Sabru Motors Nigeria Limited Vs Rajab Enterprises Nigeria Limited (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. The appellant was the defendant in Suit No. ADSY125/93 instituted by the respondent as plaintiff in the High Court of Adamawa State, Yola Judicial Division. The defendant was an accredited distributor of the Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company…

Samson Ugochukwu Vs Unipetrol (Nig.) Plc (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.S.C.  This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division. From the pleadings, the appellant who was plaintiff at the trial court claimed that on the 2nd day of June, 1993 he went to buy fuel at…

Moses Okhuarobo V. Chief Egharevba Aigbe (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report I. IGUH, J.S.C. The appellants are the surviving defendants in a suit instituted by the plaintiff at the then High Court of Justice, Bendel State wherein the plaintiff’s claims as set out in paragraph 40 of his amended statement of claim are as…

Arjandas Hiranand Melwani V. Five Star Industries Limited (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report E. OGUNDARE, J.S.C.  The plaintiff was a shareholder and director in the defendant Company (hereinafter is referred to as the company). The Board of Directors of the company, by a resolution, on 21st February 1986 transferred his shares to Edict Ltd.…

Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation Vs Central Bank Of Nigeria (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWAIFO, JSC The plaintiff/respondent was granted a banking licence dated 10 June, 1988 by the first defendant. By a Statutory Instrument [S.I.6 of 1995] dated 29 June, 1995, the first defendant with the approval of the Head of State revoked…

Segun Balogun Vs Attorney-general Of Ogun State (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWAIFO, JSC  The appellant was arraigned on a two count charge at the Ogun State Robbery and Firearms Tribuna1 under the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act (Cap.398) Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 (the Act). The first count was conspiracy…

Alex O. Onwuchekwa V. Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. AYOOLA, J.S.C. The appellant, Alex O. Onwuchekwa, has appealed to this court from the decision of the Court of Appeal (Tobi and Ubaezonu, JJCA, Akpabio, JCA, dissenting) whereby the appeal of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (Liquidator of Cooperative &…

Dr. O.o. Sofolahan V. Chief Mrs. L. I. Fowler (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A. I. KASTINA-ALU, JSC.  This appeal is from a judgment of the Court of Appeal (Abuja Division) delivered on the 24th day of April, 1997. The lower court reduced the amount of N100,000.00 general damages awarded against the Appellant to…

Mohammed Sani Abacha Vs The State (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report E. O. AYOOLA, JSC. This is an application by Mohammed Sanni Abacha (“the applicant”) for an order admitting him to bail pending the determination of an appeal now pending before this court. The appeal has been made fixed for hearing made by the…

Jerome Akpan V. The State (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report I. KATSINA-ALU, J.S.C. The appellants were convicted at Umuahia High Court of the murder of Sampson Etim on November 30, 1990 and sentenced to death. The case for the prosecution was that on April 22, 1988 the deceased, his wife Alice Sampson (P.W 2)…