The Supreme Court will not interfere with concurrent findings of fact of a trial High Court and the Court of Appeal except the appellant can show…

Jurisdiction can be raised at any time, even for the first time in the Supreme Court, and can be raised suo motu by the court. A…

Where the findings of a trial Judge are clearly traceable to the evidence before the court, an appellate court has no jurisdiction to interfere. The person…

An accused person who acquiesced to an irregular procedure that did not lead to a miscarriage of justice cannot complain on the procedure on appeal.

The Supreme Court will not interfere with concurrent findings of fact of a trial High Court and the Court of Appeal except the appellant can show…

A statement made to police under caution is voluntary. To amount to a confession, it must be clear and unqualified. A confessional statement was coined by…

Before self-defence is available, it must be shown that the accused reasonably believed there was no other way of saving himself from death or grievous bodily…

Premeditated intent is incompatible with the defence of provocation, so that an accused who kills another intentionally cannot be said to have been provoked.

Before self-defence is available, it must be shown that the accused reasonably believed there was no other way of saving himself from death or grievous bodily…

Nigerian courts interpret sections 283 and 318 of the Criminal Code as impliedly requiring that retaliation must be proportionate to the provocation offered. The doctrine developed…

Premeditated intent is incompatible with the defence of provocation, so that an accused who kills another intentionally cannot be said to have been provoked.

Grounds of appeal must relate to the decision and challenge the ratio of the decision. Grounds are not formulated in nubibus (in the clouds). They must…