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• INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE - SECTION 276 OF THE 1979 CONSTITUTION - Interpretation of section 276 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as regards the vesting of the land in the territory of the state in the military governor

  "The Section reads in full: "276(1) Without prejudice to the generality of Section 274 of this Constitution any property, right, privilege, liability or obligation which immediately before the date when…

• EVIDENCE - TRADITIONAL EVIDENCE/HISTORY - Application of the rule in Kojo v. Bonsie

  "The principle in KOJO II V. BONSIE establishes that where there is conflict of traditional history, one side or the other must be mistaken, yet both may be honest in…

• CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - CHARGE(S) - Instance where a disparity in dates and venue of the commission of the alleged offence contained in the particulars of the offence and the date and venue proved at the trial will be held not to be fatal

   "In this case, a charge was filed by the prosecution alleging that the offence took place at Sawmill Area on the 15/03/2014. In proving the said offence, the prosecution called…

• INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE - Ejusdem Generis Rule – Instances when the doctrine of ejusdem generis will be applied with caution in the interpretation of a statute

  "The important thing, however, is to discover the intention of the legislature, reading the section as a whole. Sankey J. indicated this in Attorney General v. Brown [1920] 1 K.B.…

• EVIDENCE - Burden of Proof or Onus of Proof - On whom lies the burden of proving the boundary of the land in dispute

  "They woefully failed to discharge the onus which rested on them, the suit being one for declaration of title. Part of the duty they had to discharge to succeed was…