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] DANIEL IREFETA INIJE V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 21ST JANUARY, 1977. SUIT NO. SC 101/1976. 3PLR/1977/32 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS                             UDOMA, J.S.C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION F.O. Akinrele ESQ. – for Appellant Abiodun Alao ESQ., (Principal State Counsel, Lagos State) – for Respondent   OTHER ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW:– Murder – Proof of – Effect of retracted confessional statement – Defence […]

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] ILIYASU SUBERU V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF MARCH, 2010 SC.199/2009 3PLR/2010/36(SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (2010) 8 NWLR (PT. 1197) 586 S.C. (2010) LPELR-3120(SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS NIKI TOBI, JSC IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU, JSC JAMES OGENYI OGEBE, JSC JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI, JSC OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE, JSC   BETWEEN ILIYASU SUBERU – Appellant(s) AND THE STATE – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION 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] ITOM ISHOR IKPO V. THE STATE   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2016 SC.722/2014 3PLR/2016/26 (SC)  OTHER CITATIONS (2016) LPELR-40114(SC) BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C   BETWEEN ITOM ISHOR IKPO – Appellant(s) AND THE STATE – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION Sonny O. Wogu […]

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] AKPAN IKONO & ANOR. V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SUIT NO. SC 152/1972 [1973] NSCC 352 11TH MAY 1973 3PLR/1973/34 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1973) 1 S.C. 74   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS                                   ELIAS, C.J.N. UDOMA, J.S.C. IBEKWE, Ag. J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:– Murder – Proof of – Cases in which a well-ordered and properly conducted identification parade by police could be regarded as […]

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 IHONRE V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 11TH DECEMBER, 1987 SUIT NO. SC 80/1987 3PLR/1988/40 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS (1987) NWLR (Pt. 67)778 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS           ESO, J.S.C. KAWU, J.S.C. OPUTA, J.S.C. AGBAJE, J.S.C. NNAEMEKA-AGU, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Shola Rhodes (with him O.A. Martins (Miss.) – for Appellant Michael l. Edokpayi, S.S.C. l, Bendel State – for 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] EBONYI IGWE V. THE QUEEN   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 83/1963 4TH APRIL, 1963. 3PLR/1963/76 (FC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:   SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Presided) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. GEORGE BAPTIST AYODOLA COKER, AG. F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Murder – Defence of insanity – Necessary ingredients. 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] PETER IGHO V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 17TH MARCH, 1978. SUIT NO. SC 26/1976 3PLR/1978/35 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1978) 3 SC 87   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS                SOWEMIMO, – J.S.C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. ESO,   J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Mr. F. Akinrele for the Appellant. Mr. M. E. Agidee (Legal Adviser Bendel State) for the Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW:– Murder – Proof of – Circumstantial 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] JAMES IGBINOVIA V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 6TH FEBRUARY, 1981. SUIT NO. SC 43/1979 3PLR/1981/19  (SC)    OTHER CITATIONS (1981) 2 S.C. (REPRINT) 3 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. BELLO, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C. ESO,  J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION E.K.O. Babayelu Esq. for Appellant. A. Okpewono Esq. (Principal State Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Bendel State) for Respondent A MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Evidence – Confession […]

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] YAHAYA IDIRISU V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 20TH JANUARY, 1967. SUIT NO. SC 445/1966. CWLR (1967) 4 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1967/34  (SC)   ___________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: – Women and Murder – Women and Security of Neighbourhood – Rampaging murderer who killed 2 women and 1 man in one village in one night – How treated ___________________________   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     BRETT, J.S.C. COKER, J.S.C LEWIS, J.S.C. […]

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]  UDO BEN IDIANG V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 18TH, JUNE 1981. SUIT NO. SC 58/1979 3PLR/1981/18  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS [1981] NSCC 273   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. IRIKEFE, J.S.C. BELLO, J.S:C. ESO,  J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINALLAW AND PROCEDURE – APPEAL: – Notice of appeal to Supreme Cowl filed our of time Absence of power to extend time – Appeal struck out […]

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] IDENYI V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 30TH OCTOBER, 1959. F.S.C. 197/1959 3PLR/1959/55 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J. (Presided) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Read the ruling of the Court) SAMUEL OKAI QUASHIE-IDUN, F.J.   BETWEEN NWAFA IDENYI NWUGURU OGU NWODOM ALEZE NWODOM INYIMA AND THE QUEEN   REPRESENTATION K. SOFOLA – for the 3rd Appellant. B. O. KAZEEM -for the Respondent.   MAIN […]

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] I.G. OF POLICE V. D.D. TOM GEORGE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 10TH MARCH, 1958. FSC.28/1958 3PLR/1958/31  (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, AG. F.C.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) SIR HENLEY COUSSEY, AG. F.J. ROBERT YORKE HEDGES, AG. F.J.   REPRESENTATION:: C.H.E. MILLER, Ag. Son C.C. – for the Appellant. G.N.A. OKAFOR – for the Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL […]