Customary law and traditional chieftaincy rites

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• OWOYEMI VS. ADEKOYA (2004)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  12 December 2003

  Summary of the Supreme Court decision in Owoyemi v. Adekoya regarding chieftaincy disputes in Ogun State, addressing key legal issues and outcomes.

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