubu’s Group to Atiku: Leave foreign interference, campaign on policies appeared first on Vanguard News.

…submitted during various election filings. The matter has been litigated extensively in Nigerian courts, including at the apex court level, without producing the outcome his critics have sought.Read Patrick Doyle's post here:Reactions trail Patrick Doyle's postLegit.ng compiled the comments of social media users below:…

…law when determining child paternity. In a viral video, the lawyer explained that Nigerian courts rely more on traditional customs and marriage rules to decide who a child's father is, rather than scientific tests. According to Alieke, DNA tests are only used as backup evidence under the country's current laws. He expl…

…is invoked to pursue what is essentially a private grievance? These are questions Nigerian courts have grappled with for decades. According to the evidence accepted by the court, Okubo, an employee of Exus Pharmaceutical (Nig.) Ltd, was invited to the company’s Lagos office in July 2023 over an alleged shortfall in sal…

…prosecutors. Experts told Nairametrics that the UK court's acquittal is not binding on Nigerian courts but is of persuasive value It is now left to the Federal High Court in Abuja to determine the merits of the ex-minister's case within the confines of Nigerian law.

…system, explaining that foreign decisions may be persuasive but are not binding on Nigerian courts. "It (the UK court acquittal) may be of persuasive value if the facts and the law are the same. It can therefore be referred to for persuasive purposes, and that is only if there is no Nigerian court decision on that poin…