Alhaji Wahab Arije V. Mustapha Arije & Ors (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. The respondents in this appeal are some of the children of one Alhaji Garuba Arije (deceased) and beneficiaries of his estate. He died intestate on 15/3/1977. The present appellant and one Alhaji Jimoh Arije were appointed…

Alh. Maroof Adekunle Magbagbeola & Ors V. Alh. Prince Moroof Oladimeji Akintola & Ors (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. The issues for deliberation in this appeal as set out by the learned counsel for the appellants are as follows: “1) Whether the Court of Appeal, Akure Division rightly interpret (sic:…

Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited V. Daniel C. Umah & Ors (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C. The Appellant herein was the Defendant in Suit No. FHC/PH/C5/152/97 filed at the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt in Rivers State. The Respondents herein as Plaintiffs in the trial Court and Respondents also in the…

Osaro Nomayo V. The State (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division or Court below or Lower Court, CORAM: Helen Moronikeji Ogunwumiju, Ayobode Olujimi Lokulo-Sodupe and Tom Shaibu Yakubu JJCA which affirmed the conviction of the appellant by…

Fasilat Adepoju V. The State (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO, J.S.C. The Appellant was tried at, and convicted by, the Lagos State High Court (coram: O. A. Williams, J) on a two count charge alleging conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery contrary respectively to Sections 403(a) and 402(1) of the Criminal Code…

Ruth Adehwe Aweto V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.S.C. The Appellant herein and one Mr. Adekanye Komolafe were provost and bursar respectively of Federal Cooperative College, Ibadan. They were arraigned before the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan charged with offences bordering on contravention of Section 17(1)(c)…

Roe Limited V. University Of Nigeria (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.S.C. The Appellant herein, a private Limited Liability Company with its head office at Lagos, Nigeria, was in 1996 awarded a contract by the Respondent to computerize some of its departments. The contract was worth the sum of twelve million,…

Egbele Austin Eromosele V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.S.C. The Appellant herein along with one other accused person and Barewa Pharmaceutical Limited were arraigned before the Federal High Court, Lagos on a six counts amended charge for various offences under Counterfeit and Fake Drugs And Unwholesome…

Dickson Ogunseinde Virya Farms Limited V. Societe Generale Bank Limited & Ors (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C.  The facts of this case are fairly straight forward. On the 15th of June 2005 the appellants had three pending applications before Court of Appeal Ibadan, as follows: 1). A motion for leave…

Oba J.A. Awolola, The Ededa Of Eda-oniyo Ekiti V. The Governor Of Ekiti State & Ors (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.S.C. On the 1st of October, 1996, the Federal Military Government of Nigeria, by the State’s Creation Transitional Provisions Decree NO. 36 of 1999 created among others, Ekiti State with…