Abidoye Vs Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLU. ARIWOOLA, JSC This is an appeal against the judgment of Ibadan Division of the Court of Appeal, herein after referred to as court below, delivered on 7th day of June, 2011 which affirmed the conviction and sentence of the appellant by the…

Maikidi Aliyu Vs The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division (the court below) delivered on 14th July, 2006. Therein, the conviction and sentence of the appellant to death by hanging based on a charge of culpable…

Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh V. Peoples Democratic Party & Ors (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the ruling of the Court of Appeal Holden at Abuja in appeal No.CA/A/221/2011 delivered on the 26th April, 2012 in which the court dismissed the application of appellant for leave…

Surveyor B. J. Akpan V Akwa Ibom Property & Investments Company Ltd (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SULEIMAN GALADIMA JSC This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal (now referred to as the Court below) in Suit No. CA/C/141/2004 delivered on 28th June, 2007. The Appellant herein, as Plaintiff had…

Yekini Afosi V. The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of Ibadan Division of the Court of Appeal, herein after referred to as Court below, delivered on the 7th day of June, 2011 which affirmed the conviction and sentence of the Appellant by the…

Corporal Desmond Ononuju V. The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Owerri Division (hereinafter referred to as the lower court or the court below) delivered on the 24th March, 2011 confirming the conviction for murder and sentence to…

Mrs. Paulina Asika & Ors V. Charles Chukwuma Atuanya (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, hereinafter called the Court below, delivered on the 24th day of January, 2008 on the judgment of the High Court of Onitsha, hereinafter…

The Nigeria Army V Sgt. Asanu Samuel & Ors (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/134/2002 delivered on the 13th day of December, 2006 in which the court allowed the appeal of…

Marcel Nnakwe Vs The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C. This interlocutory appeal seeks to challenge the competence of the Respondent (the State/Attorney General of the Federation) and its counsel (the law firm of Chief Afe Babalola, SAN & Co. to prosecute the Appellant for the crimes of attempted murder…

Olanrewaju Ayan V. The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report T. MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. From the facts contained in the record of appeal placed before this Court, the appellant, herein, along with three other, were charged with a three-count of conspiracy attempted murder and murder. The counts are as follows: “Count 1 STATEMENT OF OFFENCE…