The cheques were all in the name of the Director of Internal Revenue of the Ministry of Finance, Abeokuta. The proceeds of those cheques wholly belonged…

Documentary evidence is the most reliable, if not the best, evidence in most cases because it is more reliable than oral evidence. In this case, there…

Where a court holds that it has no jurisdiction, the proper order to make is to strike out the suit or proceeding. It does not transfer…

Section 22(3) and (4) of the Act, in effect, legislates for State High Courts in a provision it has no power to make.

A court can act on the evidence of one single witness if the witness can be believed given all the surrounding circumstances. A single credible witness…

A ground of appeal in respect of which no issue has been formulated is deemed abandoned and should be struck out.

In interpreting a statute or Constitution, the ordinary meaning of words applies prima facie. It is the duty of the court to interpret words used and…

The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to declare any other law or Act inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution invalid and therefore null and void.

Where there are concurrent findings of both the trial court and the Court of Appeal with sufficient evidence in support, the Supreme Court will not tamper…

Where a party chooses not to call available witnesses, that omission justifies invoking section 149(d) of the Evidence Act: the evidence withheld, if produced, would be…

The standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt has not been met where there is not only a reasonable doubt but, in fact, a very serious doubt…

In civil cases, preponderance of evidence is the general rule, but subject to section 137(a) (now section 138(1)) of the Evidence Act: if the commission of…