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Alhaja Saratu Adeleke Vs Alhaja Morinatu Raji (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. EJIWUNMI, J.S.C. Before the High Court of Oyo State in suit no. 1/57/84, this action was commenced by the plaintiffs against the defendants wherein they claimed thus:- “(1) The plaintiffs claim against the defendants for a declaration of title to a…
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A. O. Eghobamien V. Federal Mortgage Bank Of Nigeria (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report U. MOHAMMED, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division. In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeal set aside the judgment of Edokpayi, J. of Edo High Court which was delivered in…
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Orthopaedic Hospitals Management Board Vs Mallam Umaru Garba (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UTHMAN MOHAMMED, JSC The plaintiffs, who are the respondents in this appeal, are employees of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, Kano. They were suspended from duty following an allegation of theft of some properties belonging to the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Kano.…
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Controller, Nigerian Prisons Services, Ikoyi, Lagos Vs Dr. Femi Adekanye & 25 Ors (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A. O. Ejiwunmi, JSC. The proceedings leading to this appeal deserve to be set down as much as possible in order to appreciate how this appeal eventually wended its way into this Court.The respondents were apparently…
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Chief Alimonu Ajukwara V. Sebastine Izuoji (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report I. L. KUTIGI, JSC In the High Court holden at Oguta the Plaintiffs in paragraph 15 of their Further Amended Statement of Claim, claimed against the Defendants jointly and severally as follows- “(a) Declaration that the Plaintiffs are entitled to the Customary Right…
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Nnanta Orianwo V. L. O. Okene (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGUNDARE, JSC In Suit No. PHC/119/81 in the Port Harcourt Judicial Division of the High Court of Rivers State, Nnanta Orianwo, Richard Wosu, Franklin Amadi, Thomas Acho and Boniface Elewa, for themselves and on behalf of Rumuorianwo Wogozo Family (hereinafter are referred to…
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Francis Shanu & Anor V. Afribank Nigeria Plc (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. UWAIFO, J.S.C. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division, given on 11 July, 1997 [Coram: Akintan and Nsofor JJCA, Akpabio J.C.A. dissenting] which allowed the appeal against the decision of G. E. Edokpayi,…
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Chief John Eze V. Dr. Cosmas Ikechukwu Okechukwu & Ors (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. UWAIFO, JSC. When the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, heard the appeal from the judgment of Ononiba, J., sitting at the High Court of Anambra State holden at Nnewi, the issues essentially canvassed had been narrowed down to…
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Godwin Anyanwu V. The State (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report M. E. OGUNDARE, JSC. The Appellant was charged along with 2 others at the High Court of Imo State for the murder of one Thomas Aliri in that on 17th October 1982, they unlawfully killed the deceased and thereby committed an offence punishable under…
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Benson Obiakor V. The State (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report U. A. KALGO, JSC The appellants were jointly charged with the offences of conspiracy and murder before the High Court, Asaba, Delta State. The particulars of the offences read:- “I. Benson Obiakor and Ngozika Obiakor on the 9th of August, 1997, at Asaba in…