In Onuoha v. The State it was stated that the practice of obeying precedents has been justified on the grounds that it enhances certainty and predictability in the law and minimizes the influence of personal bias against settled principles of law....
In Folarin v. Durojaiye it was stated that due largely to the colonial influence during its formative years and the subsequent imposition of English law, Nigerian Legal System has acquired a dual structure comprising customary and English Laws. Hey There, you’re...
In Caribbean Trading and Fidelity Corporation v. Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation it was pointed out that Nigeria does not cease to be Nigeria simply because of its drawing from other legal systems. It was further stated that our legal system draws...
TRAINING A MALE CHILD IS BETTER THAN TRAINING A FEMALE CHILD In our contemporary society, female children tend to be more difficult to raise compared to a male child, It is simple impossible to express a generalized opinion but here are...
5 Things require of an Adult to live a peaceful life There was always a time that one start from being a dependant, those times were the best part of life, having have to think of nothing other than the fact...
R v Miller [1954] 2 All ER 529 The defendant’s wife had left him in 1952. The following year she petitioned for divorce. Before the hearing for the petition the defendant had sexual intercourse with her against her will. He had...
In Rylands v Fletcher (1868) LR 3 HL 330 The defendants employed independent contractors to construct a reservoir on their land. The contractors found disused mines when digging but failed to seal them properly. They filled the reservoir with water....
R V. GEORGE The Defendant (St. George) got into an argument with the victim, a Mr Durant. During the course of this argument, the Defendant took out a gun and pointed it at Mr Durant. The gun was, in fact, not...
M’NAGHTEN RULE: R v M’Naghten In January 1843, at the parish of Saint Martin, Middlesex, Daniel M’Naghten took a pistol and shot Edward Drummond, who he believed to the British Prime Minister Robert Pell, wounding him fatally. Drummond died five days...
R V. HAYWARD A husband and wife had an argument that led to the husband chasing his wife out into the street. The wife collapsed during this altercation and died. Whist the husband did not physically touch her, he did shout...
