Abimbola Dejonwo & Anor Vs Bidemi Dejonwo & Ors (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report M.E. OGUNDARE, JSC  This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal (Lagos Judicial Division) given on 21st July 1993 whereby the Court below allowed in part the Plaintiff’s appeal to it and made some consequential orders…

Prophet Ifeanyi Emeagwara V. Star Printing And Publishing Co. Ltd & Ors (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KALGO, J.S.C. The appellant was the plaintiff in the High Court of Plateau State holden in Jos where he took out a writ of summons against the respondents jointly and severally claiming the sum of N200,000.00 as…

Captain E.C.C. Amadi V.nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWAIS, C.J.N. This is an interlocutory appeal. The appellant was plaintiff in the High Court of Lagos State, where he instituted a suit against the respondent as defendant claiming as follows:- “(i) A declaration that his purported suspension and subsequent dismissal are…

Musa Sha (Jnr) & Anor V. Da Rap Kwan & Ors (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report IGUH, J.S.C. The proceedings leading to this appeal were first initiated on the 22nd day of July, 1988 in the High Court of Justice of Plateau State of Nigeria, holden at Jos. In that court, the plaintiffs, for…

Festus Ibidapo Adesanoye & Ors V. Prince Francis Gbadebo Adewole & Anor (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWAIFO, J.S.C. This appeal deals with how to determine whether a statute is retrospective or prospective in operation and the effect thereof in relation to the facts of the present case. According to Driedger, Construction of Statutes…

Okorie Echi & Ors. V. Joseph Nnamani & Ors (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJIWUNMI, J.S.C. The action that led to this appeal was commenced by the appellants at the High Court of the defunct Anambra State High Court presided over by Okadigbo J. The appellants had in that action sued the respondents claiming…

General Sani Abacha & Ors V. Chief Gani Fawehinmi (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, J.S.C.  The facts of this case are simple enough. The respondent, a legal practitioner, was arrested without warrant at his residence on Tuesday January 30, 1996 at about 6 a.m., by six men who identified themselves as…

Alhaji Usman Dantata & Anor V. Mouktar Mohammed (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AYOOLA, J,S.C. In the High Court of Lagos State, the respondent (‘the plaintiff’) sued the appellants (“the defendants”) claiming as follows: “(a) A declaration that the Plaintiff is the person entitled to certificate of occupancy dated 26th day of September, 1979…

Alhaji Usman Magaji V. Maidorowa Matari (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report B. WALI, J.S.C. Following the order for a retrial made by the Sharia Court of Appeal Bauchi in 1986, the plaintiff Maidorowa Matari lodged the following complaint in the Nabardo Area Court against the defendant Alhaji Usman Magaji – “I sued (sic) the…

Mohammed Garba & Ors V. The State (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.S.C Mohammed Garba is the only appellant in this appeal. He was convicted jointly with Yahaya Shuaibu and Ibrahim Audu of criminal conspiracy, contrary to Section 97 and punishable under Section 22(b) of the Penal Code. On appeal to the Court…