The situation of suspension pending investigation differs from outright expulsion. In Garba v. University of Maiduguri, there was outright expulsion; in the instant case, there was…

Under the decision, the provisions of section 134 of the Electoral Act are exhaustive. An election or return cannot be questioned on any issue outside the…

A court that imports a statute into another statute when the enabling statute does not anticipate such importation will be said to be making the law…

It is very important for counsel to bear in mind that a case is the only authority for what is actually decided. It is only the…

Unnamed, unidentified, and unassigned persons such as Police and Army personnel as well as political party agents or thugs cannot be made parties to an election…

A petitioner is free to choose whether to come under the Constitution or under the Electoral Act. Once that decision is made, the rules, procedures, and…

Matters or things which constitute infractions of the Constitution and Companies and Allied Matters Act or any other Act should go before the High Court or…

A presidential election petition can be presented based on the sole ground stated under section 239(1)(a) of the Constitution. A presidential election petition can also be…

It is elementary law that rules of court must be obeyed or complied with, as they are not made for fun. Rules of court are meant…

Complaints against breaches of the Constitution and Companies and Allied Matters Act (or any other law) are not cognisable in an election petition based, founded, or…

The original jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal under section 239(1) of the 1999 Constitution is very clear. All other grievances outside that provision can only…

With the striking out of a party, allegations against that party cease to be material to the determination of the case.