Adelarin Lateef & Ors. V. The Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2010) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of Olatoregun J. of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta Ogun State delivered on the 13th March 2008 in Charge No. FHC/AB/9C/2007…

Engr. Yusuf Amuda Umoru V. Ijumu Local Government Council & Anor (2010) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Kogi State High Court sitting at Kabba which was delivered on the 24th day of July 2006. By…

Fenton Keynes Finance Ltd & Anor V. Transply Nigeria Limited (2010) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL HUSSEIN MUKHTAR, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State (the court below) delivered by I. O. Kusali, J on the 5th of October, 2005.…

Afribank Nigeria Plc V. Medical Consultant Services Ltd (2010) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL RAPHAEL CHIKWE AGBO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) When this appeal came up for hearing, the court discovered that the notice of appeal at pages 99 – 106 of the record of appeal was headed “IN THE HIGH…

UAC Of Nigeria Plc & Ors V. Attorney General Of Lagos State & Ors (2010) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of Mrs. Oke, J. of the High Court of Lagos State which was delivered on the 22nd…

Mojekwu V. Mojekwu (1997) LLJR-CA LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL NIKI TOBI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This appeal deals with property situate at and known as No. 61 Venn Road South, Onitsha. The appellant as plaintiff in the lower Court, commenced an action against the respondent, as defendant. In the…

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation v. Chief Gani Fawehinmi & Ors (1998) LawGlobal Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL AYOOLA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) The main question on this appeal from the decision of the Federal High Court is whether section 12 (2) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Act (Cap 320; LFN…

AG of Kaduna State & Ors v. Atta & Ors (1986) LawGlobal Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL JOSEPH DIEKOLA OGUNDERE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) Before S.U. Mohammed CJ at the Kaduna High Court, the Respondents herein brought an action against the Appellants jointly and severally for the sum of N55,915.90 being…

Apamadari & Anor v. State (1996) LawGlobal Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL DALHATU ADAMU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) The appellants along with 7 other accused persons were jointly charged before the chief Magistrate Court Oshogbo on 16/11/83 on a six count charge for various offences including conspiracy, wilful and unlawful damage…

Joseph Dick v. Commissioner of Police (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL ABDULLAHI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) Thisis a further appeal from the judgment of the High Court ofJustice, Okrika, Rivers State sitting at Port Harcourt deliveredon the 28th day of October, 2003 coram S. O. Iragunima(J) which judgment upheld…