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• NOBLE DRILLING NIGERIA LIMITED V. NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY ( (2021)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  8 January 2021

  Summary of Noble Drilling Nigeria Limited v. Nigerian Ports Authority, addressing pilotage dues, evidence evaluation, and court findings.

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  • Burden of proof→
  • Cross-examination→
  • Evaluation of documentary evidence→
  • Perverse decision→
  • Statutory interpretation→
  • admiralty jurisdiction act, section 25→
  • admissions and proof of admitted facts→
  • appeal dismissal→

• NWAVU V. OKOYE (2009)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  5 December 2008

  Case summary of Nwavu v. Okoye (2009), addressing communal land ownership rights, burden of proof, and appellate court decisions in land disputes.

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  16

  • 1979 constitution section 39(2)→
  • Acts of possession and ownership→
  • Customary right of occupancy→
  • Declaration of title to land→
  • Miscarriage of justice→
  • Perpetual injunction→
  • appellate review of trial-court error→
  • burden of proof in civil proceedings→

• FEDERAL MORTGAGE FINANCE LTD. VS. EKPO (2005)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Calabar Division)

  Judgment date

  18 February 2005

  A detailed summary of the case Federal Mortgage Finance Ltd. vs. Ekpo, analyzing critical legal issues and implications for future employment law cases.

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  • Employment contract→
  • General damages→
  • appeal against damages award→
  • appellate interference with damages→
  • breach of contract of employment→
  • burden of proof in civil cases→
  • evidence act 1990, sections 135–137 and 149(d)→
  • failure to tender relied-on document→