ORAL EVIDENCE CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTRADICT DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
A.-G., Enugu State v. Avop Plc. (1995) 6 NWLR (Pt. 399) 90 at 125, D…
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A.-G., Enugu State v. Avop Plc. (1995) 6 NWLR (Pt. 399) 90 at 125, D…
Yusuf v. State (2026): ‘On the other hand, where two or more witnesses give identical…
“No doubt the legal proposition that where there is oral as well as documentary evidence,…
It is correct, as submitted, that Section 126(a)-(d) of the Evidence Act, 2011 provides inter…
It is trite law that oral evidence is inadmissible to contradict the contents of a…
The position of the law is that once documentary evidence supports oral evidence, such oral…
In Oyebode vs. Oloyede (1999) 2 NWLR Part 592 page 523, the present Chief Justice…
It is also imperative to note that the fact that a witness opted to testify…
There is no law, it should be pointed out, which prohibits relations of the victim…
Having regard to the provisions of section 132(1) of the Evidence Act, oral evidence cannot…
Ariku v. Ajiwogbo (1962) All NLR (Pt. 4) 630, Ademola CJF (of blessed memory) delivering…
With due deference to the learned Senior Advocate of Nigeria, it is settled law that…
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