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Acts which can be relied on in proof of ownership of land
Distinction between joint ownership and ownership in common
Duty of a party who claims ownership of a parcel of land which is said to have been acquired
Duty on a party claiming ownership of land
Effect of an assertion by a party that he owned land from time immemorial
Meaning of ownership of land
Methods of proving customary ownership of land
On whom is ownership of land comprised in the federal capital territory vested
Position of the law where traditional evidence is inconclusive
Presumption of ownership in favour of the successor-in-title of an original founder of the land in dispute
Rights of the owner of a property
The presumption of ownership where a plaintiff proves that a piece of land belongs to his ancestors of four or more generations ago
The presumption that a person who exercises acts of ownership over property owns that property
The presumption that the owner of land is prima facie the owner of chattels and things found on the land
The principle that ownership of land must be proved by proof of registration with the Land Title Registry and the Lands Commission
The principle that ownership to land can be proved by showing acts of possession and enjoyment of the adjoining land
The rule that a plaintiff who claims ownership of land must plead and prove by evidence his root of title to the land
The rule that in an action for declaration of ownership of land, a party claiming title to land must succeed on the strength of his case and not on the weakness of the other party’s case
The rule that land belongs to a community, village, or family
The rule that land is not res nullius
The rule that user of communal or family property can never ripen into personal ownership of such property
The rule that where a party's claim to a piece of land is predicated on ownership, the onus is on him to prove and establish his ownership
The rule that where both the Claimant and the Defendant claim ownership of the same parcel of land, title is put in issue and the Claimant has a duty to prove he has a better title than the Defendant
Traditional concept of land ownership
What a party relies on document of title and/or a survey plan in proof of ownership of land must show
What a person claiming ownership of land from time immemorial must prove
What a plaintiff who claims ownership by possession must prove
What must be proved in a claim of ownership of land
What the concept of ownership of land entails
When the presumption of absolute ownership will be rebutted
Whether a claim by a community in respect of a land in dispute can lie when the land is proved and established to have been founded by an individual or family
Whether a mere testimony of a witness in court can transfer ownership of land
Whether a previous judgment can constitute an act of ownership
Whether a proof of one of the five ways of establishing ownership of land is sufficient
Whether an administrative unit set up by government is a yard stick to judge ownership of land
Whether an owner of land is debarred from asserting his legal right against another who is shown to have infringed it
Whether an unregistered document of pledge qualifies as a positive act of ownership
Whether carrying out a survey, preparing a sketch for a parcel of land and adequate evidence of payment is sufficient to sustain a claim of ownership of land
Whether evidence of proximity vests ownership of land to the party in proximity
Whether it is the coherence of a party's traditional evidence that raises a presumption of ownership
Whether long occupation ousts the owner of title
Whether ownership of land carries the right of exclusive control under customary law
Whether re-demarcation changes ownership of land
Whether receipts, building permits, building plans, title documents, etc are strong acts of ownership
Whether the case of Idundun v. Okumagba established the rule under which ownership of land may be proved
Whether the fact that a name is entered in the lands registry in respect of a property affects beneficial ownership of the property
Whether the facts that some documents covering the building are in the name of a party only raises a rebuttable presumption of ownership
Whether the felling of palm trees is, by customary law, an exercise of unequivocal acts of ownership
Whether there can be acts of ownership without first establishing that ownership
Whether usage of land confers ownership on land
Whether utility bills are conclusive evidence of ownership
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