September 2017

A Newspaper that makes libellous publication for profit deserves to be punished. However…

Western Publishing Co. Ltd v. Dr. Kayode Fayemi [2017] 13 NWLR (Pt. 1582) 218 at 292, paras. B-C, per Ugo, JCA: “…They (punitive damages) can be awarded, especially where it is pleaded and proved that the defendant intended to make a profit from the false publication which he believed would far outweigh whatever damages that […]

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September 28, 2017
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Case Law

Nature of the offence of Terrorism

Karumi v. FRN (2016) LPELR-40473(CA), p. 25, paras. A-D, per IKYEGH, JCA: “The gravity of the offence of terrorism which involves the use of violence or force to achieve something, be it political or religious, is a grave affront to the peace of society with attendant unsalutary psychological effect on innocent and peaceful members of the […]

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September 18, 2017
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Case Law

Avoid plagiarism: A respondent may adopt the brief of a co-respondent.

Opeyemi v. Owoeye [2017] 12 NWLR (Pt. 1580) 364 at 393, paras. E-G, per Bage, JSC: “Let me pause to register our observation on the duplicitous briefs of the two respondents, which are similar in content and context, appearing verbatim and serialization as in the examples of pages 5-9 of the arguments on issue […]

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September 8, 2017
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Case Law

Any issue for determination of more than 3-4 lines is wrong!

Saleh v. Abah [2017] 12 NWLR (Pt. 1578) 100 at 129, paras. C-E, per Bage, JSC: “We wish to pause a while to observe the seemingly superfluous and overlapping issues formulated by the parties in their briefs of argument. First, any sentence more than 3-4 lines is grammatically inelegant, and putting it straight, wrong. […]

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September 7, 2017
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Notable Pronouncements

Notable Pronouncement: Supreme Court condemns trafficking in young girls.

Serah Ekundayo Ezekiel v. A. G. Federation [2017] 12 NWLR (Pt. 1578) 1 at 20, paras. C-E, per Nweze, JSC: “Permit me, however, to add that it is indeed very worrisome that the insatiable allure of filthy lucre could impel a woman to traffic in young girls (whom the trial court, aptly, described as […]

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September 1, 2017
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