Olawale Ajiboye & Anor V. The State (1995) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUTIGI, J .S.C.  The appellants were in the Lagos High Court charged as follows:- STATEMENT OF OFFENCE -1ST COUNT Murder contrary to section 319(1) of the Criminal Code Cap. 31 Laws of Lagos State 1973. PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE Olawale Ajiboye (m) on…

Nigeria-arab Bank Limited Vs Barri Engineering Nigeria Ltd. (1995) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report BELGORE, J.S.C The appellant was the defendant at the trial High Court. It was sued for damages in negligence by the respondent who claimed that the appellant negligently handled the processing of three letters of credit whereby the respondent suffered substantial…

Awojugbagbe Light Industries Limited V. P. N. Chinukwe & Anor (1995) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report BELLO, C.J.N. This appeal raises very important question of law, particularly to bankers, on the validity of a loan and mortgage agreement when the morgagee performed his obligation under the agreement by lending to the mortgagor the sum of…

Prince Yaya Adigun & Ors V. The Governor Of Osun State & Ors (1995) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWAIS, J.S.C.  The facts of this case are inextricably interwoven with those of Adigun & 2 Ors. v. The Attorney-General of Oyo State & 18 Ors., (1987) 1 NWLR (Pt. 53) 678 and Adigun & 2…

Lydia Modupe Lawal-osula & Ors V. Chief Saka Lawal Osula & Ors (1995) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALI, J.S.C.  The applicants in this case filed an application before this Court praying for the grant of the following orders until the disposal of the substantive appeal now pending in this Court:- “(i) An order substituting…

Haladu Dadi V. Idi Garba (1995) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.S.C.  On 25th October, 1982, the Upper Area Court Pankshin, Plateau State, sitting at Pankshin, delivered a judgment in respect of an appeal brought before it by Haladu Dadi, the appellant in this appeal, against the decision of Grade I, Civil Area Court,…

Edet Effiong Ukut V. The State (1995) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALI, J.S.C. The appellant Edet Effiong Ukut was charged with the murder of Joshua Etim Inyang, contrary to Section 319(1) of the Criminal Code. At the end of the trial he was found guilty as charged and sentenced to death. Briefly, the facts…

Ofoke Nwambe V. The State(1995) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report ONU, J.S.C.  This appeal is from the judgment of the Enugu Judicial Division of the Court of Appeal dated the 28th of March, 1994 dismissing Ofoke Nwambe (appellant’s) appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Enugu State sitting at Abakaliki. The trial High…

Iyalabani Company Limited V. Bank Of Baroda (1995) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report ADIO, J.S.C.  The respondent, as plaintiff, brought an action in the High Court of Lagos State against the defendant/appellant in respect of a sum due and payable in U.S. Dollars on some bills of exchange. The appellant, on showing cause was granted…

The Governor Of Oyo State & Ors. V. Oba Ololade Folayan (1995) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALI, J.S.C.  By an amended Writ of Summons, filed in the High Court of Justice of Oyo State holden at Ibadan, the present respondent as plaintiff, claimed against the present appellants as defendants as follows:- “(1) Declaration that…