Principle Archive

It is no excuse for the plaintiff or a party to say that he was not aware of the importance of the facts which have been…

The grounds on which the court will set aside, vary or discharge an order of interim injunction made ex parte include the following: (i) if the…

The operative expressions … are 'long enough' and 'delays so much'. These expressions can only be given their proper meaning in the context of the facts…

Once a Counsel appears in a case and announces his appearance, the court assumes that he has the authority of his client for the conduct of…

There is no doubt at all that the power to institute criminal proceedings against any person in the 1999 Constitution lies on the Attorney-General of the…

Section 167 of the CPA (Criminal Procedure Act) Cap. 112 Laws of the Federation, 1990 provides as follows: 'Any objection to a charge for any formal…

The court below... acknowledged this fact... 'There is no doubt that under the scheme in 1997, the Attorney-General of the Federation could in appropriate circumstances authorize…

A substitution, is the same thing as an amendment and an amendment whenever made by the court, relates back to the original date of the document…

What is meant by a prima facie case? It only means that there is ground for proceeding. But a prima facie case is not the same…

It is a well-known rule of criminal practice, that in a criminal trial at the close of the case for the prosecution, a submission of no…

Both defences cannot be considered in the ruling at the stage of no case submission even moreso as the appellants have not rested their respective cases…

As for the alibi raised by the 2nd appellant, this would cease to be of consequence if the court accepts the evidence of P.Ws. 1 and 2.