Charles Egbirika Vs. The State (2014) 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, Ibadan Division (the lower court) delivered on 29th April 2009 dismissing the appellant’s appeal and affirming the conviction and sentence passed on him by the High Court…

Francis Omosaye Vs The State (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. In its judgment delivered on 8th day of March, 2012 allowing appeal No.CA/B/220C/2006 against the decision of the Ondo State High Court, hereinafter referred to as the trial court, the Court of Appeal sitting at Akure, hereinafter referred to as…

Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha Vs Peoples Democratic Party & 4 Ors (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C This is an appeal against the Ruling of the Court of Appeal, Owerri judicial Division delivered on the 19th October, 2012 wherein the court granted the 1st Respondent leave to appeal against the judgment…

All Progressive Grand Alliance Vs. Senator Christiana N.d. Anyanwu (2014) 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 Owerri Division (the lower court) delivered on 9/11/2012 allowing the cross appeal filed by the 2nd respondent herein (HON. INDEPENDENCE OGUNEWE), who was…

Sunday Udor V. The State (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.S.C. This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ekiti Division delivered on 25th March, 2011, affirming the conviction and sentences passed on the Appellant and his co-accused persons for the offences of conspiracy, murder and attempted murder of…

Kayode Bakare & Ors V. Chief Ez (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos division, hereinafter referred to as the court below delivered on 11th day of November, 2004 – Coram: Ayo Salami, who presided, Aka’ahs, Ogunbiyi, JJCA. On the…

Chief Nya Edim Ekong V. Chief Asuquo E. Otop & Ors (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Calabar Division delivered on 5th of December, 2005. In the said judgment, the lower court, in a unanimous decision allowed the respondent’s…

All Progressives Congress & Ors V. In Re: Congress For Progressive Change & Ors (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report I.T. MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. I consider it pertinent to reproduce from the record of appeal, background facts giving rise to the appeal on hand from which stemmed the application under consideration. The Independent National Electoral Commission…

Chief James Oluseyi Olonade & Anor V. H. Babatunde Sowemimo (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Ibadan Division of the Court of Appeal hereinafter referred to as the court below, affirming the decision of the Ogun State High Court, hereinafter referred to…

Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Salik V. Alhassan Uba Idris & Ors (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C. The genesis of this appeal started as an inter party dispute on the candidate the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) nominated to contest the election for the Dala Federal Constituency seat of the House of…