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]   NWEHI V. NWAKA   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 5TH APRIL, 1957. S. C. 205/1956 3PLR/1957/62 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR STAFFORD FOSTER SUTTON, F.C.J. (Presided) OLUMUYIWAJIBOWU, F.J. M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   BETWEEN ONWURUKA NWEHI ISAIAH ANWUNNEH IWAYI CHESON (for themselves and on behalf of Umoanwa people) AND DIKE NWAKA ALI NWONYINNA CHIKA NYEKWERE ODUMA NWEKE (for themselves and on […]

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] NJOKU NWAEGBUABA V THE STATE   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA S.C. 592/1965. 15TH APRIL, 1966. 3PLR/1966/94  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     SIR LIONEL BRETT, J.S.C. (Presided) CHARLES DADI ONYEAMA, J.S.C. MICHAEL OGUEJIOFO AJEGBO, J.S.C. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Murder – Witnesses – Prosecution witness earlier arrested as a suspect – Whether a person with an interest […]

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]   SYLVANUS NWACHI V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 110/1961 2ND JUNE, 1961 3PLR/1961/60  (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.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – APPEAL – Murder – Where guilt of Appellant is clear. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – 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] NWABIA V. ADIRI   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 21ST NOVEMBER, 1958 F.S.C. 18/1958 3PLR/1958/46  (FSC) BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J. (Presided) MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) LIONEL BRETT, F.J.   BETWEEN GEORGE NWABIA (Of Urualla representing the Umogemeji Umuonyamara, Unto Ezenwaka, and Utnuezedoga kindreds of Urualla) AND ADIRI UME OGUATUEGWU EZENWANYA NDUWUISI ALISIGWE MBELLE (For themselves and the People of Obodo)   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] NSE UDO NTITA V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 5TH MARCH, 1993. APPEAL NO. SC. 316/1991 3PLR/1993/82  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS 3 NWLR (Pt.283)505   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS BELGORE, J.S.C. WALI, J.S.C. KUTIGI, J.S.C. OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. MOHAMMED, J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEUDRE – Appeals -Defence of Insanity – whether can be raised for first time on appeal. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – 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]   NMA DOGO AND ORS V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA JANUARY 2001 SC.44/2000 3PLR/2001/249  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 3 NWLR (Pt.699)192     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE SYLVESTER UMARU ONU ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI   BETWEEN NMA DOGO ALIYU DWAFU AGAIE GARBA MAGAJI IBRAHIM ABUBAKAR KAGO ETSU DZUKO NDAKO AGAIE   AND THE STATE   REPRESENTATION T. Turaki […]

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]   NIYI AKINMOJU V. THE STATE   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 7TH APRIL 2000 SC.1/1999 3PLR/2000/194 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS 6 NWLR (Pt.662)608     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADOLPHUS G. KARIBI-WHYTE MICHAEL E. OGUNDARE ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH SAMSON O. UWAIFO EMMANUEL O. AYOOLA   BETWEEN NIYI AKINMOJU   AND THE STATE   REPRESENTATION Obiora Obianwu, ESQ. (with him, K.C. Ogunji, ESQ.) – for appellant The State was not represented […]

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]   NIGER CONSTRUCTION LTD V. CHIEF A. O. OKUGBENU SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 13TH DECEMBER, 1987 SUIT NO. SC 24/1986 LN-e-LR/1988/57  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1987) 2 NSCC 1258   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 J.J.A. Rerri – for the Appellant T.J.O. Okpoko, S.A.N. (with him Kehinde Olagoke (Mrs.) – for Respondent   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Appeals […]

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]   NELSON V. AKOFIRANMI FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C.30/1961 12TH MARCH, 1962. 3PLR/1962/98  (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided and Read the Lead Judgment) SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J.   BETWEEN In the Estate of LIONEL ADERONMU RANDLE, (Deceased): A.S.G. NELSON MADAM H.I. ALAKE   AND LORETTA AKOFIRANMI   MAIN ISSUES ESTATE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT – WILLS – […]

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 MBENU AND OTHERS V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA AT LAGOS ON 7/7/88 SC./71/1987 3PLR/1988/85  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS A.O.OBASEKI, JSC NNAMANI, JSC KAWU, JSC S.M.A. BELGORE JSC WALI, JJ.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Chief R.A. Akinyemi, – for the Appellant L.M. Amadi – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – EVIDENCE – statement of a witness to the police […]

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]   N.O. OGUNBIYI V. ABDULKADIR ISHOLA   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA TUESDAY, 28TH MAY, 1996. SC, 216/1990 3PLR/1996/76 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 6 NWLR (Pt.452)12     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, C.LN. (Presided) MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, J.S.C. EMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) YEKINI OLAYIWOLA ADIO, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION M.O. Oluwole – for the Appellant Lambo J. Akanbi – for […]

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] N.E.EKPE V. S.A.FABGEMI IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 31 MARCH, 1978, SC. 342/1976 5PLR/1978/47  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 1978 3 S.C 209     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS                SOWEMIMO, JSC BELLO, JSC ESO, JJ .S.C.   MAIN ISSUES TORT AND PERSONAL INJURY – Tort-negligence-negligent driving. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Evidence-document tendered an admitted in evidence which was not objected to at the trial cannot be raised on appeal. Award-damages-entitled […]