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SOLACE CHAMBERS, FACULTY OF LAW, BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO Proudly Announces The Renewal of Solace Chambers Free NWLR Login The Solace one-year free online NWLR for BUKLAW Students and all students of law. To be used for legal research, moot and mock trials, assignments, exams, among others. How to Gain Access 1. Visit NWLR online via: https://nwlronline.com/auth/login . 2. Login using the details below.      Username: solacebuklaw@gmail.com      Password: @solacechambersBUK02 3. Click on the "search for a case or principle" box. Type your search or input the name of any case you are looking for.  4. Click on the Search button. Confirm the exact case or court holding you want.  Sponsor: Kabir Nizam Baba, Esq, AICMC (Former Attorney General, Solace Chambers) Visit our website: www.solacechambersbuk.com.ng Facilitated by: Executive Council (2024/2025 Academic Session) Led by Muhibudeen, Qosim Atanda.

The prosecution now as against previous position of the law can appeal against a conviction and sentence of death or any capital offence within thirty days from the date the judgment is delivered and not within seven days which was the position of the law. In our previous review of the case of State Ali v. (2020) 18 NWLR (Pt. 1755) 69 the court of appeal held that the prosecution has seven days to appeal, as the Judicial etc. Officers and Appeal by Prosecutors Act of 1963 is an existing law and binding on them, also the existence of a Supreme Court decision and they lacked the power to declare it per incuriam, now in this instant case, which is recent the Supreme overruled itself and held that the Act is not an extant law and as such, it is now 27(2)(b) and of the Supreme Court Act Cap. that regulates the time within which the prosecution can appeal in a sentence of death or any capital offence. The law has been before now that where the prosecution wishes to appeal agains...

A child is a competent witness to testify, unless the court considers that he is prevented from understanding the questions put to him or the court considers that he is prevented from giving rational answers to questions put to him.
 By Sections 175(1) and 209(1) of the Evidence Act, 2011, a child is a competent witness to testify, unless the court considers that he is prevented from understanding the questions put to him or from giving rational answers to questions. In any proceedings in which a child who has not attained the age of fourteen years is tendered as a witness, such child shall not be sworn and shall give evidence otherwise than on oath or affirmation, if in the opinion of the court, he is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of his evidence and understands the duty of speaking the truth. Thus, before receiving the evidence of a child under the age of fourteen years, the trial court must first satisfy itself that the child has sufficien...

Demeanour refers to the outward conduct, behaviour, attitude, and manner of a witness while giving evidence before a court of law. It includes how a witness speaks, responds to questions, reacts under cross-examination, and generally presents themselves in the witness box. In judicial proceedings, demeanour is observed by the trial judge as part of the process of assessing credibility; however, it is not determined by appearance alone but is considered alongside the substance, consistency, and reliability of the evidence given. Demeanour is tenuous and fluid, hence, can be misleading and can sometimes be subjective. Therefore, where the evidence of the witness before the court centers on an account of events or incidents which the witness claim to have witnessed, more objective yardsticks such as the distance between the witness and the location of the incident witnessed, the hour of the day ,the state of lighting at the location, the likely motive of the witness and wheth...

The Media and Publicity Directorate of Solace Chambers, Faculty of Law, Bayero University, Kano,  invites members to submit original articles, legal opinions and poems for publication in the upcoming 3rd Edition of the Solace Magazine. Submission guidelines are as follows:  - Must be original, AI-free content and not previously published on any publishing website. - Must be submitted in doc format. - All submissions must include: Full Name, Level, Phone No, and Professional Headshot. - All entries to be sent to solacebuklaw@gmail.com with the subject line: “ Solace Magazine 3.0 Submission ”. - Word Count (For Articles & Opinions): Simple Articles: 450–700 words WHILE  FOR In-Depth Articles Articles: 900–1,200 words  (subject to directorate’s approval) - Line Count (for Poetry): Minimum: 12–18 lines & Maximum: 28–32 lines Submisssion Deadline:  10TH JANUARY, 2026 . For enquiries and sponsorship: CONTACT: 07034731185 , 09063653547

Arbitral awards are not the usual or ordinary decisions/judgments delivered by the ordinary or normal courts established by Law, but outcomes of proceedings and decisions by people or institutions freely and voluntarily chosen specifically by the parties in the course of their agreements/contracts that are fiduciary in nature, to, in the event of any dispute arising from such relationship in which, very often,time is of essence, expeditiously and with relative ease,settle it conclusively to bind them. The case involves an appeal against the judgement of the Court of Appeal delivered on 22nd July, 2020, refusing the appellants application for dismissing the judgement of the High Court on the contention that the arbitral tribunal lacks the to grant the awardand rightly recognised the arbitral award.The Supreme Court in an unanimous decision allowed the appeal and affirmed the decision of the two lower courts. NICON INSURANCE LIMITED V.BRIGHTHOUSE ESTATE LIMITED (2025)8 NWLR ...