Judgements Categories: Supreme Court

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] ARIFALO ADEDIPE V. W.J. FALAIYE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 15TH MAY, 1957. F.S.C.232/1956 3PLR/1957/8 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: OLUMUYIWA JIBOWU, AG. F.C.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, F.J. MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, AG. F.J.   MAIN ISSUES TORT AND PERSONAL INJURY – LIBEL – Defence of Fair comment – When available. TORT AND PERSONAL INJURY – LIBEL – Malice – Deliberate mis-statement […]

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] ABOGEDE V. THE STATE COURT OF APPEAL (JOS DIVISION) CA/J/28/95 THURSDAY, 11TH JULY, 1996 3PLR/1996/3  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS DENNIS ONYEJIFE EDOZIE; ADRIAN CHUKWUEMEKA ORAH; MUHAMMAD SAIFULLHI MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE.   REPRESENTATION Ofodile Okafor – for appellant J.K Manda – for respondents   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – COURT: Double compensation PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – DAMAGES: Loss of profit: Double compensation PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – EVIDENCE: Proof: […]

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] CARIBBEAN TRADING & FIDELITY V. NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF JUNE, 2002 SC.74/1993 3PLR/2002/23  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (2002) 5 S.C. (PART I) 21   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS UTHMAN MOHAMMED, JSC ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH, JSC ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, JSC AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI, JSC EMMANUEL OLAYINKA AYOOLA, JSC   BETWEEN CARIBBEAN TRADING & FIDELITY CORPORATION Appellants   AND NIGERIAN NATIONAL […]

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] BEN OBI NWABUEZE V. JUSTICE OBI OKOYE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 25TH NOVEMBER 1988 644 SC. 24/1988 3PLR/1988/26  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1988) NWLR (Pt.91)664   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC (Presided) MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, JSC ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE, JSC ABDUL GANIYU OLATUNJI AGBAJE, JSC (Delivered the leading judgment) ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, JSC   BETWEEN BEN OBI NWABUEZE LONGMAN NIGERIA LTD   AND JUSTICE OBI OKOYE […]

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] PAUL YABUGBE V. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA APPEAL NO. SC. 162/1990 10TH APRIL, 1992 3PLR/1992/85  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS NWLR (Pt. 234) 152   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS         UWAIS, J.S.C. BELGORE, J.S.C. NNAEMEKA-AGU, J.S.C. WALI, J.S.C. AKPATA, J.S.C.   REPRESNTATION Uromayino – for the Appellant D.O. Adepolu (Senior Legal Officer, Oyo State) – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES ADMINISTRATIVE LAW -Public Officers -Public Officers Protection Law, […]

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 IDELIAGUAHAN OZOGULA II V. CHIEF LEWIS EKPENGA FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 204/1961 30TH APRIL, 1962. 3PLR/1962/120 (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) EDGAR IGNATIUS GODFREY UNSWORTH, F.J. JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J.   MAIN ISSUES CUSTOMARY LAW – CHIEFTAINCY – Customary duties to be performed – Application of Man­damus thereto. CUSTOMARY LAW – […]

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] LAYINKA V. GEGELE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 26TH MARCH, 1993. APPEAL NO. SC. 217/1988 3PLR/1993/67  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 3 NWLR (Pt.283) 518   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS UWAIS, J.S.C. KARIBI WHYTE, J.S.C. OGUNDARE, J.S.C. OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. MOHAMMED, J.S.C.   BETWEEN ALHAJI MOHAMMED LAYINKA ALHAJI ORE AKANBI ALHAJI IBRAHIM BABATUNDE GEGELE MALLAM IDRISU USMAN ABIODUN ALHAJI ISMAILA JIMOH TAILOR ALHAJI SAADU AREMU   AND ALHAJI BABA AGBA GEGELE (For […]