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] NATHANIEL NASAMU V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1979. SUIT NO. SC 38/1978 3PLR/1979/18  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1979) 6-9 S.C. 112 (1979) All N.L.R 193 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS       SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. IRIKEFE, J.S.C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. ESO,  J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Chief F.R.A. Williams, S.A.N. (Elias With Him), – For the Appellant Mr. A. Adetosoye, Legal Adviser (Lagos State), – For the 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] MUTUAL AIDS SOCIETY LTD V. AKERELE SUPREME COURT, 12TH NOVEMBER, 1965 SC. 356/1964 No. LD/656/62 3PLR/1965/52  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADEMOLA, C.J.N., COKER AND IDIGBE, JJ.S.C.   REPRESENTATION A. AKINRELE for the appellants O. K AJAYI for the respondent.   OTHER ISSUES TORT AND PERSONAL INJURIES LAW – DEFAMATION:- Claim for damages for libel arising from publications relating to property – Advertisement/placarding of property for sale […]

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] PATRICK NWAFOR MUONWEM & 4 ORS. V. THE QUEEN   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FSC. 431/1962 15TH FEBRUARY, 1963   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR LIONEL BRETT, AG. C.I.F. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. GEORGE BAPTIST AYODOLA COKER, AG. F.J.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Criminal Code, S.8 – How applied. 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] JIMMY MOKE V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 387/1961 12TH JANUARY, 1962 3PLR/1962/92 (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS  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: Appellant absent and unrepresented. I.N. LEWIS, Q. C., Solicitor-General, (with him, MALLAM BELGORE) – for the Respondent.  MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW – MURDER: – Proof […]

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] YAKUBU MOHAMMED & ANOR V. THE STATE  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 18TH APRIL, 1980.   SUIT NO. SC 5/1979 3PLR/1980/25 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1980) 3-4 S.C. 56 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IRIKEFE, J.S.C. BELLO, J.S.C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C. NNAMANI, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Mrs I. C. Nzako (Mrs. E. O. Ibeneme with her), for Appellants Mr. H. C. Oguchi, Legal Adviser, Anambra State for Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES […]

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] YERIBA MIKA V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FSC. 117/63 19TH JUNE, 1963. OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided) SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Confessional statement missing – Oral evidence of – Admissibility. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Police obtaining accused person’s statement – How […]

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] MICHAEL IMOUDU AND OTHERS V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT 23rd JANUARY, 1961 F.S.C. 159/1960 3PLR/1961/55 (FSC)  OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: BRETT TAYLOR BAIRAMIAN F.JJ   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW—Charge or count—Alleged duplicity—Count valid ex facie; and no prejudice—Whether acquittal of one accused affects conviction of another—Conviction on undefined evidence, if not sustainable on one of two possible views—Criminal Procedure Ordinance, s.156. CRIMINAL LAW: Riot arising from a […]

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] MICHAEL AIWORO V. THE STATE   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 15TH MAY, 1987 SC.117/1986 3PLR/1988/51  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (1987) NWLR (Pt. 58) 526   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS KAYODE ESO, JSC ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU, JSC SAIDU KAWU, JSC BOONYAMIN OLADIRAN KAZEEM, JSC CHUKWUDIFU AKUNNE OPUTA, JSC REPRESENTATION Chief P.O. Akinrele, S.A.N. – for the Appellant Mr. A.J.. Alufohai, Senior State Counsel Bendel State – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL […]

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] MGBEMENE V. INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 444/1962 1ST NOVEMBER, 1963. OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.N. (Presided) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, J.S.C. SIR VAHE BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   BETWEEN GOLDEN MGBEMENE OKWARA EMOLE AGU OKOROJI   AND INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Eastern Region Local Government Law, S.43(1) – Omission 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] MBIAM AND ANOR V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 23RD DECEMBER, 1964 (S.C. 475/1964; EASTERN NIGERIA) 3PLR/1964/50  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS BAIRAMIAN, ONYEAMA AND COKER, JJ.S.C. BETWEEN IBONG UDO OKOKO ALIAS MBIAM SUNDAY NATHANIEL AKPAN AND THE STATE J.A. COLE for the appellants. NWOKOLO, State Counsel, for the respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW: – Murder – Proof – Onus of proof on prosecution CRIMINAL LAW 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] MATTHEW ONAKPOYA V THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT 23RD JUNE, 1959. SUIT NO. FSC 53/1959 3PLR/1959/79 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ABBOTT, Ag. C.J.F. BRETT, F.J. MBANEFO, F.J.   REPRESENTATION Applicant absent and unrepresented. T.O. AGUDA, Crown Counsel, for Respondent.   OTHER ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: – Murder – Proof – Defence of insanity – What must be to set up to ground defence – s. 27, […]

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] BENSON MADUGBA V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 13TH JANUARY, 1958. F.S.C.275/1957 3PLR/1958/50  (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR STAFFORD FOSTER SUTTON, F.C.J. (Presided) M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, F.J.  REPRESENTATION: E. BURKE -for Appellant. BRETT, Q.C., Solicitor-General -for Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Murder – How proved – Defence of insanity – […]