Umma & Anor. V. Alhaji Iliya Bafullace (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OKUNOLA, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Katsina State Sharia Court of Appeal holden at Funtua delivered in Appeal No. K73/SCA/FT/136/91 on 18/2/92 whereby the appeal from the Upper Area Court was dismissed. The facts of this case briefly…

Alhaji Isola Are Ogele V. Alhaji Banni Gaa Budo Nuhu (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ABDULLAHI, J.C.A.  The appellant in this appeal was a plaintiff before the trial Upper Area Court Ilorin, claiming a piece of land. At the end of the trial after hearing evidence from both parties, the Upper Area Court dismissed the…

Ibrahim Khaleel & Anor. V. The State (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.C.A. The appellants in this appeal are brothers of the same parents. They were tried and convicted by Rowland J. (as he then was) of the High Court of Justice of Kano State sitting at Kano, of the offence of culpable homicide…

Cyril C. Okehi V. International Equitable Association (Industrial and Commercial) Limited (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ONALAJA, J.C.A.  Plaintiff now respondent in the interlocutory appeal brought an application in this court by way of preliminary objection requesting this court to strike out this appeal for lack of jurisdiction as no competent appeal is pending in…

Alhaji Danyaro Hamisu V. Commissioner of Police (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ABDULLAHI, J.C.A. This appeal arose from the decision of Katsina State High Court No.1. The applicant filed a motion before the High Court under section 40(1) of the 1979 Constitution as amended and Order 8 Rules 2(1) and 3 of the Katsina State…

Jerry Henry Ubani V. Chief Joseph T.I. Ogolo (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MUHAMMAD, J.C.A.  The parties to this appeal are or claim to be members of the Diepiri Section of Opobo Town. The cause of their dispute arose as to the succession to the traditional rulership of Chief of Main Ogolo House and Head…

Adeniyi Olufemi Olumide & Ors. V. Dr. Tosin Ajayi (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UWAIFO, J.C.A. The parties in this appeal from a judgment of Ajao Oshodi J. delivered on 6 December, 1991, are agreed that the Kuyasi Awushe family is the original owner of the land in dispute. That family owned a large tract…

S.k. Williams V. Civil Service Commission, Ogun State (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MUKHTAR, J.C.A. The plaintiff/appellant was employed by the then Western State Civil Service as a cleaner in 1969 and he rose to the post of Senior Clerical Officer in the Civil Service in 1982. The plaintiff as a court clerk was alleged…

Local Government Service Commission & Ors. V. Ezekiel Oluwole Bamidele Dada (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MUKHTAR, J.C.A. As plaintiff in the lower Court the respondent instituted an action against the appellant/defendant claiming the following reliefs:- (a) the sum of N287,469 as salary for 13 and half years at N21,294.00 per annum until year 2001…

Thomas Adesola Oyetayo & Ors. V. Ganiyu Lawal Mosojo & Ors. (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OKUNOLA, J.C.A.  This is an appeal against the judgment of Kolawole J. of the Oyo (now Osun) State High Court sitting in Oshogbo delivered on 22/3/90 in which the court entered judgment in favour of the plaintiff/1st respondent and…