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• CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - Constitutional Question - Statutory provision as regards the power of the Court of Appeal to refer any question as to the interpretation of the Constitution to the Supreme Court

  "Section 259(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979 of certain questions of law for the opinion of this Court. Section 259(3) reads: "Where any question as…

• LAND LAW - Proof of title to land - Identity of land - Duty of the Plaintiff to show the court clearly the area of land to which his claim relates

  OKON UDOFE V. CHIEF AKPAN AQUAISUA (1973-LCER-8065-SC) “It must be remembered, however, that apart from the issue of estoppel, the learned trial Judge disbelieved the plaintiffs/appellants both as to the…

• APPEAL - APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT - Position of the law as regards appeals to the Supreme Court

  "By Section 233(6) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) any right of appeal to the Supreme Court from the decisions of the Court of…

• INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE - SECTION 98(6) OF THE REGISTRATION OF TITLES ACT - Interpretation of Section 98(6) of the Registration of Titles Act as to whether appeal to the Supreme Court under the Act is as of right or with leave of Court

  "The short Constitutional point therefore that has to be determined here is whether the provision of Section 98(6) of the Registration of Titles Act gives ipso facto the right of…

• EVIDENCE: Boundaries of Disputed Land – Duty of the Claimant to adduce sufficient and adequate Evidence to prove Boundaries of Land in Dispute

  "On the first point, the respondent’s evidence was that ... the land in dispute is bounded on the south by Odanta and on the Eastern side by Umukwa... As against…