Properties not mentioned in section 7(1) belonging to the former Ondo State are not vested in the new Ondo State or Ekiti State. Their devolution was…

Section 7(1) vested properties described in it in Ekiti State, but it did not vest any property in Ondo State. It was in this wise that,…

The case before us here is not that of 'contracting out' but rather that of 'contracting in'. Section 7(1) vests no property in the plaintiff anywhere…

The plaintiff is certainly estopped or precluded from contesting the issue of the sharing of assets and liabilities of the old Ondo State which had long…

The approach of this court to the construction of the constitution should be, and so it has been, one of liberalism, probably a variation on the…

It is certainly a cardinal principle of interpretation that where in their ordinary meaning the provisions are clear and unambiguous effect must be given to them…

Injunction is granted to protect an existing legal right with the object of keeping matters in status quo. This claim assumes erroneously the ownership of property…

The proper and only conclusion therefore is that the defendant's story remained unchallenged and uncontraverted. It is necessary for the court to be appraised of all…

This is an action for conversion in tort between same parties. The State High Court has unlimited jurisdiction to try it by virtue of Section 236(1)…

The law is sufficiently settled that in determining whether the plaintiff's (respondent's) action discloses any cause of action or the nature thereof, the court will necessarily…

The courts will generally not punish a litigant for the mistake or inadvertence of his counsel when the mistake or inadvertence is in respect of procedural…

A statement which on the face of it is not defamatory may become so when published to persons who know the facts which enabled persons to…