Sunny Tongo & Anor V. Commissioner of Police (1999) LLJR-CA

Sunny Tongo & Anor V. Commissioner of Police (1999) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report AKAAHS, J.C.A. The appellants were arraigned before the Senior Magistrate’s Court Benin City presided over by a Senior Magistrate Grade I in a one count charge No. MB/710c/92 for the following offence namely:- “That you Sonny Tongo (m) Helen Tongo (f) on […]

Boniface Odali V. Hon. Dickson Ahmadu & Ors (1999) LLJR-CA

Boniface Odali V. Hon. Dickson Ahmadu & Ors (1999) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report TABAI, J.C.A.  The petitioner/respondent, Hon. Dickson Ahmadu, the 6th respondent/appellant Mr. Boniface Odali and Mr. Eric Oghonoghor contested for the councillorship on the elections conducted by the 1st respondent, the Independent National Electoral Commission on the 5th of December, 1998. The petitioner/respondent, […]

Christopher R.d. Ogolo V. Dagogo Eli Legg-jack & Ors (1999) LLJR-CA

Christopher R.d. Ogolo V. Dagogo Eli Legg-jack & Ors (1999) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report PATS-ACHOLONU, J.C.A.  The question posed in this appeal and to be determined by this court is whether the Election Tribunal effectively and conclusively determined the petition or aborted it on the premise that the 60 days prescribed by the Decree for […]

Alhaji L.M.O. Gomes V. Punch (Nigeria) Limited & Anor (1999) LLJR-CA

Alhaji L.M.O. Gomes V. Punch (Nigeria) Limited & Anor (1999) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report PIUS OLAYIWOLA ADEREMI, J.C.A.  In the court below, the plaintiff sued the defendants jointly and severally claiming N500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) being general damages for libel contained in June 29, 1985 page 11 issue of the Punch newspapers, sub-headlined LDFA […]

Star Paints Industries Limited & Anor V. Mr. Olu Ogunlela & Ors (1999) LLJR-CA

Star Paints Industries Limited & Anor V. Mr. Olu Ogunlela & Ors (1999) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OGUNTADE, J.C.A. On 11/3/09, the plaintiffs/appellants/applicants filed an application wherein six prayers were made. We were able to deal peremptorily with the first three of the prayers on 17/6/99. The more contentious prayers subsisted and were argued on […]

Alh. Ideje Sa’idu Samamo V. Tusha’u Muhammad Anka & Ors (1999) LLJR-CA

Alh. Ideje Sa’idu Samamo V. Tusha’u Muhammad Anka & Ors (1999) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OMAGE, J.C.A.  The verdict of the Senatorial election which took place on 20th February, 1999 in the Zamfara West Senatorial District as declared by the 2nd Respondent in this appeal is as follows:- “The 1st Respondent; 62,997 votes Appellant 62,044 […]

Melah Haruna Tanko V. Elisha Caleb & Ors (1999) LLJR-CA

Melah Haruna Tanko V. Elisha Caleb & Ors (1999) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report EDOZIE, J.C.A.  The 1st Respondent and the Appellant were candidates in the Billiri Local Government Council election for Tanglang Ward conducted by the Independent National Election Commission (INEC for short) on 5th December, 1998. The former contested under the platform of All […]

Elemi Ele Ike V. Edogi Ekono Enang & Ors (1999) LLJR-CA

Elemi Ele Ike V. Edogi Ekono Enang & Ors (1999) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report EKPE, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the decision of the Local Government Election Tribunal of Cross River State sitting at Calabar, delivered on the 6th of February, 1999, in favour of the 1st respondent. The appellant was a candidate for […]

Alhaji M. M. Maska & Anor V. Alhaji Y. Ibrahim & Ors (1999) LLJR-CA

Alhaji M. M. Maska & Anor V. Alhaji Y. Ibrahim & Ors (1999) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ONNOGHEN, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Local Government Council Election Petition Tribunal of Katsina State holden at Katsina delivered on 15th February. 1999 in which it held, inter alia that the 2nd appellant […]

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc V Mr. David Dafiaga (1999) LLJR-CA

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc V Mr. David Dafiaga (1999) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ROWLAND, J.C.A This appeal is from a ruling of Omorodion, J., of the Benin City High Court in suit No. 8/116/96 delivered on the 6th of February, 1997. On the 15th of February, 1996, the Respondent took out a writ of […]