Attorney-general’s constitutional prosecutorial powers

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• THE STATE V. EGIGIA (2024)→

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  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  26 January 2024

  Summary of The State v. Egigia, focusing on prosecutorial powers of the Attorney-General and the implications of not seeking prior leave in charges.

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• ADEKANYE V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (2005)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal, Lagos Division

  Judgment date

  28 March 2005

  The Court of Appeal ruling on the competency of criminal prosecutions by private practitioners and the procedure for filing notices of appeal in Nigeria.

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