Rotimi Williams Akintokun V Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (Lpdc) (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report I.T. MUHAMMAD, J.S.C.  This interlocutory ruling stemmed from the appeal filed by Mr. Rotimi Williams Akintokun, the appellant, which he filed sometime in April, 2006. From the record of appeal before this court, Mr. Akintokun, a legal practitioner, was practicing…

Lawrence S.U.azuh Vs Union Bank Of Nig. Plc (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, Benin Division (lower court) delivered on 25/3/2004 affirming the ex-parte interim orders granted by the High Court of Delta State sitting at Asaba (trial…

Silas Sule Mohammed Vs The State (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI, J.S.C. This an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Division (the court below) delivered on 25th January, 2011. Therein, the judgment of Orilonise, J of the trial High Court of Justice, Ilorin Division, Kwara State of…

Michael Aiyeoloa Vs Ramota Yekini Pedro (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI. JSC, CFR, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division delivered on the 19th day of December, 2002 at which the Court below set aside the judgment delivered by the trial High Court…

Tirimisiyu Adebayo V The State (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division, delivered on 13th December, 2004 whereby the court below affirmed the conviction and sentence of the appellant by the trial court. The appellant and four others had…

Barrister Orker Jev & Anor V Sekav Dzua Iyortyom & Ors (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC This appeal is against the decision of the Court of Appeal Makurdi Division delivered on 7th March, 2012 which affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court, Makurdi which had found in favour of…

Adamu Saliu V The State (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen. JSC This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Holden at Abuja in appeal NO. CA/A/16C/2009 delivered on the 12th day of July, 2011 in which the court dismissed the appeal of appellant against his conviction…

Adams O.idufueko V Pfizer Products Limited & Anor (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SULEIMAN GALADIMA. JSC The appellant, as plaintiff had instituted an action at the High Court of Lagos State (“the trial court”) before OBADINA (J), as he then was. It was vide a writ of summons dated 31st July, 1987, claiming for…

University Of Ilorin V Rasheedat Adesina (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C. In June 1998, there was a demonstration by the students of the University of Ilorin which took place in the Senior Staff quarters located in the main campus of the University. Subsequent to the incident, the Senate of the…

Chief Nya Edim Ekong V Chief Asuquo E. Otop & Ors (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC 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…