See Also:

• EVIDENCE: Contradictions in evidence – Duty of the court to avail the witness the opportunity to explain contradictions in his previous written statement and oral evidence

  “The law is that when there appears to be some inconsistency between the oral evidence of the witness and his previous statement in writing, the witness is required to explain…

• EVIDENCE: Contradiction in Evidence - The Attitude of Courts Toward Contradictions in Evidence; The Nature of Contradictions That May Lead to Miscarriage of Justice

  "The law is settled that it is not every contradiction in the prosecution's case that will raise a doubt, the benefit of which ought to be resolved in favour of…

• EVIDENCE – Previous Evidence of Witness - The purpose of admitting the previous evidence of a witness

  "Sections 198 and 209 of the Evidence law, Cap. 40, Laws of Northern Nigeria 1963 are directly relevant and they provide as follows:- "198. A witness may be cross-examined as…

• EVIDENCE: Contradictions - Effect of minor discrepancy in evidence on credibility of the witness(es)

  "The 3rd issue is whether the Court below erred in law to hold that contradictions in the evidence of PW1 and PW2 are not material and relevant to the proof…

• EVIDENCE: Evaluation of Evidence – Primary duty of the trial judge to evaluate evidence – Rationale behind assignment of the role of evaluation of evidence to the trial judge

  “This reluctance is principally grounded on the recognition that the learned trial Judge, who had the undoubted advantage of seeing and hearing the evidence presented by the parties, at first-hand,…