Principle Archive

It is the owner of a statutory certificate of occupancy that is obliged to obtain the consent of the Governor for sale, transfer, or mortgage under…

For a merger to be created in such transactions, intention must be evinced in the documents executed by the parties, or such evidence as would indicate…

The trial judge has discretion to grant or refuse leave to prefer a charge, but the discretion must be exercised judicially and judiciously. He must take…

Whether it is permissible to raise an appeal on a ruling as of right along with an appeal against the final judgment of a High Court…

Being called an Odi requires that the person must have been in service. The initiation of the Odis is a private affair between the Oba and…

Failure to deliver judgment within three months of conclusion of evidence and final addresses does not automatically render the judgment null and void. Such a decision…

Where there is no qualified chief to perform customary rites, the absence of such a chief cannot invalidate the selection. It would be absurd to say…

An exercise of discretion based on misinformation or suppression of facts cannot be considered proper. A ministerial exercise affecting a citizen's right must be founded on…

An appellant who seeks the Supreme Court's intervention in concurrent findings of fact must be prepared to demonstrate perverse findings or wrong conclusions from accepted credible…

A party in the Court of Appeal having a preliminary objection against any of the grounds of appeal must give the appellant three days notice before…

Filing a process in court is different from arguing it in court. If a notice of preliminary objection is filed, counsel has a duty to move…

By Order 3 rule 15(3) of the Court of Appeal Rules, if the respondent failed to comply with this rule, the court may refuse to entertain…