Nathaniel Mbenu & Anor V. The State (1988) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report NNAMANI, J.S.C.  In Suit No. HCR/27C/82 in the Orlu Judicial Division of the High Court of Imo State, the appellants were charged with the following offence – “STATEMENT OF OFFENCE Murder contrary to Section 319 of the Criminal Code PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE Nathaniel…

H.N.O. Awoyegbe & Anor V. Chief J. E. Ogbeide (1988) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report B. CRAIG, J.S.C. This is yet another case in the growing list of cases which has been accepted as establishing the customary law on land tenure amongst the Binis in Bendel State. Some two decades ago, it was decided in the…

Union Bank Of Nigeria Limited V. Alhaja Bisi Edionseri (1988) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report NNAEMEKA-AGU, J.S.C. This is an appeal by the Defendant Bank against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, delivered on the 13th Day of June, 1985. For reasons which will become obvious later in this judgment, it is not…

Chief Otoola Atanda And Ors Vs Taiwo Akunyun And Ors (1988) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BELGORE, J.S.C.  In the High Court of Oyo State, sitting at Oyo, the plaintiffs, the entire members of Ogan Community, were represented by their leader, Chief Otoola Atanda, the Baogan of Okeho and Chief Adeniji Abese, the Abase of Baogan.…

Apostle Selede Esewe V. Chief Nelson Tebesagbeha Gbe & Ors. (1988) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. OBASEKI, J.S.C.  Having heard the submissions of counsel for all the parties and read the Local Government Elections Decree, 1987 No. 37 of 1987, I uphold the preliminary objection raised by the 1st respondent and hold that as the…

Commission Omorhirhi & Ors. V. Michael Enatevwere (1988) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report B. WALI, J.S.C. The plaintiff’s claim as endorsed on the Writ of Summons is – “The plaintiffs claim against the defendants jointly and severally is for the sum of N20,000.00 (Twenty thousand Naira) being special and general damages for the wrongful act of…

Udo Akpan Udofia V. The State (1988) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OPUTA, J.S.C. On the 19th day of May, 1988, the Court allowed this appeal, ordered a retrial and indicated that reasons for judgment will be given today the 1st day of July, 1988. Hereunder are my reasons. This case is important because it exposes…

Bennett Ifediorah & Ors. V. Ben Ume & Ors. (1988) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report NNAEMEKA-AGU, J.S.C. Two separate suits in a land case were filed in Amawbia-Awka High Court, Anambra State as suit numbers AA/1/76 and AA/19/77 respectively. The plaintiff community in the first suit are the defendant community in the second suit, and vice…

Theophillus Onuoha V. The State (1988) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report B. CRAIG, J.S.C.  This case originated in the High Court of Justice,Ilorin Kwara State. In that court, the Appellant was charged before Gbadeyan, J. for criminal breach of trust contrary to section 315 of the Penal Code and after due trial in which 17 witnesses…

Lauwers Import-export V. Jozebson Industries Co. Ltd. (1988) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. O. AGBAJE, J.S.C.  The plaintiffs, R. Lawyers Import – Export, sued the defendant Company, Jozebson Industries Co. Ltd., in the High Court of Justice of Anambra State in the Onitsha Division in 1984 for the sum of N1,176,382.54 being the amount due…