Procedural and substantive jurisdiction

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• EDU V. MOBIL PRODUCING (NIG.) UNLIMITED (2026)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  30 January 2026

  Supreme Court summary of Edu v. Mobil Producing (Nig.) Unlimited (2026) on land compensation and Federal High Court jurisdiction.

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  • appeal dismissed and judgment affirmed→
  • compensation for unexhausted improvements→
  • constitution of nigeria 1999, section 251(1)→
  • federal high court subject-matter jurisdiction→
  • jurisdiction as a threshold issue→
  • jurisdiction determined by pleadings and reliefs sought→
  • land acquisition compensation→
  • land use act 1978, section 39→

• THE VESSEL MT. SEA TIGER V. ACCORD SHIPPING MANAGEMENT (2020)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  6 February 2020

  Summary of The Vessel MT. Sea Tiger v. Accord Shipping Management, a pivotal Admiralty Law case, highlighting critical legal principles and court findings.

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  • Consent judgment→
  • Fair hearing→
  • Misnomer→
  • Waiver of arbitration→
  • admiralty action in rem→
  • admiralty jurisdiction act, sections 5(2), 5(4)(a), 16(3)-(4), 20 and 34→
  • admiralty jurisdiction procedure rules 1993, order iv rule 1→
  • agent of a disclosed principal→

• BUREAU OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES V. DANGOTE CEMENT PLC (2021)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  28 June 2019

  A detailed summary of the Supreme Court decision in Bureau of Public Enterprises v. Dangote Cement Plc, addressing procedural aspects and legal implications.

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  • Appellate procedure→
  • Evaluation of evidence→
  • Fair hearing→
  • Statement of defence→
  • acquiescence to irregular procedure→
  • defective pleadings→
  • employment benefits→
  • evidence act 2011, section 135(1)→

• HUSSAINI ISA ZAKIRAI V. SALISU DAN AZUMI MUHAMMAD & ORS (2017)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  28 April 2017

  The Supreme Court decision in Hussaini Isa Zakirai v. Salisu Dan Azumi Muhammad & Ors discusses the validity of originating summons in Nigerian electoral law.

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  • Affidavit evidence→
  • Documentary evidence→
  • Judicial discretion→
  • Originating summons→
  • Political party primaries→
  • Pre-election dispute→
  • Service outside jurisdiction→
  • Substituted service→

• ACHONU V. OKUWOBI (2017)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  13 April 2017

  A detailed summary of the Supreme Court of Nigeria case Achonu v. Okuwobi, discussing critical legal principles related to appeals and contract enforcement.

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  • Concurrent findings of fact→
  • Waiver of procedural irregularity→
  • competence of grounds of appeal→
  • court of appeal rules 2011, order 20 rule 5(1)→
  • equitable remedies and discretionary specific performance→
  • error of law, error of fact and misdirection→
  • failure to pay purchase price as fundamental breach→
  • fresh issue on appeal and leave of court→