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POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]  CHIEF D. B. AJIBULU V. MAJOR GENERAL D. O. AJAYI IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2013 SC.82/2004 3PLR/2013/33   OTHER CITATIONS (2013) LPELR-21860(SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MAHMUD MOHAMMED, JSC CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL CHUKWUMA-ENEH, JSC OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, JSC CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, JSC KUMAI BANYANG AKA’AHS, JSC   BETWEEN CHIEF D. B. AJIBULU – Appellant(s) AND MAJOR GENERAL D. O. AJAYI (RTD) – Respondent(s) […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   CHIEF AUGUSTINE NDULUE & ANOR V. IGWE MICHAEL O. OJIAKOR & ORS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2013 SC.19/2004 3PLR/2013/31     OTHER CITATIONS (2013) LPELR-19889(SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, JSC CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL CHUKWUMA-ENEH, JSC SULEIMAN GALADIMA, JSC CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, JSC STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA, JSC   BETWEEN CHIEF AUGUSTINE NDULUE DONATUS EZEANI (For themselves and on […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] CHIEF AMINU ARE V. ATTORNEY-GENERAL, WESTERN REGION FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 4TH MAY, 1960. F.S.C.382/1959 3PLR/1960/33 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, F.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. PERCIVAL CYRIL HUBBARD, AG. F.J.   MAIN ISSUES   LAND LAW – Compulsory acquisition – Claim for compensation – Limita­tion of period within which petition can be brought- Public Lands […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]  CARDOSO V. DANIEL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 217/1964. 14TH JANUARY, 1966. 3PLR/1966/50  (SC)     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     SIR LIONEL BRETT, J.S.C. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) CHARLES DADI ONYEAMA, J.S.C. MICHAEL OGUEJIOFO AJEGBO, J.S.C.   BETWEEN ESTATE OF LAWRENCE A. CARDOSO   AND ESTATE OF JOHN ST. MATTHEW DANIEL THE MINISTER OF LAGOS AFFAIRS   REPRESENTATION Chief F. R . A. Williams – for the […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   JOSEPH ATOYEBI OYEBANJI V BASHIRU OKUNOLA & ANOTHER SUPREME COURT, NIGERIA 17TH MAY, 1968. SUIT NO. SC 21/1966. 3PLR/1968/67  (SC)   BEFORE BRETT, J.S.C. COKER, J.S.C. LEWIS, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Adesina – for the Appellant A Lardner – for the 1st Respondent B. Augusto – for 2nd Respondent   MAIN ISSUES Tort – Trespass – Action by person in possession – Onus on plaintiff to prove possession – Land […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] OYAMA V. EGBA FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 3RD JUNE, 1959. F.S.C. 19/1959 3PLR/1959/107 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, AG. F.C.J. (Presided) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) LOUIS NWACHUKWU MBANEFO, F.J.   BETWEEN CHIEF ABENG OYAMA (For himself and the people of Ovat.) AND CHIEF OVAT EGBA ENANY ODEM (For themselves and the people of Ofudua.)   MAIN ISSUES COURT – Duty to […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   OYEDELE V. OGUN   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 5TH JUNE, 1975  SUIT NO. SC 181/1974 3PLR/1975/53  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1976) 6 S.C (REPRINT) 25 (1975) 1 All N.L.R 340   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS                           COKER, J.S.C. FATAI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. IRIKEFE, J.S.C.   BETWEEN G.F. OYEDELE   AND P.B. OGUN MRS. SOGBESAN   REPRESENTATION Chief FRAWllliams and Mr. A.L. Balogun – for the Appellants Mr. K. Sofola – for the […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   YESUFU OYEDIRAN AND FAMILY V. TAFA AMAOO AND ORS   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 30TH OCTOBER 1970 SUIT NO: S.C. 302/1968 3PLR/1970/62  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:  ADEMOLA, C.J.N., LEWIS, SOWEMIMO, J.JS.C.   MAIN ISSUES Declaration-Title to land—Plaintiffs’ claim based on original settlement-Trial judge finding plaintiffs’ title established by grant—Court of appeal set-ting aside judgement but ordering re-trial-Whether Court of appeal right in ordering re-trial instead of […]