Pleading precise words in slander

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• ODIKANWA V. IHEANACHO (2009)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Port Harcourt Division)

  Judgment date

  2 April 2009

  Summary of the Court of Appeal judgment in Odikanwa v. Iheanacho regarding slander and damages awarded for defamation. Key legal principles discussed.

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