National Electoral Commission & Ors. V. Chief Sunday Agboh & Anor. (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report AKINTAN, J.C.A. The 3rd appellant and 1st respondent contested for the post of Chairman of Obanliku Local Government on the platform of their respective political party – i.e. the Social Democratic Party and the National Republican Convention. At the…

Ahamdu Sidi V. Abdullahi Sha’aban (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.C.A. Three farms left behind by one Sidi, are the subject of the dispute between the parties, in this appeal, Before I go into this judgment it is relevant to examine the relationship between Sidi and the parties in this dispute. Sidi’s father Isa…

Felix Igwe V. Mike Omunakwe Wali & Ors (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report AKINTAN, J.C.A. This is an appeal from the judgment of the National Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Port Harcourt delivered on 29th September, 1992. The appellant (1st respondent at the Tribunal) and the 1st respondent (Petitioner at the Tribunal) were candidates in…

Chief Ojo Maduekwe V. Prince Onyeka Amadi Okoroafor & Ors (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MUKHTAR, J.C.A.  The case for the petitioner/appellant in the National Assembly Election Tribunal of Abia State were as follows: The petitioner was a candidate under the platform of the Social Democratic Party at the Aba Central Senatorial District Election held…

Professor Eric Agume Opia V. Chief Felix Ovuodoroye Ibru & Ors (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report AWOGU, J.C.A. The appellant and the 1st respondent were the two candidates at the election for the Office of Governor of Delta State held on 14th December, 1991. The appellant was the candidate of the N.R.C., while the 1st…

Alhaji Haruna Usman V. Umaru Garba Kusfa & Anor (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MURITALA AREMU OKUNOLA, J.C.A.  This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Kaduna State sitting in its appellate jurisdiction delivered in Zaria on 13/12/89 which affirmed the earlier judgment of the Upper Area Court, Zaria. The case…

Alfred Nwanguma & Anor V. Akor Ikyaande & Ors (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, J.C.A.  On the 29th March, 1988 the appellants who were plaintiffs at the Katsina-Alu High Court brought this action against the respondents as defendants, in a representative capacity. The plaintiffs for themselves and as representatives of the Non-Tiv…

Alhaji Yusuf Ibrahim Na-bature V. Alhaji Isa Aliyu Mahuta & Ors (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report TOBI, J.C.A. The appellant and the 1st respondent contested the election into the House of Representatives in the Funtua Federal Constituency on the 4th of July 1992. While the appellant contested the election under the platform of the Social…

Alhaji Yaro Gangariya & Anor V. The Registered Trustees of Methodist Church of Nigeria (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OGWUEGBU J.C.A.  This is an appeal against the decision of an Ife High Court holden at Ile-Ife dated 14/6/88. The plaintiff sued the defendant in a representative capacity. The claim as set out in paragraph 43…

Mr. James Bakam V. Alhaji Yakubu Abubakar (1991) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OKUNOLA, J.C.A.  This is an appeal against the ruling of S.M. Coomassie J of the High Court of Kaduna State dated 6th December, 1990, in respect of the plaintiff/Respondent’s claim against the 1st Defendant/appellant for the following relief endorsed in the writ on…