Industrial Training Fund & Anor V. Nigerian Railway Corporation (2005) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the ruling of the Federal High Court holding at Lagos delivered by Hon. Justice A. B. Gumel on the 9th day of January, 1997 in suit No. FHC/CS/436/96 in which he…

Alh. Abdullahi Jalo V. Ali Muhammad (2005) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR, J.C.A. A suit (No. ADSY/7/94) filed by the Plaintiff who is the Respondent in this appeal was struck out on 17/2/94. The Plaintiff applied that the case be relisted on the court’s cause list, and his prayer was granted on 28/3/95.…

Accord Ventures Limited & Ors. V. Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (2005) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA, J.C.A. In a petition dated 19th June, 1997 and filed before the zone 4 of the defunct failed Banks Tribunal the respondent sought to recover from the appellants the sum of N451,821.16 being the outstanding balance of…

Chukwuma Nwinyima V. Commissioner of Police, Anambra State (2005) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OGEBE, J.C.A. The appellant was arrested on the 17th of December, 1999, for an alleged offence of armed robbery involving a motorcycle. He was taken before the Chief Magistrate Court, Onitsha on the 25th of January, 2000. The Chief Magistrate remanded him…

Chief Sergeant C. Awuse V. Dr. Peter Odili (2005) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SALAMI, J.C.A. In this interlocutory appeal, the ruling of the National Assembly/Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, delivered on 16th February, 2004, wherein the tribunal granted first respondent enlargement of time within which to file…

Nigerian Gas Company Ltd. V. Mr. G. O. Dudusola (2005) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report M. ABBA AJI, J.C.A The Respondent in this appeal was the plaintiff in an action filed by him at the High Court Effurun, Delta State, against the Appellant who was the Defendant before the Lower Court. The Plaintiff/Respondent had claimed from…

Chartered Bank Limited V. First African Trust Bank Limited & Ors. (2005) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKAAHS, J.C.A. This is an appeal which was filed by the Plaintiff against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos delivered on 3/6/99 by Justice T.A. Odunowo in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/86/94 dismissing the suit against the…

Chief A. O. Aina V. Alhaja (Chief) Amina a. Abiodun & Anor. (2005) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SALAMI, J.C.A. In this appeal, the plaintiff is seeking to contest the decision of High Court of Lagos State, setting aside its own decision in suit No. ID/1172/95. The ruling set aside a judgment given in default of…

Engr. Yakubu Ibrahim & Ors V. Simon I. Obaje (2005) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER ODILI, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of Hon. Justice U. I. Ndukwe Anyanwu of the Abuja High Court dated 30th July, 2002 wherein the learned trial Judge granted a declaration of title to land in…

Caleb Ojo & Anor V. Federal Republic of Nigeria (2005) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MARY U. PETER ODILI, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, contained in the Ruling of Mudashiru Oniyangi J, delivered on 30/10/2002, dismissing the no case submission made by the…