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Certain preconditions which must be satisfied in the face of Section 295(3) of the 1999 Constitution
Distinction between removal and retirement in section 208 of the 1999 Constitution
Elements of section 36(1) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of item 60(d) of the Second Schedule to the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the 5th Schedule to the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Part 2 of the Fifth Schedule to the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 105(1) & (3) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 105(1) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 117(2)(a) of the 1999 Constitution on whether a final decision includes a decree nisi
Interpretation of section 12 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 149(3) of the 1999 constitution
Interpretation of Section 162 and 163 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 174(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with respect to whether the Power of the Attorney General in initiating criminal proceedings is exclusive
Interpretation of Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 180(1), (2) & (3) of the 1999 Constitution on whether a person elected following a re-run election can be said to have been "first elected as governor under this constitution"
Interpretation of Section 180 & 182(1)(b) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 180(2) of the 1999 Constitution on the tenure of office of a governor
Interpretation of Section 180(2) of the 1999 Constitution on whether the constitution envisaged an unbroken tenure of four years
Interpretation of section 183 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 1 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 208 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 210(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution on the grounds for the removal of the chairman and members of the commissions to which the section applies
Interpretation of Section 212(1)(a) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 215(2) of the 1999 Constitution on whether a police officer can be sued personally
Interpretation of Section 221 of the 1999 Constitution on the role of a political party in an election
Interpretation of Section 225A of the 1999 Constitution (as amended)
Interpretation of Section 232(1) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 232(1) of the 1999 Constitution with respect to dispute and the type of parties that may invoke the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
Interpretation of Section 233(2) of the 1999 Constitution on when leave needs to be sought before an appeal is filed
Interpretation of section 239 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 240 & 243(2) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 241(2)(a) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 241 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 243(a) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 246(1)(b) and 246(3) of the 1999 Constitution on whether a right of appeal exists in interlocutory decisions in an election petition
Interpretation of Section 246(3) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 246 of the 1999 Constitution on whether all appeals in relation to National and State Houses of Assembly election petition terminate at the Court of Appeal
Interpretation of Section 251(1)(e) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 251(1)(f) of the 1999 Constitution vis-a-vis section 315 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 251(1) of the 1999 constitution on whether the High Court of a state or the FCT has jurisdiction in matters involving a Federal Government Agency
Interpretation of section 251(1)(q) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 251(1)(r) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 254C of the 1999 Constitution on the jurisdiction vested hitherto in the State High Court on labour matters
Interpretation of Section 272 of the 1999 Constitution on whether the State High Court has jurisdiction in trade dispute matters
Interpretation of section 285(1)(b) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 285(1) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 285 (2) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 285(2) of the 1999 Constitution on whether the Governorship Election Tribunal has been established
Interpretation of section 285(6) and (7) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) as it relates to the lapse of time for the hearing and disposal of an appeal against the decision of the court below
Interpretation of section 285(6) of the 1999 Constitution vis-a-vis section 294(1) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 285(7) and (8) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 285(7) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 286(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 287 (1) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 292(1) of the 1999 Constitution on the procedure for the removal of the Chief Judge of a State
Interpretation of section 294(2)-(4) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 294 of the 1999 Constitution as it relates to appellate courts
Interpretation of section 295(1), (2) and (3) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 295(2) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 299 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 318(1) of the 1999 Constitution on whether a ruling on a no case submission can be appealed against
Interpretation of Section 36(4) of the 1999 Constitution on whether an application for stay will be granted in criminal proceedings
Interpretation of section 36(6)(b) of the 1999 Constitution with respect to facilities that must be afforded an accused person
Interpretation of Section 3(6) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 38 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution on whether it applies to every political party
Interpretation of Section 42 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 4(2) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 44(1) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 46(1)-(3) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 46(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 4 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of section 5(2) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 6(1), (5) and (6) and Section 251(1)(a), (b) and (q) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Section 6(1)(b) of the 1999 Constitution on locus standi
Interpretation of Section 66 of the 1999 Constitution on whether section 65 of the Constitution is subject to it
Interpretation of Section 7(1) of the 1999 Constitution on the autonomy and democratization of the local government
Interpretation of Section 7(5) of the 1999 constitution on whether the LASAA Law of Lagos State 2006 conflicts with it
Interpretation of Section of 107(1)(i) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Sections 128 and 129 of the 1999 Constitution on how legislative investigative powers may be exercised
Interpretation of Sections 180(1), (2) & (3), 185(1) and 182(1)(b) of the 1999 Constitution on the tenure of office
Interpretation of sections 184 and 285 (1) & (2) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Sections 2(1) and 14(2) of the 1999 Constitution with respect to the status of Federal or State Governments and the people in a sovereign State
Interpretation of Sections 285(1), 246(1)(a) and 233(2)(e) on whether appeals lie from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court on National Assembly election petitions
Interpretation of Sections 287(1) and 285 of the 1999 Constitution as it relates to how the decisions of the Supreme Court should be enforced and the allotment of time within which to hear and determine election petitions and appeals that are expanded
Interpretation of Sections 294(1) and 294(5) of the 1999 Constitution on when a judgment delivered outside the statutory period will not be declared a nullity
Interpretation of Sections 42, 45(3) and 46 of the 1999 Constitution on the scope and procedure for the enforcement of fundamental rights
Interpretation of sections 43 and 44 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of Sections 46(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution on whether both the Federal High Court and State High Court have jurisdiction in fundamental rights enforcement cases
Interpretation of Sections 4(6) and 4(7) of the 1999 Constitution on whether the State House of Assembly has the power to legislate on mines and minerals, oil fields and oil mining or intervene in matters that arise from such activities
Interpretation of taken possession of compulsorily" and "acquired compulsorily" as used in Section 44 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of the 1999 Constitution on whether there is a restriction on the right of a private citizen to establish a University
Interpretation of the definition of “School Certificate or its equivalent” as given in section 318 of the Constitution
Interpretation of the phrase "privacy of citizens" under section 37 of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of the proviso to Section 208(5) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of the proviso to section 251(1)(d) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of the word "shall" as used in section 105(1) and (3) of the 1999 Constitution
Interpretation of when time begins to runs for the purposes of Section 294(1) of the 1999 Constitution
Nature of Section 258(7) of the 1999 Constitution
Purport and Purpose of Section 251(1)(r) of the 1999 Constitution
Purpose of Section 36(6)(a) of the 1999 Constitution
Purpose of Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution
The effect of Section 36(11) of the 1999 Constitution
The implications of Section 8(5) & (6) of the 1999 Constitution
The purport of Section 285(6) of the 1999 Constitution
What a person defecting to another party must prove to be able to take advantage of the proviso in S.109(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution
Whether any court has the power to extend the times as constitutionally provided in section 285(5), (6) and (7) of the 1999 Constitution
Whether Item 15(b) and (i) and section 228 of the Constitution or section162 of the Electoral Act permit the National Assembly or INEC to legislate or make guidelines which appear to subvert the clear provisions of section 222 of the Constitution
Whether Section 241(2)(c) of the 1999 Constitution relates to the inherent power of a court to set aside its judgment
Whether Section 254C of the 1999 Constitution applies to disagreement amongst members of House of Assembly on the interpretation or construction of their standing orders
Whether Section 285(12) applies retrospectively
Whether Section 294(5) of the 1999 Constitution applies to section 285 of the 1999 Constitution
Whether section 36(6)(a) of the 1999 Constitution applies to arraignment or plea of an accused person
Whether Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution covers the activities of the Police in the course of investigation
Whether Section 38 of the 1999 Constitution provides for particular marriages or any particular procedure to govern marriages of citizens
Whether Section 7(4) of the 1999 Constitution is ambiguous
Whether Sections 21-26, 33(2)(a) & (b) of the Marriage Act and Section 15(1) & (2) of the Matrimonial Causes Act are inconsistent with Section 38 of the 1999 Constitution
Whether the effect of section 36(6)(c) of the Constitution is that the accused person should be cautioned on the effect of not having a counsel and choosing to defend himself in a criminal matter
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