Territorial jurisdiction of the federal high court

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• PROF. ABUBAKAR SULAIMAN V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (2022)→

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  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  3 April 2020

  A summary of the Supreme Court decision in Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman v. Federal Republic of Nigeria, addressing jurisdictional challenges in criminal trials.

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• MUSA V. UMAR (2021)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  14 June 2019

  Summary of the Supreme Court case Musa v. Umar (2021), examining the legal principles surrounding the jurisdiction of the courts in electoral disputes.

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