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• OLUWAROTIMI AKEREDOLU V. OLUSEGUN ABRAHAM (2019)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  23 March 2018

  Summary of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu v. Olusegun Abraham case addressing jurisdiction and service of process issues in electoral disputes.

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  • Service of originating process→
  • Substituted service→
  • Suo motu issues→
  • academic appeal and cross-appeal→
  • apc electoral guidelines→
  • electoral act 2010 sections 87(1), 87(4)(b) and 87(7)→
  • electoral primary election dispute→
  • fair hearing under section 36 of the 1999 constitution→

• ODUNEYE V. F. R. N. (2015)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  3 June 2014

  A detailed summary of the case Oduneye v. F. R. N., discussing the legal issues and findings of the Court of Appeal in relation to trial in absentia.

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  • Grounds of appeal→
  • administration of criminal justice law of lagos state, sections 208, 217 and 256→
  • bindingness of record of appeal→
  • counsel’s apparent authority→
  • criminal procedure act, sections 100, 210 and 223(2)→
  • criminal trial in absentia→
  • issues for determination arising from grounds of appeal→
  • preliminary objection to appeal→