Chrome Air Services Limited & Ors V. Fidelity Bank (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO, J.S.C.  The appellants were the plaintiffs at the trial Court. They were also the appellants at the Lower Court. The Respondent was the defendant and respondent respectively at those Courts. By a Writ of Summons and Statement of…

Michael Sunday Oroja & Ors V. Ebenezer Ilo Adeniyi & Ors (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C.  The Appellants as plaintiffs sued the Respondents as Defendants for declaration of title to land at Meiran, Agege. The respondents filed a statement of defence and counter claim in respect of the land of…

Hon. (Mrs) Dorathy Mato V. Hon. Iorwase Herman Hember & Ors (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi delivered on 11th July, 2016 wherein the Lower Court resolved issues raised in the 2nd respondents Notice partly in…

Peoples Democratic Party V. Senator Ali Modu Sherrif & Ors (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the majority decision of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division coram: Gumel, JCA, Sanga, JCA. Orji-Abadua, JCA (dissenting) in which the decision of a Port Harcourt, Federal High Court, was…

Makana Dada V. The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SIDI DAUDA BAGE, J.S.C. The Appellant was arraigned and prosecuted at the High Court of Justice of Kebbi State, sitting at Birnin Kebbi in Bimin Kebbi Judicial Division for the offence of Culpable Homicide punishable with death contrary to Section 221(b) of the Penal…

David Amadi V. Attorney-general Of Imo State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO, J.S.C. On the charge No. HOW/ART/11/99 the Appellant and two others were tried for the offence of armed robbery contrary to Section 1(b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap 398 LFN, 1990, before the High Court of…

Nigerian Telecommunications Limited V. Engr. Emmanuel C. Okeke (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos delivered on 23/7/2003. The appeal to the Court of Appeal was against the ruling of Longe, J. of the High Court of Lagos State…

Serah Ekundayo Ezekiel V. Attorney General Of The Federation (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. The appellant in this appeal and others were arraigned before the Federal High Court, Ikeja Judicial Division, on November 18, 2011, on a Charge which alleged the offence of trafficking in persons contrary to Sections 15…

Ibrahim Adeyemi V. The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal also referred to as Court below or lower Court in a judgment delivered by the Ilorin Division of the Court, Coram: Hussein Mukhtar, Isaiah O. Akeju and Uchechukwu…

Independent National Electoral Commission & Anor V. Ejike Oguebego & Ors (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. My Lords, the events that prompted the proceedings culminating to the instant appeal trace their roots to injunctive orders of the Federal High Court: ex parte orders couched in these terms against the appellants…