2021 CASES & PRINCIPLES
ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC) & ANOR v. GODWIN NOGHEGHASE OBASEKI & ORS
TUNDE BALOGUN v. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ABDULLAHI MUSTAPHA BERENDE v. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
PROFESSOR ANGO ABDULLAHI & ORS v. MALLAM NASIR EL-RUFAI & ORS
ACCESS BANK PLC v. MR. A.N.C. ONWULIRI
MR. MOSES OLAYIWOLA ADEGBANKE v. DR. TOYIN OJELABI & ORS
PRINCE ADEBOLA A. ADESEMOWO v. PRINCE MUSHAFAU OMOWALE ADEMOLA KASSIM & ORS
RT. HONOURABLE IGO AGUMA v. ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS & ORS
P.C. IMO AKPAKPAN v. THE STATE
ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGR & ORS v. ENUGU STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION & ORS
CLEMENT AVIOMOH v. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ORS
MR. JERRY CHUNG BOT & ORS v. JOS ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLC
CITEC INTERNATIONAL ESTATES LTD & ORS v. JOSIAH OLUWOLE FRANCIS & ORS
SIRAJO MUHAMMED DONDOS v. THE STATE
AYI EMOKPAE v. STANBIC IBTC PENSION MANAGERS LTD
ENYIBROS FOOD PROCESSING COMPANY (NIG) LTD & ANOR v. NDIC & ANOR
OLU CHARLES O. FALUYI & ORS v. NIGERIAN UNION OF TEACHERS & ORS
GABRIEL GBENOBA, ESQ v. LEGAL PRACTITIONERS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE & ANOR
IDACHABA & ORS v. UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, MAKURDI & ORS
IDACHABA & ORS v. UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, MAKURDI & ORS
IFEANYI IHIM v. CYRIL MADUAGWU & ANOR
EYITAYO OLAYINKA JEGEDE & ANOR v. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC)
ZAHARADEEN JUNAIDU v. THE STATE
PRINCE MUSAFAU OMOWALE ADERINOLA KASSIM v. PRINCE SALIU ADEBISI SADIKU & 2 ORS
PRINCE MUSAFAU OMOWALE ADERINOLA KASSIM v. PRINCE SALIU ADEBISI SADIKU & 2 ORS
OLAYORI MUYIDEEN, ESQ. v. NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION & ANOR
OKEY JIM NWAGBARA v. JADCOM LIMITED
CHIEF EDMUND OBI v. CHIKEZIE UZOEWULU
DR. STEPHEN ADI ODEY v. CHIEF JOHN ALAGA & ORS
CHIEF ALHAJI MUSAFAU OJIKUTU & ORS v. CHIEF WAHABI ADIFA KUTI & ORS
LENEE OKERE v. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
ENAJIKE OKEREMUTE v. THE STATE
HON. FRANCIS ALUU OKO & ANOR v. HON. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF EBONYI STATE
OPTIMUM CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED v. AKE SHAREHOLDINGS LIMITED
PILLARS (NIG) LTD v. WILLIAM KOJO DESBORDES & ANOR
HUSSAINI SAMA’ILA v. THE STATE
ELDER DR. FRIDAY SANI (MAKAMA) v. KOGI STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY & ORS
ACTION – CAUSE(S) OF ACTION – Definition of cause of action
ACTION – CAUSE(S) OF ACTION – How the Court determines the date a cause of action arose
ACTION – CAUSE(S) OF ACTION – Position of the law on accrual of right and accrual of cause of action
ACTION – DECLARATORY RELIEF(S) – What a party who seeks a declaratory relief must show:
ACTION – LOCUS STANDI – Position of law on locus standi
ACTION – LOCUS STANDI – Position of law on locus standi
ACTION – LOCUS STANDI – What a party must show to establish locus standi
ACTION – LOCUS STANDI – What a party must show to establish locus standi
ACTION – NECESSARY PARTY(IES) – Who is a necessary party
ACTION – PLEADINGS – Whether a party is only required to plead facts and not evidence
ACTION – STATUTE BARRED ACTION – How to determine whether an action is statute barred
APPEAL – NOTICE(S) OF APPEAL – Instances where a notice of appeal will be incompetent
APPEAL – NOTICE(S) OF APPEAL – Whether a defective Notice of Appeal can be cured by amendment
APPEAL – PROLIFERATION OF ISSUES – The rule against proliferation of issues for determination
APPEAL – RECORD OF APPEAL – Whether an appellate Court can act on an incomplete record
APPEAL – RECORD OF APPEAL – Whether parties and the Court are bound by the record of appeal
APPEAL – REPLY BRIEF – Purpose/function of a reply brief; when a reply brief will not be necessary:
APPEAL – UNAPPEALED FINDING(S)/DECISION(S) – Effect of unappealed finding(s)/decision(s) of court
APPEAL – UNAPPEALED FINDING(S)/DECISION(S) – Effect of unappealed finding(s)/decision(s) of court
APPEAL – UNAPPEALED FINDING(S)/DECISION(S) – Effect of unappealed finding(s)/decision(s) of court
APPEAL – UNAPPEALED FINDING(S)/DECISION(S) – Effect of unappealed finding(s)/decision(s) of court
CASE LAW – JUDICIAL PRECEDENT/STARE DECISIS – What the doctrine of stare decisis entails
COMMERCIAL LAW – RATIFICATION – Meaning and effect of ratification
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – BREACH OF RIGHT TO FAIR HEARING – Effect of breach of right to fair hearing
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – CONSTITUTION – Meaning of Constitution and the evolution of constitutionalism
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – RIGHT TO FAIR HEARING – Essential elements of fair hearing:
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – SEPARATION OF POWERS – Principle of separation of powers
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – THE RULE OF NATURAL JUSTICE – What the rule of audi alteram partem postulates
CONTRACT – VALIDITY OF CONTRACT – Essential elements of a valid contract
COURT – COMPETENCE OF COURT – What determines the competence of a Court to exercise jurisdiction
COURT – DUTY OF COURT – Duty of court in interpreting a statute
COURT – DUTY OF COURT – Duty of Court in the interpretation of relevant laws or statutes
COURT – DUTY OF JUDGE – Duty of a Judge to be impartial
COURT – JURISDICTION – Basis of exercise of jurisdiction of Court
COURT – JURISDICTION – Effect where a court lacks jurisdiction over a matter:
COURT – JURISDICTION – Importance of jurisdiction:
COURT – JURISDICTION – Meaning and importance of jurisdiction:
COURT – JURISDICTION – Nature of jurisdiction and effect of a Court lacking same
COURT – JURISDICTION – What confers jurisdiction on a Court:
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – CHARGE(S) – Whether an incompetent charge can be substituted
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – DEFENCE OF ACCIDENT – Meaning of accident
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – DEFENCE OF ACCIDENT – When the defence of accident should be raised
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – DEFENCE OF ACCIDENT – When the defence of accident should be raised
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – DEFENCE OF INSANITY – Guiding principles in establishing insanity
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – DEFENCE/PLEA OF ALIBI – Meaning of alibi
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – DEFENCE/PLEA OF ALIBI – Position of the law on the defence of alibi
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – INTENTION – How intention is inferred in murder cases
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – INTENTION – How intention is inferred in murder cases
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – NO CASE SUBMISSION – Meaning of no case submission
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – OFFENCE OF MANSLAUGHTER – What constitutes the offence of manslaughter
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – OFFENCE OF MURDER – Essential elements of the offence of murder
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – OFFENCE OF TERRORISM – Meaning and nature of the offence of terrorism
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – OFFENCE OF TERRORISM – Nature of international terrorism
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – SUMMARY TRIAL – Meaning and nature of summary trial
ELECTORAL MATTERS – PRE-ELECTION MATTERS – What pre-election matters entail:
ELECTORAL MATTERS – PRE-ELECTION MATTERS – Meaning of pre-election matters
ELECTORAL MATTERS – PRE-ELECTION MATTERS – Statutory definition of the phrase “pre-election matter”
EVIDENCE – BURDEN OF PROOF/STANDARD OF PROOF – Burden and standard of proof in a charge of murder
EVIDENCE – CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT – When Court can rely on a confessional statement
EVIDENCE – CONTRADICTION IN EVIDENCE – Instance of non-material contradiction
EVIDENCE – CONTRADICTION IN EVIDENCE – Instance of non-material contradiction
EVIDENCE – CONTRADICTION IN EVIDENCE – Position of the law as regards contradictions in evidence
EVIDENCE – EVIDENCE OF AN EYE WITNESS – Effect of failure to call an eye witness to testify
EVIDENCE – EVIDENCE OF AN EYE WITNESS – Effect of failure to call an eye witness to testify
EVIDENCE – EXPERT OPINION/EVIDENCE – Position of the law with regard to expert opinion/evidence
EVIDENCE – HEARSAY EVIDENCE – When evidence of a witness will/will not amount to hearsay evidence
EVIDENCE – ORAL EVIDENCE – When oral evidence will constitute direct evidence
EVIDENCE – PROOF – Methods of proof
GOVERNMENT – ARMS OF GOVERNMENT – The three arms of government and their roles
JUDGMENT AND ORDER – AWARD OF COST- Principle guiding an award of costs:
JUDGMENT AND ORDER – AWARD OF INTEREST- Instance where an award of interest will be made
JUDGMENT AND ORDER – AWARD OF INTEREST- Legal basis for the award of interest
JUDGMENT AND ORDER – AWARD OF INTEREST- The principles governing the award of interests
JUDGMENT AND ORDER – AWARD OF INTEREST- Where the Court derives its power to award interest
JUDGMENT AND ORDER – ORDER OF DISMISSAL – Effect of an order of dismissal
JUDGMENT AND ORDER – ORDER OF STRIKING OUT – Instances where an order of striking out would be made
LAND LAW – ROOT OF TITLE – Position of law where parties trace their root of title to one source
LIMITATION LAW – LIMITATION PERIOD – Effect of limitation law
LIMITATION LAW – LIMITATION PERIOD – When does time begin to run for the purpose of limitation law
LIMITATION LAW – LIMITATION PERIOD – When does time begin to run for the purpose of limitation law
LIMITATION LAW – LIMITATION PERIOD – Whether negotiation by parties can stop time from running
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – ISSUE OF JURISDICTION – When can the issue of jurisdiction be raised
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – LEGAL RIGHT – Definition and characteristics of right/legal right
TORT – DEFAMATION – Evolution of the law of criminal defamation and its abolition in some countries
TORT – TORT CLAIM – Definition of tort as a civil wrong; classifications of civil wrong:
TORT – TORT CLAIM – Nature and purpose of a tort claim; differences between a tort and a crime:
WORDS AND PHRASES – “NEGOTIATION” – Meaning of “negotiation”
WORDS AND PHRASES – “JURISDICTION” – Meaning of the word “jurisdiction”