There is a consensus that on the death of a founder of a family, the proper person to be head of the family is the 'Dawodu'…

This appeal is on concurrent findings of the trial court and the Court of Appeal. Ordinarily, the Supreme Court will not interfere with these decisions except…

The transfer of ownership without prior Governor's approval does not make it void. Once the documents are taken to the Governor after the transaction for subsequent…

The totality of the evidence adduced by the respondent at trial supports his title to the property in dispute, in line with the five methods of…

Where evidence is given by a party and is not contradicted by the other party who has the opportunity to do so, and such evidence is…

Evaluation of evidence is primarily the function of the trial judge. Interference by an appellate court can only occur when the trial judge fails to evaluate…

Where a counsel decides that the party's case is so manifestly weak and there is nothing useful to urge on the court, the court should give…

Nothing has been established to show that concurrent findings are perverse, unsupported by evidence, reached by wrong approach, or that a miscarriage of justice will result.…

Orders intrinsic to the substantive suit are impaired if the court lacks jurisdiction. Orders extrinsic to the substantive suit remain valid and binding regardless of the…

While jurisdiction should be dealt with expeditiously, contempt cases should largely be left to the discretion of the court before which the contempt is committed. Circumstances…

The offence of contempt of court is sui generis and extrinsic to the substantive suit. A trial judge is perfectly right to first deal with the…

Contempt proceedings are criminal in nature. The purpose of taking contempt cases first is to demonstrate that the court will protect its dignity and will not…