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His Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II Con v. Kano State Public Complaint And Anti-corruption Commission (2023) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL ITA GEORGE MBABA, JCA (Delivering the leading judgment) Appellant filed this appeal against the decision of the Federal High Court in suit No. FHC/KN/CS/54/2020, delivered on 8th June, 2020 by Hon. Justice…

South Atlantic Petroleum Limited v. The Minister Of Petroleum Resources (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Minister of Petroleum Resources, by a letter dated February 23rd, 1998, awarded an Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL), covering an area of…

Kulloma Umara v. Abdullahi Idriss (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This appeal is against the ruling delivered by the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on the 16th day of December, 2022 in appeal number, CA/G/216M/2022. The appellant in this appeal became aggrieved by the…

Sifax Nigeria Limited v. Phoenix Capital Limited (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal (hereinafter referred to as the court below) Coram: Tijani Abubakar, Abimbola Osarugue Obaseki-Adejumo and Jamilu Yammama Tukur, JJCA, delivered…

Victoria Otanya Odey v. All Progressives Congress (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The appellant, who purchased the Expression of Interest Forms, and had been cleared and screened by first respondent to contest the primaries to elect its candidate for the Cross-River State House…

Mansur Abbas Waziri v. Falalu Bako Bello (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The appellant commenced an action at the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, by way of originating summons, seeking the determination of ten questions, to wit: The appellant, subsequently, sought sundry…

National Electric Power Authority v. Mallam Muhammed Auwal (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) On 15-9-2003, the appellant’s officials went to Angwan Mai Gwodo, Zaria on a massive electricity supply lines and wires disconnection exercise and after the exercise left on the ground and…

Mr. Joseph Waya v. Prof. Priscilla Denen Akaa (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The first respondent herein, instituted an action, by way of originating summons, filed on June 10th, 2022, before the Federal High Court, Markudi Judicial Division, seeking answers to the following…