Special Judgment Reports

Whether Failure to Make a Video Recording of a Statement which is not Confessional in Nature and in the Absence of a Legal Practitioner makes it Inadmissible

CASE TITLE: OBENEYE v. STATE (2022) LPELR-59112(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 25TH NOVEMBER, 2022 JUSTICES: RAPHAEL CHIKWE AGBO, JCA BALKISU BELLO ALIYU, JCA…

2 years ago

Can a Criminal Matter be Commenced at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja in the Name of the Commissioner of Police

CASE TITLE: ONU v. C.O.P (2022) LPELR-59114(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 24TH NOVEMBER, 2022 JUSTICES: CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME, JCA YARGATA BYENCHIT NIMPAR, JCA…

2 years ago

Whether an Accused Can Be Convicted of a Lesser Offence under The Law With Which He Was Charged But Punished Under A Different Law

CASE TITLE: ABDULFATAH MURTALA v. THE STATE (2022) LPELR-58945(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 18TH NOVEMBER, 2022 JUSTICES: ITA GEORGE MBABA JCA BOLOUKUROMO…

2 years ago

Is Knowledge of the Occurrence of the Event or Action Complained of Material in the Determination of when Time Begins to Run in a Pre-Election Matter

CASE TITLE: EZE v. UMAHI & ORS (2022) LPELR-59157(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 9TH DECEMBER, 2022 JUSTICES: KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, JSC…

2 years ago

When Right of Action and Cause of Action Will Crystalize/Accrue in an Action Seeking a Declaration that Information/Document(S) Presented by a Candidate to INEC is False Under Section 29(5) of the Electoral Act, 2022

CASE TITLE: EDEVIE v. OROHWEDOR & ORS (2022) LPELR-58931(SC) JUDGMENT DATE: 21ST OCTOBER, 2022 JUSTICES: AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, JSC MOHAMMED…

2 years ago

Whether Failure to Make a Video Recording of a Statement which is not Confessional in Nature and in the Absence of a Legal Practitioner makes it Inadmissible

Can a Criminal Matter be Commenced at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja in the Name of the Commissioner of Police

Whether an Accused Can Be Convicted of a Lesser Offence under The Law With Which He Was Charged But Punished Under A Different Law

Is Knowledge of the Occurrence of the Event or Action Complained of Material in the Determination of when Time Begins to Run in a Pre-Election Matter

When Right of Action and Cause of Action Will Crystalize/Accrue in an Action Seeking a Declaration that Information/Document(S) Presented by a Candidate to INEC is False Under Section 29(5) of the Electoral Act, 2022

Is an Action Based on the Determination of Membership of a Political Party Justiciable

Jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal over Appeals from the National Industrial Court: Extent of Same

Factors to Be Considered in the Application of the Defence of Self-Defence

Proper Time to File an Interlocutory Appeal in a Pre-Election Matter

Applicability of Limitation Law to Trespass