Principle Archive

The provision of section 11 of the Decree applies only to suits or actions brought on or after the date of commencement of the Decree because…

Where the corpus delicti is not discovered or there was no autopsy on the deceased's body, the prosecution must identify the deceased named in the charge…

Parties are bound by their pleadings and evidence which is at variance with the averments in the pleadings goes to no issue and should be discountenanced…

The provisions suspending the running of the limitation period prescribed in the Limitation Law do not apply as the provisions of section 11(1) of the Nigerian…

Illiteracy of some members of a family is totally irrelevant because ignorance of the law is not an excuse.

The failure by a plaintiff to produce in evidence the agreement pleaded and relied upon is fatal to the case.

With the enactment and coming into force of the 1979 Constitution, ouster clauses in state laws stood impliedly repealed or modified by the Constitution in order…

A specific request requires a specific answer; inference, analogy, or answer by implication will not meet the requirement that the termination of the appointment must be…

Removal from the office of director is distinct from termination of underlying employment contracts; director removal requires calling a general meeting and passing an ordinary resolution,…

Where the Articles of Association or contract of appointment as director does not expressly specify or fix the appointment duration, such director holds office at will…

A legal practitioner who is a party to proceedings has a right to conduct their case in person as any other member of the public; when…

Though admissions are not conclusive proof of matters admitted, an admission of any fact in issue or relevant fact by a party or their agent, whether…