Principle Archive

The paramount consideration for the Appellate Court is whether the decision is right and not necessarily whether the reasons are right.

I hold that the said slip, mistake, or error, did not occasion any miscarriage of justice.

It is settled law that the assessment of the credibility of witnesses in a case is primarily the function of the trial court which alone has…

The attitude of this Court not to disturb or interfere in those circumstances [concurrent findings of fact], is now firmly settled in a line of decided…

This clearly demonstrates the fact that the cause of action in the circumstance arises every month when appellant pays less pension to the respondents than their…

The above rule clearly shows that the High Court has the vires under judicial review to grant declaration etc based on affidavit evidence filed in support…

By the above provisions, it is beyond doubt and serious contention that the Appellant bank, a Statutory Corporation established by an Act of the National Assembly…

An application to set aside for irregularity any proceedings, any step taken in any proceedings or any document; judgment or order therein, shall not be allowed…

The above defects, where they exist in any proceedings, must be brought to the attention of the court in question, in the instant case, the trial…

No company shall be registered under this Act by a name which in the opinion of the Commission is capable of misleading as to the nature…

Except with the consent of the Commission, no company shall be registered by a name which includes the word 'Federal', 'Regional', 'State', 'Government' or any other…

The Commission may, on written application and on payment of the prescribed fee, reserve a name pending registration of a company or a change of name…