Contempt proceedings are criminal in nature and should ordinarily be dealt with either by the court trying the case when the alleged contempt took place or…

The trial judge in making the order was merely exercising the inherent jurisdiction which a superior court of record possesses to ensure that the proceedings of…

A party who alleges the existence of customary law must prove that customary law because the law of evidence regards it as a fact, unless it…

Since the juju was brought into Ukwa, within the jurisdiction of the court, it is Ukwa custom that should prevail. In Ukwa custom, oaths are administered…

Oath-taking was one of the methods of establishing the truth of a matter and was known to customary law and accepted by both parties.

Where two parties voluntarily submit a dispute to customary arbitration and agree, expressly or by implication, that the decision would be accepted as final and binding,…

Once the fact of such arbitration and oath-taking and survival have been successfully established, the oath-taker acquires the rights of full ownership and possession. If the…

Where parties decide to be bound by traditional arbitration resulting in oath-taking, common law principles in respect of proof of title to land no longer apply.…

It is good law that in arbitration under customary law, the applicable law is customary law and not common law principles with their characteristic certainty and…

The mere fact that the Customary Court of Appeal came in between the Customary Court and the Court of Appeal did not destroy the concurrent findings…

A judgment obtained on the undefended list is a judgment on the merit. A trial court has no power to set aside such a judgment under…

Service on a company must be at its registered office. Service at a branch office is bad and ineffective. Substituted service cannot be made to a…