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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]   OYESHILE SHODEHINDE V. AHMADIYYA MOVEMENT IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1980 SC.11/1977 3PLR/1980/32 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 1980) All N.L.R 64 (1980) 1-2 S.C. 99   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO, JSC CHUKWUNWEIKE IDIGBE, JSC ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC ANTHONY NNAEMEZIEANIAGOLU, JSC MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, JSC   BETWEEN Chief Yeshau Popoola Oyeshile Shodehinde and Ors. – Appellants AND The Registered Trustees […]

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]   THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE V. EX-WING COMMANDER L.D. JAMES   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THURSDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2002 SC.363/2001 3PLR/2002/96 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS Nigerian Air Force v. James (2002) 18 NWLR (Pt.798)295 (2002) 12 S.C (Pt. 1) 1     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, JSC UTHMAN MOHAMMED, JSC SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, JSC UMARU ATU KALGO, JSC AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI, JSC   […]

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]   THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE V. EX-SQN LEADERSHIP M.O KAMALDEEN   THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2007 S.C. 75/2001 3PLR/2007/104 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IDRIS  LEGBO KUTIGI, CJN UMARU ATU KALGO, JSC DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, JSC ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR, JSC FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI, JSC   BETWEEN THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE – APPELLANT AND EX-SQN LEADER M. O KAMALDEEN  – RESPONDENTS   […]

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]   COMMANDER STEVE OBISI V. CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 14TH MAY, 2004 3PLR/2004/80  (SC) 157/2002   OTHER CITATIONS (2004) 11 NWLR (Pt.885) 482   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, JSC (Presided) IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, JSC AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI, JSC DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, JSC IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS-ACHOLONU, JSC (Delivered the lead judgment)   REPRESENTATION Etigwe Uwa   –  For the Appellant C.I. Okpoko (Senior […]

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]   NIGERIAN AIR FORCE V SQUADRON LEADER A. OBIOSA   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 31ST JANUARY, 2003 SC.361/2001 3PLR/2003/129  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 4 NWLR (Pt.810)233   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, J.S.C. (Presided) UTHMAN MOHAMMED, J.S.C. UMARU ATU KALGO, J.S.C. AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) NIKI TOBI, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION M. Lewis [Miss] – for the Appellant C. Obi, ESQ. – for the Respondent […]

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]   JOSEPH IFETA V. SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (NIG) LTD IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SC.276/2001 7TH APRIL 2006 3PLR/2006/62   OTHER CITATIONS (2006) 8 NWLR (Pt.983) 585 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:                                                      SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, JSC (Presided) UMARU ATU KALGO, JSC GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE, JSC MAHMUD MOHAMMED, JSC (Delivered the lead judgment) WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, JSC   REPRESENTATION Chief F.C. Akpofure (SAN) for the Appellant. C.A. Ajuyah, Esq., with […]

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]   WILLIE JOHN AND EDEM DAN V. THE STATE   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 29TH JUNE, 19661 3PLR/1961/40 (FSC) (SC.247/1966)   OTHER CITATIONS     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADEMOLA, C.J.N. BAIRAMIAN AND LEWIS, JJ.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Appellants unrepresented. O. Offah, Senior State Counsel, for the respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: House Breaking and Stealing – How the two offences are to be charged – Attitude of 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]   JOHN AGAGARIGA ITULE V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 170/1961 3PLR/1961/38 (FSC) 11TH AUGUST, 1961.   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS LIONEL BRETT, AG. C.J.F. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) WILFRED HUGH HURLEY, C.J. High Court of the Northern Region ALEXANDER WILLIAM BELLAMY, AG. C.J. High Court of Lagos   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Murder Conviction – Defence of provocation not considered […]

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]   M. ILOABACHIE, ESQ. V. BENEDICT N. ILOABACHIE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 27 MAY, 2005 3PLR/2005/47 (SC) SC.137/2000   OTHER CITATIONS (2005) 13 N.W.L.R. (PART 943) Page 695 CWLR (2005) 16   BEFORE: IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, J.S.C. (Presided) DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, J.S.C. IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS-ACHOLONU, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE, J.S.C. SUNDAY AKINOLA AKINTAN, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Appellant not represented Arthur Obi Okafor, ESQ. with […]