WADA NAS
V.
ADESANYA

(2002) JELR 44727 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/L/261/2000 · 17 Oct 2002 · Nigeria
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Nas v. Adesanya (2003) 2 NWLR (Pt. 803)pg.97

Nas v. Adesanya (2003) 2 NWLR (Pt. 803) 97

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GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria PIUS OLAYIWOLA ADEREMI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Ratio Decidendi

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defendant

plaintiff

respondent

statement of claim

issue no.

official capacity

high court of lagos state

lagos state

press statement

17th february

appellant's brief

cause of action

civil procedure

provisions of order

public officer

16th february

brief of argument

client's brief

court of law

entire suit

federal minister

issues

learned trial chief judge

private capacity

brief of argument of the appellant

british broadcasting corporation

chief judge of lagos state

contention of the appellant

copy of the lead judgment

court claiming

defamatory statement

false alarm

final result

following reliefs

following terms

immutable position of the law

jurisdiction of a trial

learned chief judge

mere uttering of defamatory words

nature of the claim

notice of appeal

order of injunction

personal capacity

radio interview

said defamation

said grounds of appeal

second part of issue no.

similar defamation

trial chief judge

trial court

ADEREMI, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of Hon. Justice C.O. Segun, Chief Judge of Lagos State as he then was, delivered on the 28th of March, 2000.

The respondent who was the plaintiff in that court claiming against the appellant who was the defendant in that court, the following reliefs:

(1) The sum of ₦50,000,000.00 (fifty million naira) against the defendant being general, aggravated and exemplary damages for the defamatory statement concerning the plaintiff made by the defendant in a radio interview he granted the British Broadcasting Corporation (B. B. C.) on 15th January, 1997 which interview was widely broadcast world wide and published in the 16th January, 1997 edition of THE PUNCH and other newspapers circulating within Lagos State and Nigeria generally; and the libel contained in a press statement issued by the defendant on 16th February, 1997 which said press statement was widely published in the 17th February, 1997 edition of …

WADA NAS V. ADESANYA

WADA NAS
V.
ADESANYA