...;             9.         MUNIRU ASHIFATU GBOLAGADE 10.      OGUNBIYI TOPE EMMANUEL 11.      OKPO-ENE LUCY 12.      OKUNADE ADEGBOYEGA BABATUNDE 13.      OLOJO PATIENCE 14.      OLUFEMI IBITOLA OMOLABAKE 15.      ONWUCHEKWA ELIZABETH IFEANYICH ...

...ant and with immediate effect. c.         An Order directing the defendant to pay the Claimants all accrued salaries, benefits and allowances that are due to the Claimants since their appointments were irregularly terminated by the Defendant. d.        An order directing the Defendant to pay each of the Claimants the sum of N10, 000, 000. 00 (Ten Million Naira) only as general damages. In company of the complaint are t ...

...aration that the 1st defendant’s letter no. PSC/C/48/VOL. V/10/6 dated 10th April, 2013 which was never served on the claimant but allegedly containing the decision of the 1st defendant to dismiss the claimant from the employment of the 1st defendant, is illegal, ineffectual and unconstitutional and done in gross breach of the claimant’s right to fair hearing, rules and regulations governing the Claimant’s contract of service with the 1st defendant. 5.     ...

...ws of the Federation, 2004 is an employment with statutory flavor. 3.        Having regard to the mandatory provisions of Section 36(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) (the constitution) read together with Article 7 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ramification and Enforcement) Act, CAP A9 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, whether the purported termination of the claimant’s employ ...

...ws of the Federation, 2004 is an employment with statutory flavor. 3.        Having regard to the mandatory provisions of Section 36(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) (the constitution) read together with Article 7 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ramification and Enforcement) Act, CAP A9 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, whether the purported termination of the claimant’s employ ...

...d 4th Defendants filed a counter affidavit of 5 paragraphs which is supported by a written address on 12th August, 2015 in opposition to the originating summons. The 3rd and 4th defendants further filed a notice of preliminary objection. The NOP is challenging the jurisdiction of this Honourable court to entertain this suit as constituted. The grounds for the NOP are that: 1.        There is no trade dispute between the plaintiff and the defendants, particula ...

...the reliefs set out thereon.   As required by the rules of this Court, the Statement of Facts, List of Witnesses, Claimant’s Witness Statement on Oath, List of Documents to be relied upon at trial and a host of other documents were filed along with the General Form of Complaint. The originating processes were filed on behalf of the Claimant by his counsel, D. A. Alegbe, Esq.   Learned counsel for the 1st – 3rd Respondents, P. Y. Musa, Esq., on 31st January, 2017, filed ...

...ety or otherwise of the instant suit being heard and determined on affidavit evidence alone in spite of dispute of facts relating to allegation of forgery. It is pursuant to this directive of the court that parties filed their respective addresses. The claimants’ written address on the issue was dated 23rd day of September, 2017 but filed on 27th day of September, 2017. Claimants’ reply on points of law in response to the defendants’ written address was dated 24/10/2016 and fi ...

... the 2nd Defendant. The reply address of the claimant was adopted as the argument in opposition to the NOP. It was submitted for the claimant that the NOP totally lacks merit and deserves to be dismissed. Counsel urged the court to dismiss the NOP with cost. I consider it convenient at this juncture to review the written addresses of the parties in this suit. The NOP of the defendants is brought under S.6 (6) (b) of the 1999 CFRN (as amended).  The grounds upon which the application is ...

...is prayer as contained on the face of his motion paper. The Respondents did not file any counter- affidavit to this application and were not represented in court on the day of the hearing of this application. I consider it imperative to mention at this stage that the defendants were neither present in court nor represented by counsel throughout the pendency of this application despite proof of service of numerous hearing notices on them. In the written address filed by the Applicant’s ...

...of the federation (6th defendant) to ensure obedience to the order(s) which the court will make in this suit. 5.     And such further or other orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances    The 2nd Defendant filed a Notice of Preliminary Objection on 29th day of February, 2016 and a written address in support settled by Hamman I. Polycarp and Akutah Pius Ukeyiwa. The Claimants’ Reply to the 2nd Defendant’s NOP was dated 8 ...

...o the Claimant and having same published in national      dailies. Also accompanying the originating process were the List of Witnesses, Claimant's Witness Statement on Oath and List of Documents to be relied upon at the trial. The 1st and 2nd Defendants' Statement of Defence and accompanying Witness Statement on Oath were filed on October 3, 2014. Similarly, the 4th Defendant's Statement of Defence was filed on the same day. Hearing in the case started on 17th March, 201 ...