Goke Olaolu V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2015) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the considered judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division delivered on the 25th day of January, 2011. The appellant had been arraigned before the Federal High Court, holden in Lagos, on the 5th…

Senator Iyiola Omisore & Anor V Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola & Ors (2015) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, JSC My Lords, the proceedings, which culminated into this appeal, were prompted by the divergent responses to the outcome of the election which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted in Osun State on…

Charles Odedo V Peoples Democratic Party & Ors (2015) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C. The Appellant herein, as an applicant in the Court of Appeal Abuja Division, sought leave to be joined as a party interested in Appeal No.CA/ABJ/737/2014 between the 5th respondent herein as Appellant against 1st, 2nd, 3rd and…

Alhaji (Dr) Ado Ibrahim V. Alhaji Maigida U. Lawal (2015) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja delivered on 12th January, 2009 wherein the lower court affirmed the decision of the trial court entering judgment in favour of the 1st-4th respondents…

Sun Insurance Nigeria Plc V Umez Engineering Construction Company Limited (2015) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, CJN. The dispute between the Parties in this appeal started in the year 2000, when on 31/5/2000, the Respondent as Plaintiff took out a writ of Summons which was accompanied by a statement of claim at the…

Aminu Musa Oyebanji V. The State (2015) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SULEIMAN GALADIMA, J.S.C. This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division, delivered on the 22nd day of June, 2011. The Court affirmed the conviction and sentence of the appellant by the trial High Court Ibadan Judicial Division handed…

Ozonma (Barr.) Chidi Nobis- Elendu V. Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) & Ors (2015) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. The appellant, the 3rd respondent and others contested the 2nd respondent’s primary election for the nomination of the party’s candidate for the Aguata Federal Constituency seat in Anambra State. The primary election…

H. R. H. Igwe Kris Onyekwuluje & Anor V Benue State Government & Ors (2015) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SULEIMAN GALADIMA, JSC The 1st respondent entered into contract with the 2nd respondent for the supply and installation of 30 x 30 KW FM Transmitters to the 1st respondent’s Radio Broadcasting Station. The contract contained…

Harrison Owhoruke V. Commissioner Of Police (2015) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the judgment of the Benin Division of the Court of Appeal which affirmed the decision of an Oleh High Court Delta State that sentenced the Appellant to death. On the 18th day of January, 2006…

Ifeanyichukuwu Trading Investment Ventures Ltd. & Anor V Onyesom Community Bank Ltd (2015) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division delivered on the 28th day of October, 2004 Coram: Galadima, Adekeye, JJCA (as they then were) and Mika’ilu, JCA. The…