Mohammed Sani Abacha V. The State (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. AYOOLA, J.S.C. This is an application by Mohammed Sani 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 fixed for hearing on 9th May, 2002 upon…

Afolarin Adenle V. Folarin Olude (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report S.O. UWAIFO,  JSC.  This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, given on 17 July, 1997. The judgment overturned that of the trial court delivered on 5 November, 1993. The case concerns a parcel of land known as plot…

Dr. O. O. Sofolahan & Anor V. Chief Mrs. L. I. Fowler & Anor (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report I. KATSINA-ALU, J.S.C. This appeal is from a judgment of the Court of Appeal (Lagos Division) delivered on the 11th day of December, 1996. The court declared the action instituted by the appellants as incompetent…

West African Breweries Ltd Vs Savannah Ventures Ltd & Ors (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. AYOOLA, J.S.C. In this appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal delivered on 25th February, 1997, the appellant is West African Breweries Ltd., the plaintiff in an action instituted in the Federal High Court against the…

Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation V. Central Bank Of Nigeria & Anor (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. UWAIFO, J.S.C.  The plaintiff/respondent was granted a banking licence No.000039 dated 10 June, 1988 by the first defendant. By a statutory instrument [S.1.6 of 1995] dated 29 June, 1995, the first defendant with the approval of the…

Alhaji Abeni Bako V. Joseph Bolaji Laniyan (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KATSINA-ALU, JSC.  The plaintiffs sued the defendants before an Ikeja High Court claiming a declaration of right of occupancy in respect of a parcel of land, damages for trespass and injunction. In the course of the trial the plaintiff sought to tender…

Chief Kalu Igwe V. Chief Okuwa Kalu (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report E. O. OGWUEGBU, JSC  On the 15th of February, 2002, this Court delivered judgment in the above appeal. The plaintiffs/appellant’s appeal was dismissed by the majority judgment. On the 20th February, 2002, the appellants brought a motion on notice for the following…

Central Bank Of Nigeria & Anor V. Aite Okojie & Ors (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report M. A. BELGORE, J.S.C  This is an application by the appellants/applicants praying for: i. Waiver of the Rules of this court so that documents which the applicants compiled be used for the purpose of the appeal in this…

Tyogbide Akulaku & Ors V. Ikyume Yongo (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. EJIWUNMI, J.S.C.  The appellants were the defendants in this action, which was commenced against them jointly and severally by one Usue Aga as plaintiff in the Upper Area Court of Benue State in the Gboko Judicial Division holding at Gboko, for…

Orthopaedic Hospitals Management Board V. Mallam Umaru Garba & Ors (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, JSC. The plaintiffs, who are the respondents in this appeal, are employees of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, Kano. They were suspended from duty following an allegation of theft of some properties belonging to the National Orthopaedic Hospital,…