Chief Aderibigbe Jeoba V. Osho Owonifari (1974) LLJR-SC

Chief Aderibigbe Jeoba V. Osho Owonifari (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. In this case, the plaintiff’s claim in the Akure High Court against Chief Oniran of Orin reads- “(1) Declaration of title to the piece or parcel of farmland situate and being at Ese ltaoloke in Ode Ekiti and more particularly described on […]

Juliana Ode V. The State (1974) LLJR-SC

Juliana Ode V. The State (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. ELIAS, C.J.N. This is an appeal against the conviction of the appellant for the murder of her newly born baby by Adewuyi, J., at the High Court Makurdi, contrary to section 221 of the Penal Code. The prosecution case was that the accused was […]

Rabiatu Latunwoun Adelowo & Ors v. Akanke Akingbala & Anor (1974) LLJR-SC

Rabiatu Latunwoun Adelowo & Ors v. Akanke Akingbala & Anor (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C.  This action was instituted in the Ake Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Abeokuta, by the present appellants as plaintiffs against the respondents who were the defendants to that action. In that court the plaintiffs’ writ was endorsed as follows: […]