Airoe Construction And Civil Engineering Company Limited V. The University Of Benin (1985) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report L. UWAIS, J.S.C  The appellant company, as plaintiff, brought an action in the Bendel State High Court, Benin City, against the respondent as defendant. Paragraph 31 of the plaintiff’s statement of claim which specified the nature of the…

David Fabunmi V. Abigail Ade Agbe (1985) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. OBASEKI, J.S.C.  The appellant was the defendant to a suit instituted by the respondent as plaintiff in the Ikeja Division of the High Court of Lagos State. In the suit, the respondent claimed: “(1) declaration of title in fee simple to all that…

Sylvester Ogbomor V. The State (1985) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C.  This case was argued on the 22/11/84. The Court on that day unanimously dismissed the appeal. I therefore proceed to state my reasons for dismissing the appeal which I indicated I would do today. The only point of law taken, and which…

W. P. Daniel Kalio & Anor V. Athanasius Obi Woluchem & Ors.(1985) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. COKER, J.S.C.  This appeal presents a special feature which distinguishes the case from the generally accepted and well known principle that sale of family land by a member of the family as his own personal property is void.…

Christian S. I. Iwuji V. Federal Commissioner For Establishment & Anor (1985) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ESO, J.S.C.  The facts in this case are not in dispute. They are in deed mostly documentary. What is in dispute, as would be seen hereafter, is the material which the court of trial should have relied upon, in…

Napoleon Osayande & Anor V. The State (1985) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. OBASEKI, J.S.C. On the 17th day of January, 1985 after hearing arguments of counsel, I dismissed the appeal and reserved my reasons till today. I now proceed to give them. The proceedings in this matter originated in the Chief Magistrate’s Court, Benin…

Albert Ikem V. The State (1985) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. I have had a preview of the judgment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria in this appeal. I am in total agreement with the reasoning and conclusions that the appeal be allowed. I wish merely to add my own views in concurrence.…

African Newspapers Of Nigeria & Ors V Federal Republic Of Nigeria (1985) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report N. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C  The simple issue in this appeal is the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to try the appellants on a three-count charge brought against them, in the said Federal High Court, by the Director of Public…

Leo O. C. Obijuru V. I. M. Ozims (1985) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report L. BELLO, J.S.C. The facts of this case are simple and straight forward. In October, 1956 the appellant’s father entered into an agreement of a lease for 90 years of a parcel of land, No.7 Oparanozie Street, Owerri from one Emmanuel Ikpeawujo…

Popoola Olubode & Ors. V. Alhaji Akinola Salami (1985) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. COKER, J.S.C.  The parties in this appeal were neighbours, occupying adjoining compounds at Oja ‘gbo, in Ibadan, and a common boundary separated them. The Plaintiffs, the Olubode family, are the Appellants, while the Defendant, Alhaji Akinola Salami, a member of the…