Legislative defamation proceedings

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• MALLAM NASIR AHMED EL-RUFAI V. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, (2003)→

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  Court of Appeal (Abuja Division)

  Judgment date

  2 June 2003

  A detailed summary of the Court of Appeal ruling in the case of Mallam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai v. The House of Representatives, examining jurisdiction and defamity

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