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) 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…

John Ofuje V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C.  I have carefully considered the record of proceedings of the High Court and the Federal Court of Appeal. I agree with both counsel that there is nothing useful that can be urged in favour of the appellant who had cut the…

Adeshina Ashimiyu & Ors V The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report M. BELLO, JSC.  We dismissed the appeal of the 4th appellant on 8th July, 1982, because he had died before the hearing of the appeal. On the same day, after hearing learned counsel for the three other appellants and without calling on the…

Anieka Melifonwu & Ors V. Charles Ezenwa Egbuji & Ors (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BELLO, J.S.C  The parties in these proceedings have a common ancestral origin. They all descended from Ezechima Ogbuefi, who was said to be the founder and the first king of Onitsha. It is common ground that he had three surviving…

Agnes Deborah Ejofodomi V. H. C. Okonkwo (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. N. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. In the District Court of Kano State, the Plaintiff/Respondent (H.C. Okonkwo hereafter referred to as the Respondent) took out a writ of summons against the Defendant/ Appellant (AGNES DEBORAH EJOFODOMI also hereinafter referred to as the Appellant) as follows:…

Nwagwu Agwuaja V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C The appellant was charged with the offence of murder, tried, convicted and sentenced to death, in the High Court. His defence of provocation and self defence were both considered and in my view properly rejected. He appealed to the Federal Court of…

Ilesanmi Oyinbo V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C. The appellant who thought that the deceased was having amorous relations with his wife, boasted freely that he would kill him one day with his matchet. The dispute was aired before the Bale (Chief) of the village in the presence of all…

Joseph Osemeh V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, J.S C. The appellant is the husband of the deceased but they do not live together. For some reason, he took a gun and shot the deceased dead. He took to his heels and was later arrested. He made a confessional statement which…

Hammed A. Toriola & Anor V. Mrs Olushola Williams (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. OBASEKI, J.S.C. The appellants were the defendants to an action instituted and filed by the respondent on 26th September, 1970 in the High Court of Lagos State, Lagos – Suit No. LD/631/70 wherein the respondent claimed: “(1) A declaration of…