Category: Nigerian Cases
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The Queen Vs Gidado Iyanda (1960) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgement Report ADEMOLA, CJF The appellant was convicted in the High Court of the Northern Region on the 31st of May, 1960, for the offence of arson contrary to section 443 (a) C.C.; the count of the information reads:- “Gidado Iyanda on the 27th day of October,…
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E. B. Sorunke V. J. D. Odebunmi (1960) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgement Report ADEMOLA, CJF The respondent in this appeal was the petitioner before Charles, J., in an Election Petition in respect of the election to the House of Representatives for Egba North held on the 12th day of December, 1959, at which election the present…
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Karimu Omisakin Apata Vs Yesufu Awoyemi (1960) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgement Report TAYLOR, F.J The defendant/appellant has appealed to this Court against the judgment of Hedges, J., of the High Court of the Ibadan Judicial Division, which judgment granted a declaration of title to the plaintiff/respondent in respect of land situate at Mapa, lfe, and an…
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Vivian Younger and Bond Ltd V. Osman El-Tayed and Bros (1960) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgement Report BAIRAMIAN, F.J This is an appeal by the defendants from the judgment of the High Court of the Northern Region given in suit K/160/1958, on the 21st December, 1959, whereby they were ordered to repay the plaintiffs £281:10s:7d, which the…
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Zubairu v. State (2015) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgement Report NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA, J.S.C. Appellant was the third of four persons charged with the offence of culpable homicide punishable with death, an offence punishable under Section 221 of the Penal Code. The charge was brought before the Katsina Judicial Division of the High Court of Katsina State on…
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Alhaji the Hon. D.S. Adegbenro v. The Hon. S.L. Akintola (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Electronic Judgement Report BAIRAMIAN [Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria] This is an application by Alhaji Adegbenro for costs against Chief Akintola. It arises in this way. Last year in May, the then Governor of the Western Region (Sir Adesoji Aderemi) removed…
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Daja Wagga v. The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Electronic Judgement Report ADEMOLA ADETOKUNBO C.J.N [Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria] We now give our reasons for dismissing this appeal on the 24th May, 1963. The appellant, who was charged with culpable homicide punishable by death under section 221 of the Penal Code, was, on the…
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Iyade Nwango v. The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgement Report BAIRAMIAN [Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria] The appellant was convicted on 3rd August, 1963 in the High Court of Eastern Nigeria at Abakaliki, of murdering one Nwefi Oka on the 11th January, 1963 at Amachara Agbaja Izi in the Province of Abakaliki. That…
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Onashile v. Barclays Bank D.C.O. (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgement Report BAIRAMIAN [Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria] This appeal by Mr Onashile requires a short summary of the events which led to it.Mr Onashile gave Barclays Bank a legal mortgage of some land of his, to secure his overdraft. The Bank did not apply…
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Rowland Ebholmien and 4 others v. The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgement Report BAIRAMIAN [Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria] The five appellants were tried with four others on a count of murdering one Yekini Momodu at Ujogba Village in the Benin Division on 18th September, 1961. The other four were acquitted; the five…