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] EMMANUEL JAMES KOLAWOLE V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 25TH MAY, 1957. F.S.C.61/1957 3PLR/1957/45 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: OLUMUYIWA JBOWU, AG. F.C.J. (Presided) M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, AG. F.J.   REPRESENTATION: Applicant absent and unrepresented. Mrs. G.O.M. Jackman, Crown Counsel -for Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: – Murder – 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] GBANA KILLA V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 16TH FEBRUARY, 1959. F.S.C. 323/1958 3PLR/1959/70 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, F.J. LIONEL BRETT, F.J.   REPRESENTATION: Applicant absent. MR. I. M. LEWIS, Solicitor-General, -for the Respondent. MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: – APPEAL – Leave to appeal – Whether granted where accused […]

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] GABRIEL KECHI V. THE QUEEN SUPREME COURT 21STNOVEMBER, 1963 F.S.C.301/1963   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:   ADEMOLA, C.J.N TAYLOR BAIRAMIAN, A.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL APPEALS – Substantial miscarriage of justice, case of. CRIMINAL LAW – Homicide – Murder or Manslaughter – Provocation – inadequate appraisal of facts of provocation.   REPRESENTATION Cole for the Appellant.   REPRESENTATION O. Nwokedi (with him Miss Ayalogu and K K. Keazor) […]

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] KAZEEM POPOOLA V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JULY, 2013 SUIT NO: SC.375/2011 3PLR/2013/97     OTHER CITATIONS (2013) LPELR-20973(SC) BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIP MAHMUD MOHAMMED, JSC MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAHI MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, JSC NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA, JSC MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, JSC OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, JSC   BETWEEN   KAZEEM POPOOLA – Appellants AND THE STATE – Respondents   REPRESENTATION Adekunle Ojo – For the Appellants Abimbola […]

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] ADESINA KAYODE V. THE STATE   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2016 SC.83/2012 3PLR/2016/33 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (2016) LPELR-40028(SC) BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, JSC NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA, JSC MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, JSC OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, JSC MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, JSC   BETWEEN ADESINA KAYODE – Appellant(s) AND THE STATE – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION Uche Obi, SAN with A. M. Sanusi, […]

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] THOMAS KOME KANDE V THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 125/1961 5TH JUNE, 1961 3PLR/1961/67  (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: A. Cole – for the Appellant A. Adedipe, Deputy D.P.P. – for the Respondent. MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: – Murder […]

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] KALU V. THE BOARD OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S. C. 87/1962 5TH MARCH, 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   APPEAL – Right of prosecutor to appeal in a criminal case – Extent of s.59 Magistrates’ Courts Law 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] BURAIMAH AJAYI JULANDE V. ZARIA NATIVE AUTORITY FEDERAL SUPREME COURT DE LESTANG, LAGOS 25TH MARCH, 1963   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: ADEMOLA C.F.J. BRETT, AND BAIRAMIAN, F.J.J.   MAIN ISSUES LEGISLATION: Northern Nigeria – Criminal Procedure Code, s. 382 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – Federal- Constitution of the Federation 1960, s. 21(5) )e) (s 22(5) (e) in the 1963 Constitution. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE- Fair trial- Interpretation of the evidence […]

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] JOSHUA CHIBI DARIYE V. THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2015 SC.252/2013 3PLR/2015/75 (SC)  OTHER CITATIONS (2015) LPELR-24398(SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAH MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, JSC BODE RHODES-VIVOUR, JSC NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA, JSC KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, JSC CHIME CENTUS NWEZE, JSC   BETWEEN JOSHUA CHIBI DARIYE – Appellant(s) AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA – Respondent(s)   […]

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] JOSHUA ALONGE V. INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT 23rd October, 1959. SUIT NO. FSC 222/1959 3PLR/1959/68 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADEMOLA, C.J.F. BRETT, F.J. QUASHIE IDUN, Ag. F.J.  REPRESENTATION: E. R. OKORODUDU for the Appellant. W. E. WHEELER, Senior Crown Counsel, for the Respondent. MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: – Forgery of Finger-Printed document – Whether evidence of finger expert essential – Burden 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] JOSEPH OSEMEH V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THURSDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 1982 SC.76/1980 3PLR/1982/25  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1982) 6 S.C. (REPRINT) 41   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO, JSC MOHAMMED BELLO, JSC ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC KAYODE ESO, JSC AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, JSC   BETWEEN JOSEPH OSEMEH –  Appellant(s) AND THE STATE – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION Mr. Shola Rhodes, (with him, Mr. […]

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] JOHNSON UTIE V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THURSDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF MAY, 1982 SC.77/1980 3PLR/1982/24  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1982) 5 S.C. (REPRINT) 86 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO, JSC MOHAMMED BELLO, JSC CHUKWUNWEIKE IDIGBE, JSC ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU, JSC ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC   BETWEEN JOHNSON UTIE – Appellant(s) AND THE STATE – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION O.O. Jibowu – For Appellant AND […]