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THE DOCTRINE OF EXPRESSIO UNIUS IN COURT PROCESSES: ANALYSIS OF FIRST BANK V. OBONG-IFIOK | WHO SIGNS COURT DOCUMENTS? SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES RULE ON STATUTORY STIPULATIONS || Lydia Ehisuoria Ohonsi, Esq.
FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC V. OBONG-IFIOK (DR.) ANNY ASIKPO (TRADING UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF ABBY EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS) (2025) 16 NWLR (Pt. 2012) 473 - On whether the court can impose the duty of signing the court process on another person where the rule of court expressly stipulates who to sign - The Latin maxim expressio unius еst exclusio аlterius means thе express mention of оnе thing is the exclusion of another . Where а rule of court has expressly stipulated who is to sign а document, such as a registrar, the law cannot be amended…
THE RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER - THE FEDERAL COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 2018 (EWUGWU EMMANUEL ANENE V MTN(NIG)COMM.PLC (2025)16NWLR(PT 2016)) | Lydia Ehisuoria Ohonsi, Esq.
(A) On who is a consumer - A consumer is an individual who purchases goods and services for personal use without the intention to resell or manufacture. He or she is regarded as the end user of goods in the chain of production or the purchaser of a service from the service provider. Statutorily, section 167(1) of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018 describes a consumer to include any person: - who purchases or offers to purchase goods other than for the purpose of resale, but does not include a person who purchases any go…
