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] J.D. INNEH V. CHIEF OBARAYE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT 13th May, 1957. SUIT NO. FSC 191/1956. 3PLR/1957/41 (FSC)     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS JIBOWU, Ag. F.C.J. DE LESTANG, F.J. ABBOTT, Ag. F.J.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Civil Procedure- Costs – Award of “exemplary costs” – Visit to the locus – Whether any duty on a judge to make detailed notes on the view of the Locus.   REPRESENTATION […]

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] IYALABANI COMPANY LIMITED V. BANK OF BARODA IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY. 7TH APRIL 1995 SC.194/1988 3PLR/1995/44  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS 4 NWLR (Pt.387) 20   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MOHAMMED BELLO, J.S.C. (Presided) IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, J.S.C. MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, J.S.C. YEKINI OLAYIWOLA ADIO, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH. J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION L.B. Shopeyin – for the Appellant Chief F.R.A. Williams. S.A.N. (with him. O.K. Johnson. […]

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] IKONNE V. COP IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SC. 253/1986 FRIDAY, 11TH JULY, 1986 3PLR/1985/46  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1986) 4 NWLR (Part 36) 473   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: AYO GABRIEL IRIKEFE, J.S.C. (Presided) MOHAMMED BELLO, J.S.C. KAYODE ESO, J.S.C. ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. (Read the Lead Judgment) MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, J.S.C. DAHUNSI OLUGBEMI COKER, J.S.C. ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C.   BETWEEN DICKSON DINNE IKONNE   AND COMMISSIONER 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] IKENNA V. BOSAH IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 21ST MARCH, 1997. SC.71/1996 3PLR/1997/46  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 3 NWLR (Pt. 495)503.   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALL, J.S.C. (Presided) EMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Ruling) UTHMAN MOHAMMED, J.S.C. SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, J.S.C. YEKINI OLAYIWOLA ADIO, J.S.C.   BETWEEN CHIEF SAMUEL IKENNA BENSON IKEZUE (For themselves and on behalf of the People of Umusiome Village, Nkpor) […]

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] IBOKO & ORS. V. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SUPREME COURT 25TH JUNE, 1965 SC. 300/1564 3PLR/1965/36 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: BAWAMIAN, JSC ONYEAMA, JSC AJEGBO, JJ.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE – Legislation – Federal – Supreme Court Act, 1960, s.26(1); Interpretation Ordinance s.22(1)(d). Legislation-Eastern Nigeria-High Court Law, 1955. 38(1), s.99(1)(i) (in the 1963 Laws of E.N., cap. 61, s.36(1)and s.84(1)(h)); High Court Rules, Order 55, […]

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] HIRNOR V. YONGO IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SC.24/1997 3PLR/2003/88  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS 9 NWLR (Pt.824)77 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, JSC (Presided) UTHMAN MOHAMMED, JSC ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH, JSC (Delivered the lead judgment) ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, JSC SAMSON ODEMWINGIE UWAIFO, JSC AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI, JSC DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, JSC   BETWEEN IORPUUN HIRNOR AULE ICHUGH   AND AERSAR DZUNGU YONGO AYAGWA YONGO AKAAZUA YONGO MODOM YONGO KWAGHTAGHER YONGO […]

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] GEOFFREY EMONE V. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE PROCEDURE LAW (1956). N.R.NLR 49; [ZARIA-KANO APPEAL NO. K/15A/1956] MAY 2, 1956 3PLR/1956/71 (SC) BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: A. Bairamian Ag. C.J., and Smith, J   MAIN JUDGMENT CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – Ordinance – Section 380 on-consecutive terms-Magistrates of the second grade-Restriction of one Year on aggregate in one case. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Region) Law, 1955-Sections 19 and 20(b) -Criminal jurisdiction-Magistrates […]

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] FRANCIS SHANU V. AFRIBANK NIGERIA PLC IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 6TH OCTOBER 2000 SC.169/1997 3PLR/2000/103 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS 17 NWLR (Pt.795) 185     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, JSC IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, JSC SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, JSC OKAY ACHIKE, JSC EMMANUEL OLAYINKA AYOOLA, JSC   BETWEEN FRANCIS SHANU NIGERIA WOLF ORGANISATION LIMITED   AND AFRIBANK NIGERIA PLC.   REPRESENTATION E.O. Sofunde, SAN (with him M.L. Hanafi) […]

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] LT. COL MRS. R. A. F. FINNIH V. J.O. IMADE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 24TH JANUARY; 1992 S.C. 160/1987 3PLR/1992/41  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS 1 NWLR (Pt. 219) 511     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. (Presided) PHILIP NNAEMEKA-AGU, J.S.C. ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, J.S.C. UCHE OMO. J.S.C. BOLARINWA OYEGOKE BABALAKIN, J.S.C, (Read the Lading Judgment)   REPRESENTATION Chief Debo Akande, S.A.N. (with him, Messrs. Felix Edo […]