1. Unless otherwise stated, Nigerian Courts sit by 9am. The Courts, like a mosque or a church, is a public space. Hence, proceedings in the courts are open to the public to enable them to see for themselves whether justice is being done. John Holt Plc v Allen [2014] 17 NWLR. 446.
2. The pronunciation of the V sign in law cases is another important area. The v sign is not pronounced as versus as commonly used in football matches. In law, the sign is called ‘and’ in civil cases and “against” in Criminal cases.
3. Criminal cases in Nigeria can either be a state offence or a federal offence. A federal offence is an offence contrary to the provisions of an act of the National Assembly or any law having effect as if so enacted. For instance, the EFCC Act. On the other hand, a state offence is an offence contrary to the provisions of the law made the State House of Assembly. For example, the Criminal Code of Ekiti State.
In addition, though Bello v State and Saraki v Federal Republic of Nigeria are both criminal cases, the former is a state offence, while the latter is a federal offence. See the case of AG Ondo State v AG Federation & Ors (2002) LPELR-SC.200/2001.
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Nice!
Well done.
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Quite informative
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Thank you
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Nice work sir.
Concerning the number two question which talked about the use of V sign, if a counsel pronounces it as the symbol implies, can it be raised as an objection? or can court attention be drawn to that? Or does it has any legal implications or effects?
Please elucidate for the purpose of knowledge.
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No, it won’t be raised as an objection neither does it has legal implications.
It is just that frequent use of it would be bad for the lawyer, at most sending a wrong impression to the judge.
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Well done sir
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