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 […]
John Ofuje V. The State (1982) LLJR-SC
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) LLJR-SC
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) LLJR-SC
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) LLJR-SC
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) LLJR-SC
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 […]