Abacha v Fawehinmi The respondent who was a legal practitioner was arrested without a warrant at his residence by six men who identified themselves as operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) and was detained at their office at Shangisha. He...
F. U. T Yola v ASUU The case has to do with whether or not the 2nd appellant had the power to make a remuneration package, salaries and allowances for herself or any other member of staff of the 1st appellant....
Ibrahim v State The Supreme Court recognized the discretionary powers of the Attorney General under section 174 of the 1999 constitution. It also held that the exercise of delegated legislation through a Legal Notice was valid and constitution. The Supreme Court...
D. P. D. T v Okonkwo The summary of this case is that doctors have the right to watch you die if you refuse treatment. A patient has the constitutional right to object to medical treatment under the right to privacy-section...
INEC v Musa The Supreme Court held that the respondent had fulfilled the requirements needed to create a political party under section 222 of the constitution regardless of the provision of the rule-making powers. The supremacy of the constitution was emphasized...
Alakija v Medical disciplinary Committee The court held that the appellant’s right to fair hearing was breached as the registrar, who removed his name from the Registrar of Medical Practitioners after the order of the committee, was also part the prosecutor...
Ofodile v. Chinwuba [1993] 1 NWLR (Pt.268)151 p.1 Summary of Facts: It was held that a Petitioner in an election petition to succeed in a petition for corrupt practices, he has to prove beyond reasonable doubt that:- (a) The Respondent personally...
Awolowo v Minister of Internal Affairs The plaintiff was charged with treason and was defended by an English lawyer by virtue of section 21(5)(c) of the constitution. The Federal Minister of Internal Affairs them denied the lawyer entry by virtue of...
AG Bendel v AG Federation It was held that neither the Senate nor House of Representatives can delegate their legislative functions to a committee. Also, no committee of any of the House or a Joint Committee can pass the bill into...
Shitta-Bey v AG Federation The court exhaustively defined and examined the term ‘appropriate authority’ in its application under Decree No 17 of 1984. Where power is delegated to ‘appropriate authority’, any exercise of the power not derivable from the ‘appropriate authority’...
