Interpretation of Statutes (295)
HELD:
"The Section 87(9) of the Electoral Act serves the useful purpose of providing avenues whereby aggrieved persons could be heard and air their disenchantments."
HELD:
''By the principles of construction and interpretation of a statute, the words used must be given their ordinary grammatical meaning to give the provision the proper and correct interpretation of the intentment of the Legislature.
HELD:
"It has been argued that the use of the word "may" in Section 47 of the Sheriff and Civil Process Act gives a discretion on an applicant whether to apply or not.
HELD:
"It cannot be correct that Order 2, Rule 9 of the Supreme Court Rules contemplate only substantive appeals and no more.
HELD:
"In Nigeria, Sections 28 and 29 of the EFCC Act empowers the Commission upon the arrest of any person suspected to have committed economic and financial crimes to first administratively trace and attach all the assets and properties of the accused person and cause, by way of an ex-parte application, an interim order of attachment or forfeiture to be obtained in Court in respect of the assets.
HELD:
"Section 12 of the High Court of Lagos Act (Cap 80 Laws of the Federation and Lagos (1958) provided that:
HELD:
"On the issue of the lower Court awarding compensation of N1 million to the victim as is reflected at page 57 of the record of Appeal; which learned Appellant's counsel argued was erroneously made, having not properly established the expenses incurred in the course of prosecution; Section 78 0f the Penal Code Law (CAP. 89, LAWS OF NORTHERN NIGERIA 1963) provides:
HELD:
"I shall now consider issue four which is issue one in the 1st respondent's brief.
HELD:
"The interpretation placed on Section 98(2) of Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 by the lower Court fails to take into consideration the distinction between a part-heard matter and a case in which no witness has been called.