Dr. Roy Pedro Ugo V. Augustina Chinyelu Ugo (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO, J.S.C. The parties herein were Nigerian Citizens of Igbo extraction of Imo State of Nigeria. They voluntarily renounced Nigerian citizenship and acquired the citizenship of the United States of America (USA), and later got married under the American Law.…

Napoleon S. Orianzi V. The Attorney-general, Rivers State & Ors (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.S.C. The Appellant in this appeal was the plaintiff at the Rivers State High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt. His claims as endorsed at paragraph 18 of his statement of claim filed on the 9th of…

Klm Royal Dutch Airlines V. Jamilat Aloma (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division delivered on 15/11/2007 dismissing the appellant’s appeal for want of prosecution and affirming the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting at Lagos…

Esonu Chukwunyere V. The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Owerri delivered on 6th August, 2014 wherein the lower Court affirmed the trial High Court’s conviction and sentence of the appellant to death. The appellant was charged along…

Commissioner Of Police V. Mr. Emmanuel Amuta (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C. The Attorney-General of Anambra State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 77(1)(a)(iii) of the Magistrates Court Law, Cap 88 Vol. 6 Revised Laws of Anambra State of Nigeria 1991 granted his fiat to Obi…

Emmanuel Ugboji V. The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMIRU SANUSI, J.S.C. This appeal is against the Judgment of Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division (the lower Court) delivered on 19th December, 2013 which affirmed the decision of the Benue State High Court (the trial Court) which convicted and sentenced the appellant on the…

Raphael Ewugba V. The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal, (Benin Judicial Division) which affirmed the decision of a Delta State High Court on 27 May 2015 wherein the appellant as the 2nd accused person and his co-accused person…

Olusanya Onitilo V. The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. The appellant and one other were arraigned before the High Court of Ogun State sitting at Ijebu-Ode on the 5th day of April 2004 on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder contrary to Sections 324 and 316 (1)…

J. Sunkanmi Dairo & Ors V. The Registered Trustees Of The Anglican Diocese Of Lagos (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C. The respondent as plaintiff who instituted the action claimed in its Amended Writ of Summons and Further Amended Statement of Claim dated 17th April, 1989 the following reliefs:- In proof…

Hon. Justice Titus Adewuyi Oyeyemi (Rtd) & Ors V. Hon. Timothy Owoeye & Anor (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SIDI DAUDA BAGE, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal Akure Judicial Division sitting in Akure delivered on 29th November, 2012 in appeal No. CA/AK/31M/2011. The Appellants had in…