INTERPRETATION OF SECTION 137(1)(D) OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION
The Petitioners have centered their contention on the provisions of Section 137(1)(d) of the 1999…
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The Petitioners have centered their contention on the provisions of Section 137(1)(d) of the 1999…
Under the literal rule of interpretation of statute, words and phrases in enactments are to…
In FRN V NGANJIWA, which was cited by the Petitioners as SC/794/2019, but which is…
Thus, in the interpretation of the Constitution, the principles upon which the Constitution was established…
In FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA v MUHAMMADU MAIGARI DINGYADI (2018) LPELR-4606 (CA), in the following…
It is a Statutory provision which is clear and unambiguous. In such a situation, the…
Generally, where the words of a statute are clear and unambiguous, the court should give…
I agree that a judge should be firm and pungent in the interpretation of the…
I am in full support of the submission of appellant’s counsel that it was a…
I agree with Mr. Sofola, S.A.N., in his submission that the court below was in…
In Okotie Eboh v. Manager (supra) Pats-Acholonu, JSC (of blessed memory) pronounced as follows: ‘An…
Let me hasten to state that even if the phrase any person denotes singular, by…
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