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• PELA KAWAHARIEBIE KENNEDY LABOUR PARTY V. INDEPENDENT 2024 (2024)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  19 January 2024

  Summary of the Supreme Court case deciding on electoral issues related to the Delta State governorship election and the qualifications of candidates.

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  • 2023 delta state governorship election petition→
  • Abandoned grounds of appeal→
  • Concurrent findings of fact→
  • Pre-election matters→
  • address for service in election petition→
  • candidate disqualification→
  • constitution of nigeria 1999 sections 182(1)(g) and 182(1)(j)→
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• HAJIYA RABI MOUKHTAR MOHAMMED V. ALHAJI MOHAMMED A. BELLO (2010)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division

  Judgment date

  15 July 2009

  Detailed case summary for Hajiya Rabi Moukhtar Mohammed v. Alhaji Mohammed A. Bello, discussing key legal issues and court's findings on the election petition.

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  • Election petition→
  • Fair hearing→
  • academic exercise→
  • competence of election petition→
  • constitution of nigeria 1999, section 36(1)→
  • electoral act 2006, first schedule paragraphs 47(1) and 49(1)→
  • electoral act 2006, section 144(2)→
  • electoral misconduct allegations→

• OTUNBA ADEDIPUPO A. DINA V. OTUNBA JUSTUS OLUGBENGA DANIEL & (2009)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Ibadan Division)

  Judgment date

  30 March 2009

  Summary of the judgment regarding the governorship election petition by Otunba Adedipupo A. Dina against Otunba Justus Olugbenga Daniel and others in Ogun State

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  • Burden of proof→
  • Election petition→
  • Electoral malpractice→
  • Form EC8E→
  • Preliminary objection→
  • Proof beyond reasonable doubt→
  • abandonment of preliminary objection→
  • binding precedent→

• DR. OKEY ENEMUO V. CHIEF CHIDI DURU & OTHERS (2006)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Enugu Division)

  Judgment date

  27 March 2006

  A detailed overview of the landmark case Dr. Okey Enemuo v. Chief Chidi Duru, exploring issues of jurisdiction, justiciability, and electoral law.

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  • 1999 constitution sections 36 and 285(1)→
  • Justiciability→
  • appellate interference with findings of fact→
  • cancellation or withdrawal of election return→
  • electoral act 2002 sections 59(c), 131(1), 133(2) and 148→
  • electoral jurisdiction→
  • evidence on unpleaded facts→
  • fair hearing and natural justice→

• ALHAJI MOHAMMED DIKKO YUSUF V. CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO (2004)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  7 May 2004

  Summary of Alhaji Mohammed Dikko Yusuf's appeal against Chief Olusegun Obasanjo regarding the presidential election results, detailing the court's findings and

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  • 1999 constitution, section 239(1)(a)→
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  • companies and allied matters act and campaign finance→
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  • electoral act 2002, sections 131, 133(2) and 134→