Alhaji Awesu Atanda Adeyemi V Chief Simon Moronfolu Olakunri (1999) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KALGO, JSC. In the trial court, the appellants who were the plaintiffs took out a writ of summons against the defendants now respondents seeking the following reliefs:- “(i) A declaration that as executors of the estate of late Alhaji Fasasi…

Prince Felix I. Ogiugo V. Prince Anthony E. Orhue Ogiugo (1999) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. OGWUEGBU, J.S.C The original parties to the proceedings were Prince Ikponminwingie Emuze Ogiugo as plaintiff and Prince Orhue Emuze Ogiugo as defendant. The plaintiff’s claim against the defendant in the Orhionmwon Area Customary Court holden at Abudu in…

Jumare Maiwada Kofar Jatau Vs Inno Mohammed Mailafiya (1998) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, JSC. Inno Muhammadu Mailafiya, the respondent in this appeal, left Dirin Daji, a town which was formerly in Sokoto State (now in Kebbi State) and came to Zariya. Inno had come out in search of her father, Muhammadu Mailafiya, who…

Shehu Babayagi V. Alhaji Ndatsadu Bida (1998) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report ONU, J.S.C. This appeal emanates from the Ruling delivered by the Court of Appeal. Jos Division on April 27, 1988 (Coram: Maidama and Mukhtar, J.C.A. as well as Adio, J.C.A. as he then was) when it dismissed the appellant’s appeal acting pursuant to…

Kayami Ebak Irom Vs Irek Okimba (1998) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report BELGORE, J.S.C. This is a matter of defamation heard by the High Court of Cross River State sitting at Obubra Judicial Division. The appellant now before us was the plaintiff at the trial court. The appellant and the defendant are natives of Apiapum.…

Oswald Vanderpuye Vs Coker Gbadebo (1998) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, JSC. In this appeal, Dr. Oswald J. Vanderpuye, is contesting a decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, in which the lower courts affirmed the judgment of trial Lagos High Court. The respondent who was plaintiff at the trial high Court is…

Mark Kele & Ors V. Okoma Nwerebere & Anor (1998) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. This appeal is from the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division delivered on 6th June, 1989. The proceedings leading to the appeal started with two suits filed in two separate customary courts in the then Eastern…

Kele V Nwerebere (1998) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. This appeal is from the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division delivered on 6th June, 1989. The proceedings leading to the appeal started with two suits filed in two separate customary courts in the then Eastern Nigeria. Both suits were transferred to…

Ojini Vs Ogo Oluwa Motors Nigeria Ltd (1998) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report E.O.OGWUEGBU, JSC. This appeal is against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division delivered on 8th December, 1989 reducing to N15,000.00 the sum of N64,000.00 special damages awarded in favour of the plaintiff by the learned trial Judge. The facts…

The Council Of Federal Polytechnic, Mubi Vs Yusuf (1998) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report S.M.A. BELGORE, JSC. The respondent, a senior employee of the appellant, was by a letter dated 9th January, 1987, terminated from the appellant’s employment. The appellant is a creation of statute, that is to say the Federal Polytechnics Act (Decree No.…