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(2023) JELR 110740 (SC)

Supreme Court 24 Feb 2023 Nigeria
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- This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which dismissed the Appellant's appeal against the decision of the trial Court. - The case involves a defamation suit brought by the 1st Respondent against the Appellant and a

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Suit Number:SC.359/2017
Judges:Chima Centus Nweze, JSC Uwani Musa Abba Aji, JSC Mohammed Lawal Garba, JSC Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumiju, JSC Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, JSC
Counsel:L. O. Fagbemi, SAN, A. B. Ogunba, SAN, H. O. Afolabi, SAN, with, P. A. Abba, Esq. and Omosanya Popoola, Esq. for the Appellant. Emeka Opara, Esq., with him, James Agu, Esq. for the 1st Respondent.

HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal (hereinafter referred to as the Court below) Coram: TIJANI ABUBAKAR, ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO and JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR, JJCA, delivered on the 27th day of January, 2017 wherein the Court below dismissed the Appellant's appeal against the decision of the trial Court (Lagos State High Court) Coram: Y. A. ADESANYA which was delivered on the 28th day of May, 2010 in which the trial Court had entered judgment in favour of the 1st Respondent and against the Appellant.

The parties tried in the summary of facts in their respective briefs to spin different ways in summarizing the facts that led to this appeal. However, on a clear reading of the record, the following are the undisputed pertinent facts that led to this appeal.

​The Appellant and other parties not on the record were involved in business transactions which became the subject matter of a law sui…

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