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] SUNDAY MODUPE V. THE STATE   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SEPTEMBER 16, 1988. SC. 109/1986 3pLR/1988/73  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (1988) NWLR (Pt.87) 130 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: KAYODE ESO, J.S.C. ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. CHUKWUDIFU AKUNNE OPUTA, J.S.C. ABDUL GANIYU OLATUNJI AGBAJE, J.S.C. EBENEZER CRAIG, J.S.C.  REPRESENTATION Mr. B. Nwazojie – for the Appellant Mr. A. E. Ake Nnoye D. P . P. Ondo State (with him Adesina Okuyelu […]

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] STEPHEN JOHN & ANOR. V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2011 SC.269/2010 3PLR/2011/87 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS  (2011) 18 NWLR (pt.1278) 353 (2011) 12 (Pt.2) SCM 238 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR, JSC FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI, JSC IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD, JSC SULEIMAN GALADIMA, JSC NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA, JSC  BETWEEN STEPHEN JOHN MAXWELL IDI – Appellants AND THE STATE – 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] SEMIU AFOLABI V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF JUNE, 2013 SC.300/2010 3PLR/2013/163    OTHER CITATIONS (2013) LPELR-20700(SC) BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MAHMUD MOHAMMED, JSC JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI, JSC BODE RHODES-VIVOUR, JSC MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, JSC KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, JSC   BETWEEN SEMIU AFOLABI – Appellant(s) AND THE STATE – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION Chief Michael Abayomi Bisade Alliyu with Thelma E. Otaigbe (Miss) […]

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] SANI IDRISU KARMALIYA V. SOKOTO STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1981 SC.47/1979 3PLR/1981/26  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (1981) 2 S.C. (REPRINT) 1   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ATANDA FATAYI – WILLIAMS, JSC AYO GABRIEL IRIKEFE, JSC MOHAMMED BELLO, JSC ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, JSC   BETWEEN SANI IDRISU KARMALIYA Appellant(s) AND SOKOTO STATE Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION H.A Odusami, Esq. – 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] 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. L. BRETT, Q.C. – for the Respondent. MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:– Murder- Defence of provocation – When not established CHILDREN 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] RASHEED LASISI V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF MARCH, 2013 SC.145/2011 3PLR/2013/158    OTHER CITATIONS (2013) LPELR-20183(SC) BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, JSC MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAHI MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, JSC NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA, JSC OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, JSC MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, JSC   BETWEEN RASHEED LASISI – Appellant(s) AND THE STATE – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION J. Onigbanjo with Onaivi Otokurin – For Appellant […]

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] RABI ISMA’IL V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2011 SC.85/2009 3PLR/2011/78 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS  (2011) LPELR-SC.85/2009   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR, JSC FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI, JSC IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD, JSC JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI, JSC BODE RHODES-VIVOUR, JSC   BETWEEN RABI ISMA’IL – Appellants AND THE STATE – Respondents   REPRESENTATION Tawo E. Tawo with him, Neo Ngele […]

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] OZANA UBIERHO V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 4TH FEBRUARY, 2005 SC.54/2004 3PLR/2005/80 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS  (2005) 5 NWLR (Pt.919)644   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, J.S.C. (Presided) ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) DENNIS ONYEJIFE EDOZIE, J.S.C. IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS-ACHOLONU, J.S.C. GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION C.A. Ajuyah, ESQ. – for the Appellant Professor A.A. Utuama, Attorney-General of Delta State 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] BENJAMIN OYAKHIRE V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 14TH JULY, 2006. SC. 188/2003. 3PLR/2006/95    OTHER CITATIONS  BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, JSC (Presided) UMARU ATU KALGO, JSC IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS-ACHOLONU, JSC ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR, JSC- FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI, JSC (Delivered the lead judgment)   REPRESENTATION Ocholi James with Idowu O, Abdul for the Appellant. B. Akogu, D.P.P. Kogi State with lye Idama, G. L. O. […]

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] OMOTUYI OTUPU V THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 16TH JUNE, 1959. F.S.C. 92/1959 LR/1959/105 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, AG. F.C.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. LOUIS NWACHUKWU MBANEFO, F.J.   REPRESENTATION: Applicant absent and unrepresented. AGUDA -for the Respondent. MAIN ISSUE[S] CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: – Murder – Intention to kill another person other than deceased […]

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] HENRY OTTI V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 28TH MAY, 1993 SC.249/1991 3PLR/1993/89 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS 4 NWLR (Pt.290)675   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C.(Presided) SAIDU KAWU, J.S.C. SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, J.S.C. MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Dr. E. O. Ometan -for the Appellant Bode Rhodes-Vivour, Director of Public Prosecutions, Ministry 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] SUNDAY OSUGO V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 29TH SEPTEMBER, 1959. F.S.C. 196/1959 3PLR/1959/104 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J. (Presided) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) LOUIS NWACHUKWU MBANEFO, F.J.   REPRESENTATION: Appellant absent and not represented. ADEDIPE, Senior Crown Counsel – for the Respondent.     OTHER ISSUE[S] CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: – Murder – Proof- Circumstantial evidence […]