Mati Musa V. The State (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. By a charge dated 5th July, 2006, the appellant was arraigned by the respondent before the Katsina State High Court, the trial Court, sitting at Dutsin Ma, for the offence of Culpable Homicide punishable with death under Section 221 of…

Hon. Musa Mohammed Pali V Hon. Dr. Mohammed Sani Abdu & Ors (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO The Appellant was the Plaintiff in the suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1115/2014 he had brought on the Originating Summons at the Federal High Court, sitting at Abuja FCT. The cause of action arose in Alkaleri/Kirfi Federal Constituency…

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc & Anor V Toki Rainbow Community Bank Limited (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.S.C.  The Respondent had financed two Local Purchase Orders issued by the first Appellant to “Pit-a-Pat International Nigeria Limited”, and in the initial Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim it filed on 1/6/1999…

Major General Kayode Oni & Ors V Governor Of Ekiti State & Anor (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMINA ADAMU AUGIE. JSC The Appellants were appointed full-time Chairman and Members respectively of the Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission [E.S.I.E.C] by the State Governor. The first paragraph of the letters of appointment, dated 10/10/2008: and…

The State V Sani Ibrahim (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. The appellant and five others were charged before the High Court of Katsina State, Katsina Judicial Division on a two-count charge as follows: “Count 1 That you (1) Sani Ibrahim, (2) Abubakar Ibrahim, (3) Abdu Musa, (4) Nura Buhart…

Kamaru Yusuf & Anor V. The State (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO, J.S.C. These two appeals – SC.166/2012 and SC.168/2012 have the same substratum. They emanate from a single trial on the information No. KWS/17C/2008 at the High Court of Kwara State, sitting at Ilorin. Kamaru Yusuf is the Appellant in the…

Barr. Ayodele Musibau Kusamotu V. All Progressives Congress & Ors (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, referred to hereinafter as the Court below, in appeal No. CA/A/313/2017. The appellant had appealed to the Court below on 3rd…

Ogunleye Tobi V The State (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMIRU SANUSI, J.S.C. This appeal stemmed out from the judgment of Court of Appeal, Ibadan division (the lower or Court below) delivered on 6th day of July 2017 which affirmed the judgment of Ogun State High Court of Justice sitting at Ota in the…

County & City Bricks Development Company Ltd (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO, JSC The Federal High Court (Coram: Abdullah! Mustapha, CJ) delivered its final judgment in the suit No. FHC/L/CS/368/2007on 8th June, 2009; wherein it found inter alia that: i.That there was a contract between the Plaintiff and the 1st Defendant wherein…

Barrister Yusuf Dankofa V Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SIDI DAUDA BAGE, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna in Appeal No. CA/K/13C/2010 delivered on 13th February 2014 which struck-out the appeal on the basis of being incompetent based on the…