Judgements Categories: African Court

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   NWOBODO EZEDU AND ORS. V.  ISAAC OBIAGWU IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SUIT NO. SC 265/1984 7TH MARCH, 1986 3PLR/1985/62  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1986) NWLR (Pt. 21)208   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. NNAMANI, J.S.C. UWAIS, J.S.C. KAWU, J.S.C. OPUTA, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Mr. G.R.I. Egonu, S.A.N. (with him Mr. C.O. Ezekwesin) – for the Appellants Mr. A.B.C. Egu (with him Mr. S.A. Njoku) – for the […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   UZODIMA I. NWOBIALA V. INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 24TH NOVEMBER, 1960. F.S.C. 235/1960 3PLR/1960/73 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS       BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) EDGAR IGNATIUS GODFREY UNSWORTH, F.J. JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.1. SIR VAHE BAIRAMIAN, F.J.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – APPEAL: Right of appeal – Absence of […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   OGALA NWEZE AND 16 OTHERS V. THE QUEEN   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 25TH OCTOBER, 1957. F.S.C.178/1956 3PLR/1957/63 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR STAFFORD FOSTER-SUTTON, F.C.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, F.J. MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, F.J.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Accomplice – Who is? CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE– Evidence of an accomplice – Corroboration of. CRIMINAL […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   NWEHI V. NWAKA   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 5TH APRIL, 1957. S. C. 205/1956 3PLR/1957/62 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR STAFFORD FOSTER SUTTON, F.C.J. (Presided) OLUMUYIWAJIBOWU, F.J. M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   BETWEEN ONWURUKA NWEHI ISAIAH ANWUNNEH IWAYI CHESON (for themselves and on behalf of Umoanwa people) AND DIKE NWAKA ALI NWONYINNA CHIKA NYEKWERE ODUMA NWEKE (for themselves and on […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] NJOKU NWAEGBUABA V THE STATE   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA S.C. 592/1965. 15TH APRIL, 1966. 3PLR/1966/94  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     SIR LIONEL BRETT, J.S.C. (Presided) CHARLES DADI ONYEAMA, J.S.C. MICHAEL OGUEJIOFO AJEGBO, J.S.C. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Murder – Witnesses – Prosecution witness earlier arrested as a suspect – Whether a person with an interest […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   SYLVANUS NWACHI V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 110/1961 2ND JUNE, 1961 3PLR/1961/60  (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) EDGAR IGNATIUS GODFREY UNSWORTH, F.J. JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – APPEAL – Murder – Where guilt of Appellant is clear. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – EVIDENCE – […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] NWABIA V. ADIRI   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 21ST NOVEMBER, 1958 F.S.C. 18/1958 3PLR/1958/46  (FSC) BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J. (Presided) MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) LIONEL BRETT, F.J.   BETWEEN GEORGE NWABIA (Of Urualla representing the Umogemeji Umuonyamara, Unto Ezenwaka, and Utnuezedoga kindreds of Urualla) AND ADIRI UME OGUATUEGWU EZENWANYA NDUWUISI ALISIGWE MBELLE (For themselves and the People of Obodo)   MAIN […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] NSE UDO NTITA V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 5TH MARCH, 1993. APPEAL NO. SC. 316/1991 3PLR/1993/82  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS 3 NWLR (Pt.283)505   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS BELGORE, J.S.C. WALI, J.S.C. KUTIGI, J.S.C. OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. MOHAMMED, J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEUDRE – Appeals -Defence of Insanity – whether can be raised for first time on appeal. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Defence of Insanity – […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   NMA DOGO AND ORS V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA JANUARY 2001 SC.44/2000 3PLR/2001/249  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 3 NWLR (Pt.699)192     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE SYLVESTER UMARU ONU ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI   BETWEEN NMA DOGO ALIYU DWAFU AGAIE GARBA MAGAJI IBRAHIM ABUBAKAR KAGO ETSU DZUKO NDAKO AGAIE   AND THE STATE   REPRESENTATION T. Turaki […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   NIYI AKINMOJU V. THE STATE   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 7TH APRIL 2000 SC.1/1999 3PLR/2000/194 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS 6 NWLR (Pt.662)608     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADOLPHUS G. KARIBI-WHYTE MICHAEL E. OGUNDARE ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH SAMSON O. UWAIFO EMMANUEL O. AYOOLA   BETWEEN NIYI AKINMOJU   AND THE STATE   REPRESENTATION Obiora Obianwu, ESQ. (with him, K.C. Ogunji, ESQ.) – for appellant The State was not represented […]