Chief Gani Fawehinmi Vs Col Halilu Akilu & Anor. (1987) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OBASEKI, J.S.C.  This appeal raises two important questions which will continue to be debated in legal circles for a long time. The 1st question touches the locus standi of the appellant to initiate and institute these proceedings in the High Court.…

Aminu Sunmonu Bamishebi & Ors V Zaccheus Faleye & Ors (1987) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C. The Court of Appeal sitting at Abeokuta dismissed the defendants’ appeal from the decision of Craig, C.J., of Ogun State High Court whereof on the 8th day of May, 1979, he entered judgment with costs in favour of…

Manawa Ogbodu V. The State (1987) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report KAWU, J.S.C.  This appeal was heard on Thursday, the 15th day of January, 1987. After carefully reading the records of proceedings, the briefs of argument filed on both sides, and hearing counsel for the appellant and the respondent, I dismissed the appeal and affirmed the…

Prince Yahaya Adigun & Ors V. Attorney-General Of Oyo State & Ors (1987) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OBASEKI, J.S.C. This appeal has raised the important question of FAIR HEARING in its widest con in a Chieftaincy matter. The matter has its genesis in the steps taken by the Government of Oyo State to ascertain the…

Mosheshe General Merchant Ltd V. Nigeria Steel Products Ltd (1987) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. The narrow issue in this appeal is as to the binding nature of a solemn admission made before pleadings were served, by Counsel, on behalf of his client. The facts are clear and simple. The Respondent was the plaintiff…

Igbanude Obodo & Anor. V. Emmanuel Ogba & Ors (1987) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OPUTA, J.S.C This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division Coram Phil-Ebosie, Aikawa and Alu, JJ.C.A. setting aside the judgment of P. K. Nwokedi, J. (as he then was) granting the Plaintiffs in Suit No.…

John Iwuaya Okonji V. The State (1987) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report NNAMANI, J.S.C. The appellant herein was charged in the High Court, Kano with the following offence. “That you, John Iwuaya Okonji, on or about the 4th day of May, 1982 at Sabon Gari Kano within Kano Judicial Division did commit culpable homicide punishable with…

Christopher Akhimien V. The State (1987) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. Two issues arose in this appeal on a case in which the Appellant was charged with murder, namely, (1) whether the defence of insanity had been established, and (2) whether there was an amendment to the information after the address of Counsel, and…

Paul Nwadike & Ors V Cletus Cletus Ibekwe & Ors. (1987) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report AGBAJE, J.S.C.  The case before us now on appeal started in the High Court of Justice of the former East Central State of Nigeria in 1972. The Plaintiffs, Cletus Ibekwe and 2 Ors., for and on behalf of members of…

Adeyemi Ogunnaike V. Taiwo Ojayemi (1987) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report KAWU, J.S.C. The matter which gave rise to these proceedings originated in the Ijebu Remo Divisional Grade ‘B’ Customary Court, Shagamu, almost twenty years ago. In that Court, the respondent in this appeal was the 1st plaintiff. The second plaintiff was one Ogunkoya Soneye who,…