Fair hearing and miscarriage of justice

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• GBENGA OJO V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (2023)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  3 March 2023

  Summary of Ojo v. FRN, addressing criminal law, burden of proof, and judgment writing styles in Nigeria's Supreme Court.

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  • Criminal appeal→
  • burden of proof under evidence act section 135(3)→
  • concurrent findings in criminal appeals→
  • conflict between oral and documentary evidence→
  • corrupt practices and other related offences act 2000, section 16→
  • criminal proof beyond reasonable doubt→
  • documentary evidence as a hanger for assessing oral testimony→
  • fair hearing and miscarriage of justice→

• ANYAFULU V. MEKA (2014)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  28 February 2014

  Summary of Anyafulu v. Meka, a land law case on the ownership and title of communal land, addressing pleadings and burden of proof issues.

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  • Acts of possession and ownership→
  • Court of Appeal Act section 16→
  • Declaration of title to land→
  • Perpetual injunction→
  • Recovery of possession→
  • burden of proof in land title claims→
  • communal and family land→
  • evaluation of evidence by appellate court→

• T.A. DAIRO V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (2013)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Abuja Division)

  Judgment date

  25 April 2012

  A detailed summary of the case T.A. Dairo v. Federal Republic of Nigeria concerning issues of confessional statements and fair hearing rights.

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  • Abuse of court process→
  • Constitutional right of appeal→
  • Criminal appeal→
  • Improper evaluation of evidence→
  • Proof beyond reasonable doubt→
  • Trial within trial→
  • Voluntariness of confession→
  • admissibility of confessional statement→

• LASUN V. AWOYEMI (2023)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Ibadan Division)

  Judgment date

  22 June 2009

  Summary of the court decision in Lasun v. Awoyemi, highlighting key legal principles and rulings relevant to electoral disputes.

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  • Burden of proof→
  • Election petition→
  • appellate interference with findings of fact→
  • court of appeal act 2004, section 15→
  • direct evidence and hearsay evidence→
  • electoral act 2006, sections 62(1), 132 and 159→
  • evaluation and credibility of evidence→
  • evidence act, sections 77, 135, 137 and 155→

• ETAJATA V. OLOGBO (2007)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  15 June 2007

  A summary of the Supreme Court of Nigeria's decision in Etajata v. Ologbo, focusing on fair hearing, customary land rights, and appellate court duties.

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  • Concurrent findings of fact→
  • Customary land tenure→
  • Customary right of occupancy→
  • Equitable interest in land→
  • Unregistered registrable instrument→
  • account of sale proceeds→
  • admissibility of land instruments→
  • court of appeal act, 1976, section 16→

• CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL BANK LTD V. SCOA NIGERIA LTD (2006)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  6 April 2006

  A detailed summary of the case Citizens International Bank Ltd v. SCOA Nigeria Ltd, focusing on the issues of evidence admissibility and garnishee orders.

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  • Affidavit evidence→
  • Garnishee proceedings→
  • conflicting and parallel affidavits→
  • counsel’s address not a substitute for evidence→
  • evidence act 1990, section 136→
  • evidence act 1990, section 149(d)→
  • evidence act 1990, sections 86–89→
  • fair hearing and miscarriage of justice→

• 7UP BOTTLING CO. LTD. VS. ABIOLA & SONS BOTTLING CO. LTD. ( (2001)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  8 June 2001

  Detailed case summary of the Supreme Court decision in 7UP Bottling Co. Ltd. vs. Abiola & Sons Bottling Co. Ltd. concerning jurisdiction and tort of conversion.

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  • 1979 constitution section 236(1)→
  • 1999 constitution section 235→
  • Abuse of court process→
  • Interlocutory appeal→
  • Jurisdiction of State High Court→
  • appellate duty to consider issues→
  • breach of court injunction→
  • cause of action determined from statement of claim→

• ONYEUKWU V. THE STATE (2000)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  22 June 2000

  Summary of Onyeukwu vs The State, discussing jurisdiction issues in military trials and the validity of charges against the appellant.

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  • Discharge and acquittal→
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  • armed forces decree no. 105 of 1993, section 131(2)→
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  • court-martial jurisdiction→
  • criminal code, section 98(2)→
  • evidence act, section 138(1)→