Ngozi Anyafulu V. Vincent Agazie (2004) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UMOREN, J.C.A.  This is an appeal from the decision of the High Court of Justice, Enugu by Agbatah, J. in suit E/100/95 dated 17th April, 2000. The facts that gave rise to this appeal are as culled from the only brief filed and on which…

Chief Oyoyo Ubene V. Commissioner of Police (2004) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report CHUKWUMA-ENEH, J.C.A. This appeal is against the ruling of the Akpabuyo High Court of Cross River State (Coram: Ikpeme, J.) which struck out the appellant’s application for leave of the Honourable Court to appeal Bout of time against the appellant’s conviction in the…

Def-lam & Company Limited V. Osun State Government & Anorin the Court of Appeal of Nigeria (2004) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ROWLAND, J.C.A. This appeal stems from the decision of Yusuff J., of the Oshogbo High Court delivered on Wednesday the 30th day of May, 2001 in suit No. HOS/M.80/2000 in which the learned trial…

God’s Little Tannery V. Christopher Nwaigbo (2004) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report KEKERE-EKUN, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the decision of the Kano State High Court, sitting at Kano, in suit No. K/238/96 delivered on 27/6/97. The plaintiff, who is the present respondent claimed against the defendant who is the present appellant under the undefended…

Senator I.G. Abana V. Chief Ben Obi & Ors. (2004) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEKEYE, J.C.A. By an amended motion on notice filed on the 27th of September, 2004 the appellant, Senator I.G. Abana prayed this Honourable Court for an order setting aside its judgment delivered on the 4th of May, 2004 Coram: Isa Ayo…

Ambassador Akpang Ade Obi Odu V. Donald Etim Duke and Ors (2004) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report DONGBAN-MENSEM, J.C.A. The contentious issue before us is the propriety of the ratio decidendi of the trial tribunal (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal) in setting aside the subpoena duces tecum it had issued to the 1st respondent to…

Idris Rabiu V. The State (2004) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report T. MUHAMMAD, J.C.A. The appellant and one Awalu Garba were charged and convicted of the offences of conspiracy and rape contrary to sections 97 and 283 of the Penal Code. Brief facts of the case are that on the 1st day of September 1996, at…

Abdullahi Haruna & Ors V. Kogi State House of Assembly & Ors (2004) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report I.T. MUHAMMAD, J.C.A. The appellants herein, as plaintiffs at the Kogi State High Court of Justice, holden initially, at Obangede and later at Okene, (the court below), took out a writ of summons. The claims endorsed in both…

Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (Armti) V. Mr. S.f. Baiyere (2004) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report TIJJANI ABDULLAHI J.C.A. The application dated the 11th day of February 2004 and filed on the same day by the applicant is praying for the following orders: i. An order granting leave to the respondent to Amend his Brief…

Kerian Ikpara Obasi V. Mikson Establishment Industries Ltd. (2004) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the ruling of the Kano State High Court of Justice delivered on 16-7-1999 in suit No. K/M/137/99. The respondent in this appeal was a judgment creditor in a judgment it obtained in a court…