Principle Archive

A young man of 18 charged with the appellant ran away when fighting started, meaning he was not there to explain how deceased was killed. The…

Section 33(6)(a) concerns the entitlement to be informed promptly in a language understood of the nature of the offence charged and has nothing to do with…

A confession is not evidence against a co-accused but is relevant only against the maker under section 27(3) of the Evidence Act. However, if the confession…

The appropriate superior authority may authorise a relevant senior officer to order a court martial. Section 131(3) of the Armed Forces Decree provides that a senior…

No judgment shall be reversed on any objection which, if stated after charge was read or during trial, might have been amended by the court. The…

Joint trial of separate indictments without objection is an irregularity not a nullity. Section 168 of the CPA makes this conclusion inevitable so long as no…

When more persons are accused of the same offence or different offences committed in the same transaction, or one of abetting while another commits, or of…

The prosecution must prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. This does not mean beyond any degree of certainty. It means that no tribunal of justice would…

Under Bini customary law, the principal house where the deceased lived and died is called the 'Igiogbe', which passes by inheritance to the eldest son. The…

The main object of the Wills Law is to confer testamentary capacity on every person to dispose of property by Will. Interpreting it to require devises…

The phrase "Subject to any customary law relating thereto" in Section 3(1) of the Wills Law qualifies the property disposed of, not the testator's capacity. A…

"Subject to" assigns subordinate position or provides qualification, conferring priority to the legislation to which the other is subject. When used at the commencement of a…