Judgements Categories: Supreme 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] BEREPEGHA FRUBIDE V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 26TH JUNE, 1969  SUIT NO. S.C. 107/1969 3PLR/1969/45  (SC) BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     LEWIS MADARIKAN FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JJ.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Cole (With him Akinsanya) – for the Appellant Ojosipe, Ag. Director of Public Prosecution, (Mid-West) – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW – Murder – Appeal – Whether Supreme Court has power to extend time within which to appeal under […]

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] ISE IBU OJO V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 28TH NOVEMBER, 1973 SUIT NO. SC 176/1972 3PLR/1973/57  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1973) 11 S.C. (REPRINT) 199   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ELIAS, C.J.N. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. IBEKWE, J.S.C. MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- APPEAL:-Murder- Proof of – Defences – Insanity – Where Court misapprehended “partial delusion” for “black-out”  – Whether fatal to conviction based thereon HEALTHCARE AND LAW:- “Partial delusion” […]

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] AUGUSTINE OGUBUIKE V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 22ND APRIL, 1960. F.S.C.419/1959 3PLR/1960/80 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, F.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. PERCIVAL CYRIL HUBBARD, AG. F.J.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: Charges – Validity of a joinder of manslaugh­ter and reckless driving in the same information PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – APPEAL: Attitude […]

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] ODANGALA OGBU V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 10TH OCTOBER, 1958. FSC.67/1958 3PLR/1958/54 (FSC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J. (Presided) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) LOUIS NWACHUKWU MBANEFO, AG. F.J.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – APPEAL – Findings of fact by trial court – Dissent by appellate court – Reluc­tance to do so unless misdirection disclosed. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE […]

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] MANAWA OGBODU V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 27TH MARCH, 1987. SUIT NO. SC 137/1986 3PLR/1988/70  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1987) NWLR (Pt. 54) 20   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: OBASEKI, J.S.C. ESO,  J.S.C. NNAMANI, J.S.C. KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. KAWU, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Chief M. P. Ohwovoriole (with him L. A. Ogbugbedia) – for the Appellant Ayodeji Alufohai, S.S.C., Bendel State – for the 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] IGBANUDE OBODO AND ANOTHER V. EMMANUEL OGBA AND OTHERS SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 27TH MARCH, 1987.  SUIT NO. SC 95/1986 3PLR/1988/66  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1987) 2 NWLR (Pt.54)1   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS     ESO,  J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. UWAIS, J.S.C. COKER, J.S.C. OPUTA, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Mr. G.C.M. Onyiuke, S.A.N. (with himA.0. Mogboh AND K.l. Obi,) – for the Appellants Mr. A.N. Anyamene S.A.N. (with him R. Igweonwu) – for […]

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] SUNDAY NDIDI V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF MAY 2007 S.C. 128/2005 3PLR/2007/100   (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, JSC NIKI TOBI, JSC FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI, JSC IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD, JSC PIUS OLAYIWOLA ADEREMI, JSC   BETWEEN SUNDAY NDIDI – APPELLANT AND          THE STATE – RESPONDENT   REPRESENTATION A.O. ALEGEH, with him, L.J.A. INEBUYEN, CYRIL ATTAMU […]

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 IKPO & ANOR V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON TUESDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1995 SC.132/1994 3PLR/1995/81  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   (1995) 9 NWLR (PT.421)540 [1995] 12 SCNJ 64   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, JSC MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, JSC UTHMAN MOHAMMED, JSC YEKINI OLAYIWOLA ADIO, JSC ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH, JSC   BETWEEN SILAS IKPO CHIGOZIE IKPO – Appellant(s)   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] SALAMI ADENIRAN V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 22ND OCTOBER, 1956 FSC.168/1956 3PLR/1956/97 (SC) BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: OLUMUYIWA JIBOWU, AG. F.C.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, F.J. PERCY CYRIL HUBBARD, AG. F.J.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Murder – Defence of provocation – Stabbing as retaliation for slap – Whether justified. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – APPEAL – Leave […]

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] ONIKHIFO OSAWE V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 44/1962 30TH APRIL, 1962 3PLR/1962/117  (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS   SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (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 – Failure to interpret proceedings to the accused in the language he understands – Effect. PRACTICE AND […]