James Idiege Oko V. Mr. Ede Aganyi (2012) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This appeal is against the decision of the Cross River State High Court contained in the ruling delivered on 23/4/2009 in Suit No HD/5/2008, dismissing a motion filed by the Appellant…

Dr. Bassey Enun V. Mrs. Rosemary Ekpo (2012) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling) The Appellants brought this motion on the 16/6/2011 praying the court for the following reliefs. a) Extension of time within which to seek leave to appeal as parties having an interest…

CPL. Linus Eyo & Anor V. Major Sunday Jackson & Ors. (2012) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This appeal is against the decision of the High Court of Akwa Ibom a ruling delivered on the 7/12/10 in suit No.HU/503/2008 by which it refused and…

Engineer Samuel Egbedina Akinbiyi V. Lagos Island Local Government Council & Ors. (2012) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, J.C.A. The instant Appeal is a fall-out of the Judgment delivered on April 22, 2010 by the Hon. Justice O. A. Adefope-Okojie of the High Court of Lagos State in…

Action Congress Of Nigeria V. Jimoh Afiz Adelowo & Ors. (2012) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL CHIDI NWAOMA UWA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This appeal arose from the judgment of the Election petition Tribunal sitting in Ibadan (hereafter referred to as the Tribunal,) delivered on 16th August, 2012 wherein the petition…

Ifeanyi Chiyenum Blessing V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2012) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL ITA G. MBABA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the decision of the Federal High Court, in charge No FHC/IL/16c/2011, delivered by Hon. Justice A. O. Faji on 10th February 2012, in which the…

Adeyinka Ajiboye V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2012) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL OBANDE OGBUINYA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling) By a motion on notice, dated and filed on 02/05/2012, the applicant prayed this court as follows: “1. An order of injunction restraining the respondent from taking any further step in the…

Offa Local Government V. Toyin Oladipo Esq. (2012) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) The facts that gave rise to this appeal are simple and straight forward. The appellant herein caused a letter dated 12th January, 2010 to be written to the Respondent in which…

Mr. Valentine Chris Ogar Eneji & Anor V. Ajor Idagu Agaji & Ors (2012) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL JOSEPH TINE TUR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) Irked by the declaration of Ajor Idagu Agaji as the duly elected member of the Bekwara state constituency in the Cross River State House of…

Mr. Hilliard Etagbo Ettah & Anor V. Eyo Uduak Akiba (2012) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL UZO I. NDUKWE-ANYANWU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Tribunal sitting in Calabar. The appellant was the Petitioner at the Tribunal. The appellant contested the election on 26th…