See Also:

• CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - GUILT OF AN ACCUSED PERSON - Duty of the prosecution and the Court in proving the guilt of an accused person

  "The appellant, in the instant case, was charged with four offences, conspiracy to commit an offence, armed robbery and attempted armed robbery. They all require to be proved beyond reasonable…

• CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION - Nature and effect of the supremacy of the Constitution

  "By the provision of Section 1 of the 1999 Constitution, the Constitution is supreme and its provisions shall have binding force on all authorities and persons throughout the Federal Republic…

• PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Argument – The essence of argument of counsel – whether failure or absence of an alternative or contrary submission renders an argument correct and sacrosanct

  NEPA V. AUWAL (2022-LCER-46637-SC) “Learned counsel for the appellant, relying on our decisions in Adelekan V Ecu-Line NV (2006) All FWLR (PT321) 1213 AT 1226, BOT & ORS V JOS…

• CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION - Nature and effect of the supremacy of the Constitution

  "It ought to be reiterated, for the avoidance of any lingering doubt, that by virtue of the provision of the 1999 Constitution, as amended (supra), the Constitution is supreme. And…

• LAND LAW - Family Property or Land - Effect of sale of family land without the consent of the family head and/or principal members

  "It is settled law that sale of family property by the head of the family alone without the consent of the other members is voidable. See Bello Adedibu & Anor.…