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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]   SILAS UKADIKE V. THE STATE   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 27TH JUNE, 1973 SUIT NO. SC 70/1973 3PLR/1973/64 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1973) All N.L.R 644 (1973) 6 S.C 14   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: ELIAS, C.J.N. FATAI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. IBEKWE, Ag, J.S.C.   OTHER ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW:- Murder- Proof of – Defence of insanity – Onus of proof – Whether on person asserting same – Standard of proof  –  Whether […]

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]   EFFIONG UDOFIA V. THE STATE   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 27TH NOVEMBER, 1981. SUIT NO. SC 9/1979 3PLR/1981/29 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS (1981) 11-12 S.C. BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS                SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. BELLO, J.S.C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C. NNAMANI, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Mr. Sola Rhodes (with him Mr. A Adeniyi-Fashola) for Appellant Mr. Tote E. Ekpe, (P.S.C. Cross River State) for Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES 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]   UBANI V. THE STATE   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SC.272/2002 3PLR/2003/155 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 18 NWLR (Pt.851)224 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, JSC (Presided) ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, JSC UMARU ATU KALGO, JSC SAMSON ODEMWINGIE UWAIFO, JSC DENNIS ONYEJIFE EDOZIE, JSC (Delivered the leading judgment)   BETWEEN ABAINTA OKENDU UBANI CHIJIOKE UBANI GABRIEL CHIKEZIE AND THE STATE   REPRESENTATION E.T.O. NJOKU ESQ. – 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]   SUNNY TONGO, HELEN TONGO V. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF APRIL 2007  105/2000 3PLR/2007/102 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS UMARU ATU KALGO, JSC GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE, JSC ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR, JSC WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, JSC CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL CHUKWUMA-ENEH, JSC   BETWEEN SUNNY TONGO HELEN TONGO – APPELLANTS AND COMMISSIONER OF POLICE – 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]   SALAU ATANDA V. THE QUEEN   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 16TH JANUARY, 1955 F.S.C. 268/1957 3PLR/1955/7 (FSC)    BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR STAFFORD FOSTER-SUTTON, F.C.J. (Presided) M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, F.J. MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   REPRESENTATION Applicant absent and unrepresented. BRETT, Q.C. – for the Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:– Murder- Defence of provocation – When not established […]

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]   OYINLOLA OLUFUNKE OBAYEMI V. SAMUEL ADEBAYO OBAYEMI   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 19TH MAY, 1967. SUIT NO. SC 346/1966 3PLR/1967/52 (SC)     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     BRETT, Ag. C.J.N. COKER, J.S.C. LEWIS, J.S.C.   ORIGINATING STATE AKURE HIGH COURT (BECKLEY, J.)   CONNECTED AREAS OF PRACTICE FAMILY LAW (DIVORCE), WOMEN AND CHILDREN   REPRESENTATION O. B. OMOTOSHO – for Appellant Wife A. ADEYEFA – for the Respondent Husband […]

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]   OTOMEWO V. EZEKWE   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 17TH MARCH, 1958. F.S.C.161/1957 3PLR/1958/59 (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, AG. F.C.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) SIR HENLEY COUSSEY, AG. F.J. ROBERT YORKE HEDGES, AG. F.J.   BETWEEN E.T. OTOMEWO SAMUEL E. LESSOR AND PHILIP V.N. EZEKWE   REPRESENTATION: Mr. J.E.C. David (With Messrs. C. Moore & B. Kehinde) – […]

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]   PULLEN OSADIAYE V. THE STATE   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 15TH APRIL, 1977. SUIT NO. SC 179/1976. 3PLR/1977/54 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS  (1977) 4 S.C. 69   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS                                  FATAI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Mr. O. O. Jibowu – for the Appellant Mr. M. E. Agidi, Acting Legal Adviser, Bendel State – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND […]