Mobil Oil Plc V. Drexel Energy and Natural Resources Ltd. & Ors (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE, J.C.A.  This appeal is against the ruling of the High Court of Justice Oyo State Ibadan Judicial Division delivered on the 16th of November, 1999. The facts of the case at the court below are…

Compagnie Generale De Geophysique V. Dr. Jackson D. Etuk (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SIMEON OSUJI EKPE, J.C.A.  This is an appeal by the defendant against the ruling of Okon, J., delivered at Eket High Court of Akwa Ibom State in Suit No. HEK/45/94 on the 5th day of April, 2000. The plaintiff in paragraph…

Chief Essien Bassey Essien & Ors V. Felix Okon Edet & Ors (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SIMEON OSUJI EKPE, J.C.A.  This is an appeal from the judgment of Umoren, J. (as he then was) in suit No. HU/30/80, filed at the High Court, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State and delivered on the 20th of…

Mrs. Esther Oluwatoyin Ayorinde V. Mr. Richard Ayorinde & Ors (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.C.A.  This is an appeal against the ruling of the Kwara State High Court of Justice in suit No. KWS/129/98 delivered by Hon. Justice A.A.Adebara on the 5th day of April, 2001 in which he struck…

Mallam Mohammed Shaaba Adeogun & Ors V. Oladosu Ekunrin & Ors (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of Hon. Justice M.A. Akoja of the Kwara State High Court of Justice in suit No. KWS/OM/2/98 delivered on 18th day of January, 2002. By a statement…

H.R.H. Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-gambari & Ors. V. Alhaji Saadu A.O. Bukola (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report PATRICK IBE AMAIZU, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the ruling of Orilonise J., of the Kwara State High Court, sitting at the Ilorin Division of the court. The ruling was delivered on Wednesday, the 25th day of July,…

K. O. Sosan V. H.F.P. Engineering (Nigeria) Ltd. (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MORONKEJI OMOTAYO ONALAJA, J.C.A. The plaintiff now appellant in this judgment issued a writ against the defendant henceforth referred to in this judgment as respondent. After service of the writ of summons on respondent, pleadings were delivered exchanged and amended. In accordance…

Daniel Okweji V. Federal Republic of Nigeria (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS ACHOLONU, J.C.A.  The Appellant was convicted of an offence under Section 1(a) of the Advance Free Fraud and Other related offences contrary Act No.13 of 1995 in that he defrauded the prosecutor Ifesinachi Industries Ltd. to the tune of N60000.00…

G.O.C. Onuegbu V. Veronica N. Okafor (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Justice of Anambra State sitting at Ogidi and delivered by Izuako J, on 3-7-2001. The respondent in this appeal was the plaintiff at the trial court and had instituted…

Lovina Ifeoma Ebe V. Edwin Ebe (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SULE AREMU OLAGUNJU, J.C.A.  The appeal is from the decision of Nebo, J., of the Enugu Judicial Division of the Enugu State High Court in which the divorce petition filed by the respondent before this court as the husband of the appellant herein praying…