Chief Otonyeseigha Ololo Vs Nigerian Agip Oil Co Ltd (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report I.L. KUTIGI, J.S.C. At the Port-Harcourt Division of the Federal High Court, the Plaintiff sued the Defendants for the sum of N500,000.00 being special and general damages arising out of the Defendants’ negligence in causing the collision and total wreckage…

Daniel Bassil Vs Chief Lasisi Fajebe (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AYOOLA, J.S.C By the time this matter reached this court the main question has been narrowed down to a short one; namely, whether judgment entered for the respondents on their claim for damages for trespass and injunction can be correct in the face…

Sule Ahmed (Alias Eza) V. The State (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AYOOLA, J.S.C.  The appellant, Sule Ahmed (Alias Eza) was on 1st August 1997 convicted by Ajanah, J. sitting at the Okene Division of the High Court of Kogi State of the offence of Culpable Homicide punishable with death under section 221 of…

Emmanuel O. Ubani V. The State (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALI, J.S.C. Having read the record, the written briefs filed by learned counsel on both sides and having heard the oral submissions in elaboration of the respective briefs, I have no hesitation in dismissing the appeal. The evidence adduced before the trial court…

Festus Amayo V The State (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWAIFO, J.S.C. This is an appeal against a conviction for murder and sentence of death. The appellant, a police constable, was charged with the murder of one Julius Duru under section 316 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 30, Laws of Eastern Nigeria, 1963, erroneously…

Mr. Emmanuel A. Adeniran V Mr. Emmanuel Alao (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWAIFO, J.S.C.  This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, given on 12th December, 1991 now reported as Adeniran v. Alao (1992) 2 NWLR (Pt.223) 350. It affirmed the judgment of the High Court of…

Paulinus Tobby (Alias Udo Ebby) V The State (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. The appellant was in 1983 arraigned before the Ikot Abasi Judicial Division of the High Court of then Cross River State, now Akwa Ibom State on an information. The charge against him was that on the 10th day of…

Chief J.E. Babatola V. Oba Aladejana, The Alaworoko (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division. The plaintiff who hereinafter shall be referred to as the appellant started this action in a Customary Court in Ado- Ekiti. Later the case was…

Duruaku Eke V Udeozor Okwaranyia (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWAIFO, J.S.C.  This appeal is from a judgment of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division delivered on 28 June, 1995. The case originated in the High Court of Imo State holden at Orlu. It is in respect of a land dispute between two…

Ahmed Sule Vs State (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AYOOLA, J.S.C.  The appellant, Sule Ahmed (Alias Eza) was on 1st August 1997 convicted by Ajanah, J. sitting at the Okene Division of the High Court of Kogi State of the offence of Culpable Homicide punishable with death under section 221 of the Penal Code.…