Judgements Categories: African Court

HAIGHTONS (W.A.) LIMITED V. ADEROGBA AJAO & OTHERS SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SUIT NO. SC 58/1974 6TH JANUARY, 1975 3PLR/1975/30  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1975) 1 S.C. (REPRINT) 8   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS COKER, J.S.C. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. IBEKWE, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION J.O. Ojosipe – for the Appellants F.R.A Williams – for the Respondents   EDITORS [Sam Eleanya, Agboola Omolola Oluwafolakemi, Eleanya Kalu Vincent, Eleanya Ugochi Vine]   MAIN ISSUES Land Law – Landlord and Tenant – Breach of Contract – Tenant altering property without consent of landlord – Waiver – Legal requirements before it can be established.   MAIN JUDGEMENT […]

  ALHAJI USMAN HADA V. ALHAJI ABDU MALUMFASHI   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 23RD JULY, 1993. SC.283/1990 3PLR/1993/50  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS NWLR (Pt.303)1   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. (Presided) SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, J.S.C. ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) OLAJIDE OLATAWURA, J.S.C. IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, J.S.C.   EDITORS [Sam Eleanya, Agboola Omolola Oluwafolakemi, Eleanya Kalu Vincent, Eleanya Ugochi Vine]   MAIN ISSUES APPEAL -Findings of facts – Concurrent findings of facts by High Court and Court of Appeal – Attitude of the Supreme Court thereto. COURT -Admissibility -Inadmissible evidence -Duty […]

R. SANYAOLU V. MRS SHOLA COKER & ORS   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON THURSDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 1983 SC.36/1982 3PLR/1983/21  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1983) All N.L.R 157 (1983) 3 S.C 124   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU, JSC GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO, JSC MOHAMMED BELLO, JSC KAYODE ESO, JSC MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, JSC   BETWEEN R. SANYAOLU – Appellant(s) AND MRS SHOLA COKER & ORS – Respondent(s)   MAIN ISSUES EVIDENCE – Evidence from an Abortive Trial: Whether the evidence of a witness from an abortive trial, can be used in the retrial of […]

GLOVER V. ABARI FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 22ND NOVEMBER, 1956. FSC. 50/1956 3PLR/1956/43 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: OLUMUYIWA JIBOWU, Ag. F.C.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, F.J. PERCY CYRIL HUBBARD, Ag. F.J.   BETWEEN HECTOR GLOVER Substituted by Safari Tanimowo Oshodi and Raji Oshodi AND SURAKATU ABARI   EDITORS [Sam Eleanya, Agboola Omolola Oluwafolakemi, Vincent Eleanya Kalu, Eleanya Ugochi Vine]   MAIN ISSUES APPEAL – Ground of appeal -Judgment against weight of evidence – Effect. EVIDENCE – Witnesses – Reconcilable contradiction in evidence of witnesses – How reconciled. […]

GEORGE OKAFOR & ORS. V. EZE A.E. IDIGO III & ORS   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF JUNE, 1984 SC.65/1982 3PLR/1984/26  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1984) 1 S. C.N.L.R. 481   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS AYO GABRIEL IRIKEFE, JSC MOHAMMED BELLO, JSC ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC KAYODE ESO, JSC AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, JSC   BETWEEN GEORGE OKAFOR & 3 ORS. – Appellant(s) AND EZE A. E. IDIGO III & 5 ORS. – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION Chief F.RA Williams, SAN. (with him Chief G.C.M. Onyiuke, SAN., Professor U.U. Uche, Mr. V.J. Okoye, Mrs. Peter- Okoye and […]

CHIEF IKEDUWA GBARUKO AND ANOTHER V. UKAEGBU IROEGBU AND ANOTHER. SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 12TH MAY, 1972. SUIT NO. SC 471/1965. 3PLR/1972/55  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:            COKER, J.S.C. UDOMA, J.S.C. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C.   EDITORS [Sam Eleanya, Agboola Omolola Oluwafolakemi, Eleanya Kalu Vincent, Eleanya Ugochi Vine]   MAIN ISSUES Land Law – Declaration of title – Plea of Res Judicata   REPRESENTATION Chief F.R.A. Williams for Appellants. I. Egbuzien for Respondents.   MAIN JUDGMENT UDOMA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Judgment of the Court): In suit No. HU/224/1961 in the High Court of the former Eastern Region holden […]

GBAJUMO BUNYAN & ORS. V. O. AKINGBOYE & ORS.   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF MAY, 1999 SC.173/90 3PLR/1999/44  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1999) 7 NWLR (Pt.609) 31 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE, JSC EMMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU, JSC UTHMAN MOHAMMED, JSC ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, JSC AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI, JSC   BETWEEN GBAJUMO BUNYAN TOJE BIJI AKINTOYE MATTHEW WEKE (For themselves and on behalf of Kurugbene family) OBA SAMUEL OLADIRAN II THE KALASHUWE OF APOI LAND (For himself and other members of Apoi Land) – Appellant(s) AND A. O. AKINGBOYE MOSES HOLO ESROAM […]

GBADAMOSI RABIU V. SILIFATU ABASI   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SC.144/1990 TUESDAY, 9TH JULY 1996 3PLR/1996/43  (SC)                                                                             OTHER CITATIONS 7 NWLR (Pt.462) 505     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, C.J.N. (Presided) ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, J.S.C. MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, J.S.C. SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, J.S.C. YEKINI OLAYIWOLA ADIO, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment)   REPRESENTATION Chief A. O. Adefala – for the Appellant Abayomi, ESQ. – for the Respondent   EDITORS [Sam Eleanya, Agboola Omolola Oluwafolakemi, Eleanya Kalu Vincent, Eleanya Ugochi Vine]   MAIN ISSUES APPEAL –Issues for determination-Formulation of-Need to avoid proliferation of. COURT -Issues raised […]

GARUBA V. YAHAYA   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF JANUARY 2007 S.C. 84/1999 3PLR/2007/50 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, JSC UMARU ATU KALGO, JSC GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE, JSC SUNDAY AKINTOLA AKINTAN, JSC IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU, JSC   BETWEEN JIMOH GARUBA   –   APPELLANTS AND ISIAKA YAHAYA   – RESPONDENTS   REPRESENTATION D.M. Mando – For the Appellants T.U.S. Gbadeyan, with him, Adeola Omotunde, Rotimi Ogunjide – For the Respondents   MAIN ISSUES LAND LAW:- CUSTOMARY LAW – LAND DISPUTES:-     MAIN JUDGEMENT Judgment of the court delivered by […]