Joseph Kwaghshir & Anor V. The State (1995) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWAIS, J.S.C. The appellants were charged in the High Court of Benue State holden at Makurdi and convicted of culpable homicide punishable with death contrary to section 221 (a) read with section 79 of the Penal Code. The facts of the case…

Joy T. Wakama Vs Adolphus Kalio & Anor (1995) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.S.C. The present appellant was defendant to an action instituted against her by the 1st respondent, as plaintiff, in the High Court of Rivers State sitting at Port Harcourt. In the action the 1st respondent claimed for a declaration of…

Stanley Ejionwu V. The State (1995) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUTIGI, J.S.C.  In the High Court of Rivers State holden at Port Harcourt the appellant pleaded not guilty to the following charge:- “Statement of Offence Murder, contrary to Section 319 of the Criminal Code. Particulars of Offence Stanley Ejionwu on the 29th day of…

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…