F.S. Uwaifo V Attorney-general Bendel State & Ors (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. This case, which is an appeal to this court, started in the Bendel State High Court as suit No. B/264/79  and the writ of summons was issued out on the 2nd of October, 1979. The summons read thus -“The…

George I. U. Obayuwana V. Governor, Bendel State & Anor (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. The issues which bring the parties herein to the courts below and now to this court are whether, (a) the Customary Courts (Revocation of Appointments of Presidents and Members) Order 1979 published as B.S.L.N. 1 of 1980…

Kayode Okuoja V Obafunmilayo Ishola (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report NNAMANI, J.S.C. This suit began in the Ikeja Judicial Division of the Lagos High Court as No. IK/27/68. In it the plaintiff (respondent in this court) sued the defendant (appellant, herein) for the following reliefs:- “1 (a) declaration of title to the vast area of…

Franklin O. Atake V. The Attorney-general Of The Federation & Anor (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE, J.S.C.  The threshold questions in this appeal are whether (a) the appellant, Senator Franklin Oritsemueyiwa Atake, was on the 2nd day of April, 1982, in contempt of the court presided over by Chief Judge of the Federal High…

Asimiyu Afolabi V The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IRIKEFE, JSC. In this case the appellant, a soldier, smashed in, with a heavy piece of block, the skull of his wife, a young and pregnant woman of 22 years while the deceased sat in a chair in their living room at the army barracks.…

Asuquo Etim V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C.: This purported appeal is clearly defective. The decision appealed against was delivered on 11th November, 1980, while the Notice of Appeal against that decision was not given until 30/12/80 as the file from the lower court clearly shows. As this court is not…

Andrew Edoge Oghenevweta V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. I have read and considered the proceedings in both the trial court and Court of Appeal. The appellant was found to have killed his mother, by chopping off her head with an axe, as well as inflicting other injuries. The learned…

Macauley Tobi V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C. There is absolutely no merit in this appeal and counsels were right in stating that they had nothing to urge in favour of this appellant. The facts found and which were also affirmed by the Court of Appeal were that the appellant,…

Emmanuel T Ayeni & Ors V. William Abiodun Sowemimo (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UDO UDOMA, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal in which the judgment and Order of the High Court of Lagos State, (Williams J.), in favour of the Plaintiff was affirmed. In this court…

Okputu Obiode & Ors V Ukpe Orewere & Ors (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report L. UWAIS, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal which reversed a decision of the Bendel State High Court, Ughelli. In 1971, the plaintiffs (now respondents) brought a representative action against ten defendants (six…