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  Judgment date

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  A detailed analysis of Emeka Uzor v. Samuel Uzor & Ors. discussing the court's findings on land ownership and the implications of witness credibility.

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• OLODO V. JOSIAH (2011)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  10 December 2010

  Summary of Olodo v. Josiah, addressing issues of land rights, customary law, and appeal evaluations in Nigeria. Supreme Court ruling on land ownership dispute.

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• CHIEF UGBOR OFIA & ORS V. CHIEF ISAIAH MBA EJEM & ORS (2006)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  12 May 2006

  Supreme Court decision on representative actions, common interest, capacity to sue, and jurisdiction in a land title dispute.

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• RAPHAEL WAKA OGBIMI V. NIGER CONSTRUCTION LTD (2006)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  7 April 2006

  A detailed analysis of the Supreme Court ruling in Raphael Waka Ogbimi v. Niger Construction Ltd, focusing on legal issues surrounding land rights and admissibl

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• SANNI V. ADEMILUYI (2003)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  17 January 2003

  A detailed summary of the Supreme Court decision in Sanni v. Ademiluyi focusing on jurisdiction, land law, and procedural issues.

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• REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF AHMADIYYA MISSION OF NIGERIA V. BABA (2001)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Port Harcourt Division)

  Judgment date

  10 September 2001

  Summary of the case involving the Registered Trustees of Ahmadiyya Mission of Nigeria concerning a land dispute dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

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• OLADAPO AWODEYI V. CHIEF OMONIYI FAYEHUN & ORS (2000)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  7 April 2000

  Case summary of Oladapo Awodeyi v. Chief Omoniyi Fayehun regarding land alienation and family property disputes in Nigeria.

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