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] DR. TAIWO OLORUNTOBA-OJU & ORS. V. PROFESSOR SHUAIB O. ABDUL-RAHEEM & ORS.   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2009 SC.75/2007 3PLR/2009/22 (CA) OTHER CITATIONS (2009) LPELR-2596(SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, JSC MAHMUD MOHAMMED, JSC FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI, JSC IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD, JSC OLUFUNMILOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE, JSC   BETWEEN DR. TAIWO OLORUNTOBA-OJU DR. A. S. AJAYI DR. ADEYINKA BANWO DR. SOLA […]

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] GARBA DOBA V. THE QUEEN SUPREME COURT 21ST NOVEMBER, 1963 (F.S.C. 394/1963) 3PLR/1963/95 (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: ADEMOLA, C.J.N. TAYLOR, AND BAIRAMAIN A.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW – CORRUPTION – POLICE – ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN GRATIFICATION:- Northern Nigeria – Penal Code, s.115 (b) – How proved – Nature of evidence necessary to prove the case – Whether case unsupportable where event towards which gratification was intended to […]

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 DIKE V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 159/1962 2ND JULY, 1962 3PLR/1962/48 (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided) SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: – Murder – Proof – Insanity – Duty of the trial court PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – APPEAL: – 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] DIGBEHIN V. THE QUEEN   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 219/1963 23RD DECEMBER, 1963. 3PLR/1963/96 (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR LIONEL BRETT, J.S.C. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, J.S.C. SIR VAHE BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C.   BETWEEN JIDE DIGBEHIN GODONU ETEMODE HONFUN KETE NWEH   AND THE QUEEN   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Criminal Code, S.8 – Application […]

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] DICKSON ARISA V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SUIT NO. SC 54/1987 1ST JULY, 1988 3PLR/1988/28  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1988) NWLR (Pt.83)386   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS OBASEKI, J.S.C. UWAIS, J.S.C. KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. BELGORE, J.S.C. AGBAJE, J.S.C. REPRESENTATION U.N. Udechikwu – for the Appellant Mrs. N. C. Odd – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW – Murder PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – EVIDENCE – Defence of insanity […]

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] DICKSON AIGHOBAHI V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THURSDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1982 SC.45/1980 3PLR/1982/15 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 1982 (1-2) LEDLR-10   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS UDO UDOMA, JSC GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO, JSC ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC KAYODE ESO, JSC ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU, JSC AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, JSC MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, JSC   BETWEEN DICKSON AIGHOBAHI – Appellant(s) AND THE STATE – Respondent(s)   APPEARANCES […]

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] DELE FAGORIOLA V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF JULY, 2013 SUIT NO: SC.230/2010 3PLR/2013/47   OTHER CITATIONS (2013) LPELR-20896(SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS            MAHMUD MOHAMMED, JSC MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAH MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, JSC NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA, JSC MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, JSC OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, JSC   BETWEEN DELE FAGORIOLA – Appellants AND FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA – Respondents   ORIGINATING STATE ONDO […]

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] DAWA V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 28TH NOVEMBER, 1980.  SUIT NO. SC 75/1979 3PLR/1980/14  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1980) 8-11 S.C. (REPRINT) 147   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IRIKEFE, J.S.C. BELLO, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. NNAMANI, J.S.C.   BETWEEN CORPORAL JONA DAWA PRIVATE IBRAHIM MAGIDA AND THE STATE   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Proof of Murder – Confessional statement – Trial within trial – […]

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] C.O.P. V. IGWE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 236/1960 9TH JANUARY, 1961 3PLR/1961/33  (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   BETWEEN COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (WESTERN REGION) AND ALOYSIUS IGWE AGUGO NWAGA DANIEL UNUOMA   REPRESENTATION GEORGE – for the Appellant. AGHAHOWA – for the 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] COMMISSIONER OF POLICE V. SMART EDEDEY   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 291/1963 23RD DECEMBER, 1963. 3PLR/1963/97 (FSC)  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 Ruling of the Court)   MAIN ISSUES APPEAL – Criminal appeal – Prosecutor’s right of appeal. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Prosecutor’s right of appeal – When exercisable – Section […]

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] DIBIE V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA  FRIDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF MARCH, 2007 SC.103/2005 3PRL/2007/34 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS (2005) All FWLR [pt. 259] 2023 C.A. (2007) 9 NWLR (Part 1038) 30   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, JSC. ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KASTINA-ALU, JSC. NIKI TOBI, JSC. SUNDAY AKINOLA AKINTAN, JSC. IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU, JSC.   BETWEEN GOLDEN DIBIE FRIDAY IYANA GODFREE OJOMU – Appellants  AND THE […]