JUDGEMENTS & RULINGS

Requirements For Proof Of Land Ownership By Traditional History

In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 7th day of July, 2023 Before Their Lordships John Inyang Okoro Uwani Musa Abba Aji Ibrahim Mohammed Musa Saulawa Adamu Jauro Emmanuel Akomaye Agim Justices, Supreme Court SC/665/2018 Between…

17/10/2023

Fair Hearing’s Insufficiency To Categorise Ground Of Appeal As Ground Of Law

In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 7th day of July, 2023 Before Their Lordships Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun Uwani Musa Abba Aji Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumiju Tijjani Abubakar Emmanuel Akomaye Agim Justices, Supreme Court SC/438/2015 Between …

03/10/2023

Whether Failure To Object To Statement’s Admissibility Is Conclusive Evidence Of Its Voluntariness

In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 7th day of July, 2023 Before Their Lordships John Inyang Okoro Uwani Musa Abba Aji Ibrahim Mohammed Musa Saulawa Adamu Jauro Emmanuel Akomaye Agim Justices, Supreme Court SC/1159C/2019 Between…

19/09/2023

Sections 4 & 5 Of The ACA And Stay Of Proceedings Pending Arbitration

In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 7th day of July, 2023 Before Their Lordships John Inyang Okoro Uwani Musa Abba Aji Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumiju Adamu Jauro Emmanuel Akomaye Agim Justices, Supreme Court SC/CV/405/2013 Between United…

12/09/2023

Download Certified True Copies (CTC) Of Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Judgement

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has officially released the monumental 798-page judgment, following a marathon 12-hour session held last Wednesday. This judgment effectively dismisses the petitions brought forward by several parties, including the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), the Peoples Democratic Party…

08/09/2023

Effect Of Wilful Omission To Provide Medical Care For A Sick Person

In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 7th day of July, 2023 Before Their Lordships Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun Uwani Musa Abba Aji Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumiju Tijjani Abubakar Emmanuel Akomaye Agim Justices, Supreme Court SC/CR/276/2020 Between…

05/09/2023

Legal Effect Of Negotiation: Whether Parties Are Bound Thereby

In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 27th day of January, 2023 Before Their Lordships John Inyang Okoro Amina Adamu Augie Adamu Jauro Tijjani Abubakar Emmanuel Akomaye Agim Justices, Supreme Court SC/CV/210/2021 Between Anchorage Leisures…

29/08/2023

Whether Retraction Of Confessional Statement Necessitates Trial-Within-Trial

In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 24th day of March, 2023 Before Their Lordships Olukayode Ariwoola John Inyang Okoro Amina Adamu Augie Mohammed Lawal Garba Emmanuel Akomaye Agim Justices, Supreme Court SC.320c/2019 Between Nelson Omoha Appellant…

15/08/2023

Extent Of Court’s Power In Relation To Chieftaincy Declarations

In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 31st day of March, 2023 Before Their Lordships Olukayode Ariwoola John Inyang Okoro Amina Adamu Augie Tijjani Abubakar Emmanuel Akomaye Agim Justices, Supreme Court SC/CV/612/2021 Between PRINCE FEMI AGUNSOYE …

08/08/2023

Effect Of A Confessional Statement Tendered And Admitted Without Objection

In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 31st day of March, 2023 Before Their Lordships Musa Dattijo Muhammad Chima Centus Nweze Uwani Musa Abba Aji Mohammed Lawal Garba Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumiju Justices, Supreme Court SC/CR/555/2020 Between…

01/08/2023