Chief Rex Kola Olawoye V. Engineer Raphael Jimoh & Ors (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Division, hereinafter called the Court below delivered on 10th December, 2002. Before the trial High Court of Kwara State in the Omu-Aran Judicial…

Corporal Livinus Ugwu V. The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLU ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division, hereinafter referred to as the court below, delivered on the 4th April, 2008, Coram:- Ibiyeye, Alagoa and Shoremi, JJCA. The court below had substituted the conviction…

Dele Fagoriola V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAH MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.S.C. The appellant, Dele Fagoriola, was arraigned before the High Court of Justice sitting at Akure, Ondo State, on the complaint of the Independent corrupt practices and other Related offences commission (I.C.P.C) on a nine (9) count charge under…

Usman Maigari V. The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the Court of Appeal, Sokoto Judicial Division, coram: M. D. Muhammed, A. O. Belgore, M. A. Oredola J.C.A. The appellant was arraigned before the Sokoto State High Court holden at Sokoto presided over by Abbas…

Hakeem Fatai V. The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAHI MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.S.C The appellant and one Dare Jimoh were arraigned before the High Court of Justice Ogun State sitting at Ijebu-Ode on a two-count-charge of conspiracy to commit murder and murder contrary to Sections 324 and 319 (1) of the Criminal Code…

Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru & Anor V. Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan & Ors (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C. The two appeals in this case were by the order of this Court consolidated and fixed for hearing on the 25th of March, 2013. On the said date, the three sets of…

Emmanuel Atungwu & Anor V. Ada Ochekwu (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SULEIMAN GALADIMA, J.S.C. This is an Appeal brought by the Appellants from the Judgment of the Court of Appeal (herein referred to as the court below) Jos Division in Appeal No. CA/J/2/2/2001 delivered on 29/6/2004, wherein that Court dismissed the Appeal and…

The Attorney-general, Lagos State V. The Attorney-general Of Federation (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SULEIMAN GALADIMA, J.S.C. When this case came up for hearing on 23/4/2010, this court was initially faced with two suits filed by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL of Federation v. ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Lagos State in Suit No.SC.340/2010. The other was ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Lagos State v.…

Michael Achilihu & Ors V. Ezekiel Anyatonwu (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C. The respondent/cross-appellant as plaintiff commenced the action in the then Imo State High Court Isiala Ngwa Judicial Division holden at Okpuala Ngwa (now Abia State) in Suit No. HIN/2/84 against the appellants/defendants jointly and severally wherein he claimed…

In Re: Lawal LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.S.C. This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Ibadan delivered on 1st July, 2003 in which that Court dismissed the Appellants’ appeal against the Ruling of the High Court of Justice of Oyo State Ibadan dismissing the Appellants’ application for an…