Felix Dickson V. Chief Marcus Okoi & Ors (2002) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report DENNIS ONYEJIFE EDOZIE, J.C.A.  This is an appeal against the ruling of the Calabar High Court delivered on 5/10/98 by Uke, J. in which he declined to set aside the judgment of the same court in the same suit No. C/120/96 delivered…

Major Akpang Obi Odu & Anor V. Mrs. Tina Agbor-hemeson (2002) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report EDOZIE, J,C.A, By their writ of summons dated 21/6/99, in Suit No. HJ/24UD/99, filed in the Registry of the Ogoja Division of the Cross River State High Court, the appellants on record as plaintiffs commenced an action, under the undefended…

Christopher Onjewu V. Kogi State Ministry of Commerce & Industry & Ors. (2002) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE J.C.A. On the 15th June, 2000, the Plaintiff filed a suit which was agreed to be placed under the undefended list for hearing under the relevant rules of the High Court of Kogi State. It was holden…

Attorney-general of the Federation V. Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria & Ors. (2002) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEREMI, J.C.A. The first and second respondents who were plaintiffs in the court below, Federal High Court sitting in Lagos (Coram Sanyaolu J.) commenced proceedings against the appellant who was the first defendant and the third respondent…

Alhaji Safiriyu Yinusa Shobajo V. Oluremi Ikotun & Anor (2002) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEREMI, J.C.A. The appellant who was the plaintiff in the High Court of Lagos State holden at Lagos (Coram Adeniji, J.) claimed against the respondent who was the defendant in that court, the following reliefs: (1) An order for the setting…

Akpan Sunday Akpan V. Union Bank of Nigeria Plc Anor (2002) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report EDOZIE, J.C.A. Akpan Sunday Akpan, the appellant in this appeal, was sued as 2nd defendant, with the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc as 1st defendant by Anthony Oscar Okon the plaintiff/ respondent, in suit No. HU/186/94, filed in the Akwa…

United Bank for Africa Plc V. Emmanuel Olufemi Ogunsanya & Anor (2002) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report AKINTAN, J.C.A. T he appellant is a commercial bank, with branches in many parts of the country, including Ibadan. The respondents were the plaintiffs in this action instituted at Ibadan High Court on 6/4/94 as Suit No. I/495/94, while…

Chief Mike Okpere & Anor V. Alhaji Garba Musa Rugoji & Anor (2002) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report VICTOR AIMEPOMO OYELEYE OMAGE, J.C.A.  In this appeal the appellant who is the judgment debtor is dissatisfied with the judgment of Funtua High Court Coram Ibrahim M. Bako in suit No. KTH/FT/6/2000. The appellant filed four grounds of…

Arch Victor S. Daudu & Ors. V. University of Agriculture, Makurdi & Ors. (2002) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.C.A. The appellants claimed in their originating summons against the respondents as follows: (i) A declaration that there is no provision in Decree No. 48 of 1992 as amended by Decree No. 11 of 1993, that…

United Bank for Africa Plc V. Chief Saka Lawal Osula (2002) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SAKA ADEYEMI IBIYEYE, J.C.A. The applicant filed a motion on notice dated 20th of June 2001 in which he is seeking the following orders: “1. An order for extention of time to seek leave to appeal against the judgment and…