Chief Jacob Ibanga & Ors V. Chief Edet Usanga & Ors (1982) LLJR-SC
Chief Jacob Ibanga & Ors V. Chief Edet Usanga & Ors (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C This case can rightly be described as having had a chequered history. The writ commencing the action was issued in the Calabar Judicial Division of the then High Court Of Eastern Nigeria on 21st April, 1964. […]
Otobo Otuada V. The State (1982) LLJR-SC
Otobo Otuada V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C.: The appellant in this case, while armed with a loaded dane gun, knocked viciously on the door to the apartment where the deceased lay sleeping calling him by name as he did so. This was quite late at night and as the […]
A.G. Ogun State V. A.G. Federation (1982) LLJR-SC
A.G. Ogun State V. A.G. Federation (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, C.J.N Section 69, subsections 1(a), 1(b), (4) and (5) of the Constitution of the Federation of Nigeria, 1963, provide as follows:- “(1) Parliament shall have power to make laws- (a) for the peace, order and good government of Nigeria (other than the Federal […]
Momoh Etsebomo V. The State (1982) LLJR-SC
Momoh Etsebomo V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. In this case, the appellant has killed his senior wife on the ground that she has used a sort of witchcraft which made him impotent. He had no alternative but to matchet the deceased to death for that purpose. Both counsel had […]
Joachim S. Nguema V. The State (1982) LLJR-SC
Joachim S. Nguema V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, C.J.N. Speaking for myself, this appeal is a complete waste of time. The conviction of the appellant of the offences charged are amply supported by the evidence which the trial Judge accepted. I am not, therefore, surprised that his appeal to the Federal […]
Sodeinde Brothers (Nigeria) Ltd V. African Continental Bank Ltd (1982) LLJR-SC
Sodeinde Brothers (Nigeria) Ltd V. African Continental Bank Ltd (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C. This appeal was dismissed by this court on 10th May, 1982 for want of prosecution, the actual default relied upon for dismissal being the fact that the appellant/company had not filed its brief within time as stipulated by […]
O. Solomon & Ors V. A. R. Mogaji & Ors (1982) LLJR-SC
O. Solomon & Ors V. A. R. Mogaji & Ors (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ESO, J.S.C. On 13th October, 1982 we dismissed this appeal and reserved the reasons for our action. I now give my reasons for dismissing the appeal. The facts of this case are germane to the issues canvassed in this appeal. […]
Lasisi Fadare & Ors V. Attorney General Of Oyo State (19782) LLJR-SC
Lasisi Fadare & Ors V. Attorney General Of Oyo State (19782) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report NNAMANI, J.S.C. In this suit the plaintiffs/appellants (hereinafter known as appellants) brought a claim in the High Court of Oyo State against the Attorney-General of Oyo State (herein referred to as the respondent) in the following terms: “1. The plaintiffs […]
Alhaji I.A Onibudo & Ors V. Alhaji A.w Akibu & Ors (1982) LLJR-SC
Alhaji I.A Onibudo & Ors V. Alhaji A.w Akibu & Ors (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report N. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. This appeal was brought by the plaintiffs against the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal dismissing their claim and setting aside the earlier judgment of the High Court of Lagos, in their favour, granting them […]
Board Of Customs & Excise V. Alhaji Ibrahim Barau (1982) LLJR-SC
Board Of Customs & Excise V. Alhaji Ibrahim Barau (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, C.J.N. The respondent, Alhaji Ibrahim Barau, was convicted in the Federal High Court on 18th December, 1980, of two offences under the Customs and Excise Management Act, 1958. The particulars of the first offence (as amended) state that the respondent, […]