E.O Okonofua & Anor V. The State (1981) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BELLO, J.S.C.  The 1st appellant was the Chief Superintendent of Police in charge of No. 4 Squadron of the Police Mobile Force, Ibadan and he controlled the rations vote for the Squadron. The 2nd appellant was Assistant Superintendent of Police and was the…

Simeon Olusoji Kuforiji & Anor V. V.y.b (Nigeria) Limited (1981) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. OBASEKI, J.S.C. The appellant herein, who was the first defendant in the High Court of Lagos State, Lagos Judicial Division, has brought this appeal against the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal delivered on the 23rd day April, 1980…

Chief Festus S.yesufu V. African Continental Bank Ltd (1981) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BELLO, J.S.C.  In the High Court of Bendel State sitting at Benin City, the Plaintiff, who is the Appellant in this Court, took out a writ of summons against the Defendants, the African Continental Bank, who are the Respondents in this Court,…

Bashir Alade Shitta-bey V. The Federal Public Service Commission (1981) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE, J.S.C. At this point in this litigation there is for determination an issue as to whether an order of mandamus can issue from the High Court to compel the respondent, The Federal Public Service Commission, “to exercise its Jurisdiction so…

Chief Victor Woluchem And Ors V. Chief Simon Gudi And Ors (1981) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report NNAMANI, J.S.C. The appellants (who were plaintiffs in the High Court) in 1966 filed a suit in the Port Harcourt Judicial Division of the High Court of Eastern Nigeria against the respondents (defendants in the said High Court) claiming…

Matthew UBA V. The State (1981) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C.  The facts in this case are cold. The learned trial Judge in a very well written judgment dealt with extreme care with the evidence tendered by the prosecution as well as the appellant. He accepted the evidence of P.W. 1 who deposed…

Onisuru Owhovoriole V. The State (1981) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is a case in which the appellant murdered a school girl in revenge for her own child that died earlier. There is no merit whatsoever in her defence. The appeal is hereby dismissed. C. IDIGBE, J.S.C.: I…

Senator Abraham Ade Adesanya V. President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria & Anor. (1981) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, C.J.N. The plaintiff, now appellant, is a member of the Senate of the National Assembly. The first defendant, now first respondent, is the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Under the 1979 Constitution of…

Alhaji Raji Oduola & Ors V. John Gbadebo Coker & Anor (1981) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C. This case has had a rather interesting history. The original plaintiffs, who are technically no longer interested in the case, took out the writ which commenced this action on 3rd March, 1969. The said plaintiffs, namely…

Helton I. Orobator V. Mrs. Mercy Amata (1981) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. There is no substance in this application. The appeal is hereby dismissed since no brief was filed. The record of appeal has been with the appellant’s Solicitor since March, 1981 and nothing has been done till this morning. As stated…