Dr. Abdullahi Baba Abdul V. Congress For Progressive Change & Ors (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SULEIMAN GALADIMA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, dated the 28th June 2012 affirming the Judgment of the Federal High Court Lokoja, delivered on the 5th day of December…

Senator Alphonsus Uba Igbeke V. Lady Margery Okadigbo & Ors (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SULEIMAN GALADIMA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division delivered on 16th December, 2011 in the consolidated Appeal CA/A/166/2011; (Lady Margery Okadigbo v. Senator Alphonsus Uba Igbeke & Ors.) CA/A/243/2011; (Prince…

Chief Elijah Omoniyi Ajayi V. Total Nigeria Plc (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.S.C. The Appellant in this appeal was the Plaintiff at the trial High Court of Justice Ekiti State sitting at Ijero – Ekiti where he filed an action against the Respondent and one other person as Defendants and claimed…

Semiu Afolabi V. The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.S.C. The Appellant in this appeal was arraigned before the High Court of Justice of Ogun state at Abeokuta Judicial Division on, two count charge of, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery contrary to Section 5(a) and 1(2)(a)) and punishable…

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (Nnpc) & Anor V. Chief Stephen Orhiowasele & Ors (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. The respondents as plaintiffs commenced their suit before an Effurun High Court Delta State, presided over by Omo Agege CJ (as he then was) claiming against the appellants (defendants) the sum of Twenty…

Sunday Abiodun V. The State(2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Holden at Ibadan in appeal No.CA/I/127/2010 delivered on 30th November, 2011 in which the court dismissed the appeal of appellant against the decision of the High court of…

Saidu H. Ahmed & Ors V. Central Bank Of Nigeria (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. This is an application brought pursuant to Section 22 of the Supreme Court Act, 2004, Order 2, Rules 28(1) – 29(1) & (2), 2, Order 10 Rule 1(1) Supreme Court Rules, 1999, S.(1), S.36(1), S.17(1),…

Gbenga Stephen V. The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Division in a lead judgment delivered by Sotonye Denton-West JCA on 10-12-09. In that judgment the Court below upheld the conviction of the Appellant for the offences…

Reptico S. A. Geneva V. Afribank Nigeria Plc (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, hereinafter referred to as the Court below, delivered on 15th day of December, 1999 in appeal number CA/L/303/98. The facts of this case are…

Lekan Shodiya V. The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTITO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Sitting at Ibadan, hereinafter referred to as the court below, delivered on the 23rd June 2009, affirming the conviction of the appellant, Lekan Sodiya, by the Ogun State…