It is settled that any law (including a chieftaincy Declaration) of a State which amounts to a removal or purports to remove Chieftaincy questions or matters…

Any law, particularly the law of a State, which is in conflict with it [Section 236(1) of the 1979 Constitution], is null and void.

The court does not make a practice of granting a relief not sought. … Having held and rightly in my view, that the claim for declaration…

The decision relied upon in the instant case is that of a Tribunal of Enquiry and not a court of competent jurisdiction. The respondents herein did…

This Court does not deal with an appeal against the decision of a trial court, but with that against the decision of the Court of Appeal.…

Where the decision of a case depends on which party's traditional history to believe, and the trial court fails to resolve the conflict, the appellate court…

Corroborative evidence must be independent testimony, whether direct or circumstantial, which confirms in some material particular not only that an offence has been committed, but also…

Not every minor contradiction in the prosecution's case is fatal to the prosecution's case. Contradictions will only be fatal where they are substantial and go to…

The Supreme Court does not deal with appeals against the decision of a trial court, but only with appeals against the decision of the Court of…

Where a preliminary objection to an appeal succeeds, the appellate court will not proceed to consider the arguments in support of the issues for determination. The…

Where a court holds that it has no jurisdiction to entertain and determine a matter, the proper order to make is to strike out the case…

An accused person can be convicted on the evidence of a single witness in criminal trials where the offence does not require corroboration as a matter…