Musa Ikaria Vs The State (2012) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. This is a further appeal against the judgment of the Ogun State High Court, hereinafter referred to as the trial court, before which the appellant, Godwin Awin and others then at large were tried for conspiracy to commit robbery and…

Benson Agbule V. Warri Refinery & Petrochemical Co. Ltd (2012) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division, delivered on the 29th day of June, 2004 which allowed the Appeal of the Respondent solely on the issue of jurisdiction and…

Effiong Odiong Mkpinang Vs Chief Effion Ndem (2012) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BA YANG AKA AHS, J.S.C. This appeal arose from the judgement of the Court of .Appeal Calabar Division which reversed the decision of Nkop CJ sitting at Akwa Ibom High Court Uyo and ordered a re-trial on the ground of the…

Segun Ajibade Vs The State (2012) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAHI MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.S.C The appellant herein and three (3) other persons were arrested and charged on two counts of conspiracy to commit felony to wit armed robbery and the offence of armed robbery contrary to section 5 (b) and 1 (2) (a) of…

Bartholomew Onwubuariri & Ors. V. Isaac Igboasoyi & Ors (2011) 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 Port Harcourt in appeal NO CA/PH/97/95 delivered on the 24th day of March, 2003 in which the court allowed the appeal…

Mr. Sunday Adegbite Taiwo V. Serah Adegboro & Ors (2011) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report BODE RHODES-VIVOUR, JSC The Late Michael Adegboro was the chairman and Managing Director of Adegboro constructions (Nig) Ltd. By a Legal Mortgage Deed executed on the 20th of March, 1993 between Adegboro constructions (Nig) Ltd of No. 245 Ibrahim Taiwo…

Rear Admiral Francis Echie Agbiti V The Nigerian Navy (2011) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division delivered on the 11th of December, 2001. The background facts of this case are that Rear Admiral Francis Echie Agbiti, a former…

Anuonye Wachukwu & Anor. V. Amadike Owunwanne & Anor (2011) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report T. MUHAMMAD, J.S.C, This appeal is on land matter. It is against concurrent decisions of the High Court of the then East Central State of Nigeria, holden at ABA, which later metamorphosed into the High Court of the present Imo…

The Governor Of Kwara State V. Jerome Oladele Dada (2011) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A. FABIYI, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Division (‘the court below’ for short) delivered on 28th October, 2004. Therein, the decision of the trial court declining jurisdiction was set aside on…

His Highness, Alhaji A. G. Momoh .v. His Highness, Alhaji I.m.j. Umoru (2011) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report C. M. CHUKWUMA-ENEH, J.S.C.  The claim in this matter has been set out in the lead judgment of my learned brother Galadima JSC; I adopt it for this contribution. This is a difficult case, indeed it is…