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Mr. Attie Samuel Wamini-emi V . Mr. Delight Igali & Ors. (2008) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.C.A. Before the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal sitting at Yenagoa (to be henceforth; lower Tribunal). The Appellant and the 1st Respondent were candidates at the election into the Bayelsa State House of Assembly for…
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Independent National Electoral Commission & Anor V. Hon. C. I. D. Maduabum (2008) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the Ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja Nigeria, delivered on the 19th day of April 2007 in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/90/2007 – Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) vs. Hon.…
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Chief Okey Ikoro V. Hon. Osita Izunaso & Ors. (2008) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.C.A. The Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal, Imo state (henceforth) lower Tribunal) in a ruling delivered on the 25th of September, 2007, summarily dismissed the petition filed by the Appellant challenging the return of the 1st Respondent…
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Andrew Osumuo V. Samuel Udeaja (2008) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED L. TSAMIYA. J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of Anambra State High Court (herein referred to as the trial court) sitting in the Nnewi Judicial Division. The judgment appealed against was delivered on 20/1/2004 in suit No. HN/93/2001. The Plaintiff claimed against…
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Agbai Emmanuel Agbai & Anor. V. Independent National Electoral Commission & Ors. (2008) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.C.A. This appeal is from the decision of the Abia State Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal (hereinafter lower Tribunal) delivered on 4th August, 2007 in which the Appellants’ election petition was struck out on…
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Adewale Kabiru V. Attorney General, Ogun State (2008) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report CHIDI NWAOMA UWA. J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of Honourable Justice M.A. Dipeolu of the Ogun State High Court, sitting in Abeokuta on 18th June, 2004. The appellant was arraigned before the trial court on a six count charge of…
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CPL. Livinus Ugwu V. The State (2008) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of R.P.I. Bozimo CJ of the High Court of Justice, Asaba, Delta State in charge No. VHC/9c/98: The State v. Livinus Ugwu, delivered on the 27th August, 2004 in which the accused person…
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Mr. Ajani Oyediran Oyeniyi V. Mrs. Ruth Adeleke & Anor. (2008) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report M. D. MUHAMMAD, J. C. A. This is an appeal against the judgment of Hosn. Justice P. O. Aderemi, (as he then was) a decision of the Ogbomoso Division of the Oyo State High Court in Suit No. HOG/61/88 delivered…
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Prince Matthew Orusede V. Reginald Dombraye & Ors (2008) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report GEORGE OLADEINDE SHOREMI, J.C.A: This is an appeal by the petitioner (hereinafter referred to as the appellant) against the ruling of the Governorship and the Legislative Houses Election Tribunal sitting at Asaba Delta State delivered on the 19th of July 2007 dismissing…
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Labour Party V. Independent National Electoral Commision (2008) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OKORO, J.C.A, At the Federal High Court sitting in Katsina, the applicant who was the plaintiff therein, by an originating summons submitted for determination the following questions, namely:- Four reliefs are sought from the court below as follows: The respondent filed an 11-Paragraph…