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] NKWUDA NWELEBE V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 453/1962 4TH APRIL, 1963   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. GEORGE BAPTIST AYODOLA COKER, AG. F.J.   REPRESENTATION: A. COLE – for the Appellant. I.C.E. IHEJETOH, Crown Counsel – for the Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Murder – Defence of drunkenness […]

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] CHUKWU NWANJOKU V. THE QUEEN   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 460/1962 6TH MAY, 1963.   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:   SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Presided) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) GEORGE BAPTIST AYODOLA COKER, AG. F.J.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Murder – Conviction based on contradictory statements of accused – Propriety of. CRIMINAL LAW 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] NWAGWU AGWUAJA V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THURSDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF MAY, 1982 SC.91/1981 3PLR/1982/31 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO, JSC ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC KAYODE ESO, JSC AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, JSC MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, JSC   BETWEEN NWAGWU AGWUAJA – Appellant(s) AND THE STATE – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION F.O. Akinrele, SAN, (with him, E. A. Edigin, (Mrs.)) – 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] OGBU NWAGU V. THE STATE   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 26TH AUGUST, 1966 (SC.308/1966 (E.N.) 3PLR/1966/101  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     ADEMOLA, C.J.N. BAIRAMIAN AND COKER, JJ.S.C.   REPRESENTATION T. O. AKINSANYA for the appellant. O. OFFIAH, Senior State Counsel, for the respondent   CONNECTED PRACTICE AREAS CRIMINAL LAW, WOMEN AND CHILDREN   OTHER ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Murder – Duty of prosecution to prove same […]

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] NWABUEZE AND OTHERS V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 8TH JULY, 1987  SUIT NO. SC 57/1987 3PLR/1988/60  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (1988) NWLR (Pt.86)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ESO, J.S.C. KAWU, J.S.C. OPUTA, J.S.C. NNAEMEKA-AGU, J.S.C. CRIAG, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION J.H.C. Okolo – for 1st and 3rd Appellants J.C. Okonkwo – for 2nd Appellant A.I. Ezenagu, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Imo State – for Respondent   OTHER […]

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] NTIBUNKA AND ANOTHER V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 14th January, 1972. SUIT NO. SC 338/1971. 3PLR/1972/107  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (1972) 1 S.C. (REPRINT) 50   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:          LEWIS, J.S.C. UDO UDOMA, J.S.C. SOWEMIMO, Ag. J.S.C.   BETWEEN ONUS NTIBUNKA CYPRIAN EJIANU AND THE STATE REPRESENTATION Mr. E. A. Akinola, for the Appellants. Mr. P. I. Amaizu (Senior State Counsel), 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] FRIDAY NTAH V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 308/1961 20TH OCTOBER, 1961 3PLR/1961/58 (FSC)     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) EDGAR IGNATIUS GODFREY UNSWORTH, F.J. JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J.   REPRESENTATION COLE – for the Appellant. NWOSU – for the Respondent   MAIN JUDGMENT CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Criminal Code, Cap. 42 section 316(1) & […]

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] NSOFOR V. STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 10TH DECEMBER 2004. SC. 218/2002 CWLR (2004) 8   OTHER CITATIONS (2004) 18 NWLR (Pt.905) 292 LN-e-LR/2004/77 (SC)   ___________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW:- Women in business – Women and Justice Administration – Security of highway and neighbourhood – Business woman brutally strangulated to death and robbed by co-passengers of money and valuables – How treated by prosecution and trial judge […]

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] NNABU V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 22ND MAY, 1958. F.S.C. 49/1958 3PLR/1958/56 (FSC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J. (Presided) WILFRED HUGH HURLEY AG. F.J. SAMUEL OKAI QUASHIE-IDUN AG. F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   BETWEEN OGBULE NNABU NWARBIA ALAGU AND THE QUEEN   REPRESENTATION: Appellants absent and unrepresented. C.H.E. MILLER -for Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Murder – Lynching […]

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] EGBE NKANU V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, 14TH DAY OF MARCH 1980 SC 40/1978 3PLR/1 980/15  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1980) All N.L.R 121 (1980) 3-4 S.C. 1 CWLR (1980) 1 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS                ATANDA FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JSC AYO GABRIEL IRIKEFE, JSC ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC ANTHONY NNAEMEZIEANIAGOLU, JSC MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, JSC   BETWEEN Egbe Nkanu – Appellant AND The State – 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] NGWO KALU V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 7TH OCTOBER, 1988   SUIT NO. SC 56/1987 3PLR/1988/63  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1988) NWLR (Pt.90)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: ESO, J.S.C. NNAMANI, J.S.C. KAWU, J.S.C. OPUTA, J.S.C. BELGORE, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Chief D.C.O. NJemanze – for the Appellant L.M. Amadi, Legal Adviser, Imo State – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Murder – Discrepancies in […]

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] NEEYODE PEBA V. THE STATE  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1980 SC.55/1978 3PLR/1980/28  (SC)    OTHER CITATIONS  (1980) 8-11 S.C. (REPRINT) 48   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO, JSC KAYODE ESO, JSC ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU, JSC AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, JSC MOHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, JSC   BETWEEN NEEYODE PEBA Appellant(s) AND THE STATE Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION A.M. O. Akande – For Appellant AND […]