Anthony Umukoro V. The State (1982) LLJR-SC
Anthony Umukoro V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C. The appellant in this case mercilessly hacked to death the wife of his landlord over a dispute involving the sum of N4 which the said appellant paid in settlement of dispute adjudicated upon by a communal tribunal. The appellant felt that it […]
Fawzi Famiz Sanni Moukarim & Anor V. Mrs. Alirat Abeni Agbaje & Anor (1982) LLJR-SC
Fawzi Famiz Sanni Moukarim & Anor V. Mrs. Alirat Abeni Agbaje & Anor (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C. This appeal clearly lacks substance. The onus is on the appellants to show that the Court of Appeal failed to exercise its discretion judicially in refusing to re-open the case as desired by […]
Victoria Ibidun Ojugbele V. Joseph Oriade Olasoji (1982) LLJR-SC
Victoria Ibidun Ojugbele V. Joseph Oriade Olasoji (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ESO, J.S.C. In the High Court of Justice Lagos State (Oluwa, J.) the plaintiff, who is the respondent to the appeal in this court as well as he was respondent in the Federal Court of Appeal from the High Court, claimed as per […]
Christopher Arehia & Anor V. The State (1982) LLJR-SC
Christopher Arehia & Anor V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report L. UWAIS, J.S.C. In a joint trial before the Bendel State High Court sitting at Ubiaja the appellant was charged with three counts, (1) manslaughter contrary to Section 325 of the Criminal Code, Cap 48 (Laws of the Bendel State of Nigeria, 1976) […]
The State V. Iyabo Albert (1982) LLJR-SC
The State V. Iyabo Albert (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. The State has appealed to this court on two grounds against the discharge of the respondent by the High Court and the Federal Court of Appeal. The two grounds are: (1) that whether the State or the prosecution for that matter says […]
Inusa Saidu V. The State (1982) LLJR-SC
Inusa Saidu V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. OBASEKI, J.S.C. The appellant was first arraigned before Nnaemeka-Agu, J., sitting at Onitsha High Court on a charge of murder of Jeremiah Godwin Ufondu. Nnaemeka-Agu, J., heard evidence from 8 prosecution witnesses and three defence witnesses including the accused persons on 15/2/77 to 17/6/77. […]
Chief T. O. S. Benson V. Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (1982) LLJR-SC
Chief T. O. S. Benson V. Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. Sowemimo, JSC. On 26th April, this year practice direction was read out in court by the Hon. Chief Justice and was well circularised and published with regards to failure to comply with the rules of the Supreme Court, 1977. […]
Daniel Osaren Omoregie V. Gabriel A. Emovon (1982) LLJR-SC
Daniel Osaren Omoregie V. Gabriel A. Emovon (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C.: This application clearly lacks merit. Two grounds are listed for seeking the orders prayed for, namely, sudden illness which inhibited the taking of timely steps for the prosecution of the appeal and inability to perfect counsel’s instructions in time. In […]
Oruonye Onwunali V. The State (1982) LLJR-SC
Oruonye Onwunali V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. The appeal against the judgment of the High Court was struck out at the Federal Court of Appeal because the notice of appeal was wrongly headed. The Court of Appeal cited the judgment of this court in Addis Ababa and Anor. […]
The Governor Of Kaduna State V. Lawal Kagoma (1982) LLJR-SC
The Governor Of Kaduna State V. Lawal Kagoma (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, C.J.N. By instrument dated 5th March, 1980, and entitled “instrument constituting the Kaduna Local Government Council Judicial Commission of Inquiry”, and published as Kaduna State Legal Notice No.3 of 1980, Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, then the Governor of Kaduna State, set up […]