Tort of libel

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• F.B.N. PLC V. GHANNY INT’L LTD (2023)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Akure Division)

  Judgment date

  26 May 2022

  A detailed summary of the landmark defamation case F.B.N. Plc v. Ghanny Int’l Ltd, addressing key legal issues and court implications, delivered on 2022-05-26.

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  • Defamation→
  • Fresh issue on appeal→
  • Post-judgment interest→
  • Publication to a third party→
  • banker-customer confidentiality→
  • burden of proof in justification→
  • defamatory meaning in context→
  • defence of justification→

• N.W.D.M. LTD V. SMOOTH (2011)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Benin Division)

  Judgment date

  4 March 2011

  A detailed legal summary of N.W.D.M. Ltd v. Smooth, addressing issues of defamation, burden of proof, and court findings related to libel in Nigerian law.

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  • Burden of proof→
  • Defamation→
  • Qualified privilege→
  • Special damages→
  • appeal against judgment→
  • evidence act section 135(1)→
  • general damages for libel→
  • plaintiff succeeding on strength of own case→

• PEOPLE’S VOICE COMM. LTD. VS. LAWAL (2005)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Ilorin Division)

  Judgment date

  7 May 2005

  Summary of the court case People’s Voice Comm. Ltd. vs. Lawal, focusing on libel, locus standi, cause of action and appeal rulings.

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  • Ex parte injunction→
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  • Multiplicity of actions→
  • Publication of defamatory material→
  • Reasonable cause of action→
  • Statement of claim→
  • abuse of process of court→
  • academic exercise→