Hon. Moshood Adegoke Salvador V. Inec & Ors. (2011) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL I.M.M. SAULAWA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) The instant appeal is a fall-out of the ruling of the National Assembly/Legislative House Election Petition Tribunal, holden at Lagos, which was delivered on September 30, 2011 in petition No. NA/LEGH/EPT/L/5/2011.…

Prince Sunday Bamidele Aderonmu & Anor V. Independent National Electoral Commission & Ors (2011) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the decision of the National Assembly Election Tribunal Lagos, delivered on 17/10/11, striking out the Appellants’petition on two grounds: The…

Oceanic Bank International Plc V. Corporeti Support Services Limited & Anor (2011) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an interlocutory appeal against the ruling of Hon. Justice K.A. Jose of the High Court of Lagos State delivered on the 28th day of March,…

Dr Yusuf Nagogo V. Congress For Progressive Change (C.P.C.) & Ors (2011) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL MOHAMMED LADAN TSAMIYA J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This appeal arose from the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lafia, in Nasarawa State, (herein referred to as the trial court) delivered on 28/06/2011, wherein the…

Busola Oyebode & Anor V. Ogundele Gabriel & Ors (2011) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL TOM SHAIBU YAKUBU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) On 17th November, 2011, I dismissed this appeal and pursuant to section 9(8) of the second Alteration No.2 of 2010 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of…

Barr. Joseph Ukpong & Ors. V. Sen. Aloysius Etuk & Ors. (2011) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) The appellants and the 1st and 2nd respondents had contested the election conducted by the 3rd respondent in the Akwa Ibom North-West (Ikot Ekpene) Senatorial Constituency of…

Action Congress Of Nigeria V. Sule Lamido & Ors (2011) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL OBANDE OGBUINYA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This appeal is an offshoot of the judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal of Jigawa State, delivered on 24/10/2011, wherein the appellant’s petition was dismissed. The facts leading the…

Action Congress Of Nigeria & Anor. V. Prince Bamigbade Adekola Peter & Ors. (2011) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL TOM SHAIBU YAKUBU, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment) On 17th November, 2011, I dismissed this appeal and pursuant to section 9(8) of the second Alteration No.2 of 2010 of the 1999 Constitution of…

The State V. Ezekiel Fasina Anibijuwon & Ors (2011) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment) The respondents were arraigned before the High Court of Osun State, Ilesa Judicial Division on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder as follows: Statement of Offence Conspiracy: contrary…

Stephen Onyenehido V. M.o. Babalola & Anor. (2011) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL RITA NOSAKHARE PEMU, J.C.A, (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against that part of the decision (i.e. the whole decision except the order striking out the 1st Defendant’s counter claim) of the High Court of Lagos State,…