Friday Amadi & Anor V. Chief Obediah Wopara & Ors (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO, J.C.A. The applicants, by the application filed on 9th July 2008 in this court, are seeking the following orders- The application is supported by a 21 Paragraph affidavit in which two documents the proposed grounds of Appeal and…

Chief Of Defence Staff Gen. O. A. Azazi & Ors V. Major Gen. Ovo Adhekegba (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA, J.C.A. This is an interlocutory appeal against the Ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja delivered on the 28th day of April, 2008 wherein the Court exercised its discretion and granted leave…

Vivian Odogwu V. The State (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.C.A. The appellant along with other people at large were arraigned on an information/charge before the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt (High Court hereinafter) for the offence of murder. A statement of the offence on the charge sheet was that the…

Oil & Gas Export Free Zone Authority V. Dr. T.C. Osanakpo (San) (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO, J.C.A. This is an appeal filed by the Defendant/Appellant against the decision of the Rivers State High court (per Hon Justice S.O Iragunima) entered on 19th July 2005 in favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent in the sum…

Mr. C.I.D. Maduabum V. Hon. Ben Chuks Nwosu & Ors. (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED L.TSAMIYA, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the decision of the Governorship/National Assembly and Legislative House Election Tribunal sitting in Awka, Anambra State, delivered on 3rd March 2008 in Suit No. EPT/AN/NAEHR/19/2007. The facts of the case for the…

Miss Yetunde Zainab Tolani V. Kwara State Judicial Service Commission & Ors (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOTONYE DENTON-WEST, J.C.A. Shun of Embellishment what is before this court for determination involves inter-alia a declaration of whether a marriage has been or has not been contracted between one Yetunde Zainab Tolani and some unknown petitioner who…

Foluso Ojo & Anor. V. Micheal Ayodele & Ors. (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report HON. JUSTICE SOTONYE DENTON-WEST, J.C.A. This is an appeal from the Judgment of the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal sitting at Ado-Ekiti delivered on the 14th April, 2007. The House of Assembly Election was conducted by the 3rd to…

African Petroleum Plc. & Anor. V. Otunba Jonathan Olaniyan Farayola (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OYEBISI F. OMOLEYE, J.C.A, This appeal is against the judgment of Idris M.J. Evuti J., of the High Court of Niger State holden at Kontagora, delivered on 7/11/2006. The facts of this matter briefly stated are that, the plaintiff (hereinafter…

Dr. Joseph Amedu V. Federal Republic of Nigeria (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report AYOBODE O. LOKULO-SODIPE, J.C.A. This appeal is against the decision of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, presided over by Hon. Justice Ishaq Bello dismissing the application to quash Charge No. CR/8/04 preferred against the Appellant. The facts of…

Abayomi Joshua V. The State (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOTONYE DENTON-WEST, J.C.A, This is an appeal against the judgment of the Hon. Justice Kayode Bamishile delivered on 18/6/2002, sentencing the Accused Appellant to death for the offence of conspiracy and armed robbery under section (5)B and 1(2) (a) of the Robbery and Fire Arms…