Validity of arraignment

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• BALOGUN V. F.R.N. (2021)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  19 February 2021

  Summary of the Supreme Court ruling in Balogun v. F.R.N. (2021). Examines conviction issues, procedural compliance, and implications of guilty pleas in Nigerian

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• GAMBO ABUBAKAR V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (2020)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  10 January 2020

  Summary of Gambo Abubakar v. FRN (2020), on valid arraignment, plea-taking, section 215 CPA and appellate reliance on the record.

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• FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA V. MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR (2019)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  25 January 2019

  Supreme Court decision on valid arraignment, summary trial, guilty pleas and proof of cannabis possession in Federal Republic v. Abubakar.

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• OKO V. THE STATE (2017)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  5 May 2017

  Supreme Court ruling on the appeal by Ede Oko against the State, addressing jurisdiction, arraignment validity, and no-case submissions.

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• ADETUNJI V. STATE (2016)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  18 December 2014

  A detailed summary of the appeal case Adetunji v. State, focusing on key legal issues regarding the conviction for armed robbery.

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• AWELE NWABOSHI V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (2014)→

  Court

  Federal Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  14 June 2013

  Summary of Awele Nwaboshi v. Federal Republic of Nigeria (2014), addressing key legal findings on the accused's presence in court during preliminary objections.

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• AKINOLA OLATUNBOSUN V. THE STATE (2011)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Ilorin Division)

  Judgment date

  11 December 2009

  Summary of Akinola Olatunbosun's appeal against murder conviction, highlighting court's findings on legal issues and evidence.

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