A person who has resigned from a body lacks locus standi to challenge the dissolution of that body, as they have no legal interest in its…

To invoke the judicial power of the court, a plaintiff must show sufficient interest or threat of injury he would suffer.

An error committed by the court below that does not result in a miscarriage of justice does not warrant appellate intervention.

It is an unnecessary exercise for an appellate court to devote considerable attention to an issue of estoppel that was not placed before the court by…

The appellant's only issue is adequate enough to determine this appeal.

An error in medical evidence regarding who identified the corpse does not occasion a miscarriage of justice where other overwhelming evidence establishes the identity of the…

Evidence of motive is not an essential ingredient in a case of murder; absence of motive is no justification or excuse for murder, though presence of…

Circumstantial evidence is often the best evidence; it is evidence of surrounding circumstances capable of proving a proposition with the accuracy of mathematics.

Circumstantial evidence must be cogent, complete, unequivocal, and compelling, leading to the irresistible conclusion that the accused and no one else committed the crime; the facts…

The decision of the Court of Appeal in an election appeal is conclusive and terminal; the Supreme Court has no supervisory jurisdiction, and an allegation of…

In interpreting finality provisions, the first issue is the substance, not the form, of the proceeding; if the substance is an election petition, the finality provision…

The words of the Constitution making Court of Appeal decisions in election matters final are clear and unambiguous; an allegation of nullity of proceedings does not…