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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]   EDWARD ANIEMEKE AND ANOTHER V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT 23rd February, 1961 F.S.C. 212/1960 OTHER CITATIONS 3PLR/1961/26  (FSC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: ADEMOLA, C.J.F BRETT, UNSWORTH, FJJ.   MAIN ISSUES: CRIMINAL LAW: information (or charge)—Failure of prosecution to bring a independent charges for multiple counts of theft alleged against accused —Count of conspiracy. CRIMINAL LAW: Appeals in Criminal Cases—Failure to sustain charge of steal – whether it defeats […]

  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]   ARUNA & ANOR V. THE STATE   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THURSDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1990 SC 121/1989 3PLR/1990/144 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS  ANDREW OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, JSC ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE, JSC PHILIP NNAEMEKA-AGU, JSC OLAJIDE OLATAWURA, JSC   BETWEEN AUDU ARUNA VICTOR AUDU – Appellants AND THE STATE – Respondents   REPRESENTATION Chief Milton Paul Ovhworiole with Chief D. O. Sobamowo and […]

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]   PETER BABILLA V. THE QUEEN   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C.4/1961 15TH JUNE, 1961. 3PLR/1961/16  (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS LIONEL BRETT, AG. 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 CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: Breaking and entering – Effect of failure to prove that premises was locked CRIMINAL LAW […]

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]   BELLO ADELEKE V. BENJAMIN ADEWUSI   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT 6th February, 1961. FSC 64/1960 OTHER CITATIONS 3PLR/1961/20  (FSC)     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS BRETT, F.J. TAYLOR, F.J. BAIRMIAN, F.J.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – PLEADINGS: Need to introduce and show relevance of evidence – Relevance of past judgments introduced as evidence – Judgment based on matter not in issue and on erroneous view of evidence. REAL PROPERTY/LAND […]

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]   ASIBIA ISHOLA AROMASHODUN V. EMMANUEL ODUNSI OGUNMEKAN   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C.115/1960 15TH JUNE, 1961. 3PLR/1961/12  (FSC)     OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS LIONEL BRETT, AG. C.J.F. (Presided) EDGAR IGNATIUS GODFREY UNSWORTH, F.J. SIR VAHE BAIRAMIAN, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   MAIN ISSUES ETHICS – LEGAL PRACTITIONER: Failure to turn up for trial – Attitude of Court to award of costs arising […]

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] GODWIN ANYIAM V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT 23RD FEBRUARY, 1961 F.S.C. 365/1960 3PLR/1961/2 (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADEMOLA C.J.F. BRETT UNSWORTH, F.JJ.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW—Corruption—Member of Police Force asking money for another for something to be done by that other person—Resolving doubt on evidence in accused’s favour—Criminal Code, section 116 (1). ETHICS – CORRUPTION: A junior officer demanding a bribe on the instruction […]

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] ALHAJI ABDULKADIR BALARABE MUSA V. AUTA HAMZA & ORS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON MONDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF MAY, 1982 SC.2/1982 3PLR/1982/5  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (1982) 5 S.C. (REPRINT) 84   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO, JSC MOHAMMED BELLO, JSC CHUKWUNWEIKE IDIGBE, JSC ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU, JSC   BETWEEN ALHAJI ABDULKADIR BALARABE MUSA –  Appellant(s) AND AUTA HAMZA & SIX ORS – […]