Kabir Almu V. The State (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KATSINA-ALU, J.S.C. The appellant was arraigned before the Robbery and Firearms Tribunal of Katsina State on a one count charge dated the 13th July, 1998 which alleged that the appellant on or about the 2nd day of August 1997 at Gambarawa Quarters Katsina robbed…

Mallam Yusuf Olagunju V. Chief E. O. Adesoye (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report S. MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.S.C.  This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal Ilorin Division, herein after referred to as Court below. The Judgment was given on 22/01/2003 in which the appellant’s appeal against the Judgment of the trial…

Osuu S.C. Oduko V. Government Of Ebonyi State Of Nigeria (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report P.O. ADEREMI, JSC This is an appeal against the order of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division (hereinafter referred to as the court below) for a re-trial of the suit at the High Court, Ebonyi State before another judge.…

J. A. Aderibigbe V. Tiamiyu Abidoye (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report T. MUHAMMAD, JSC The claim of the respondent herein, as plaintiff before the High Court of Justice, llorin (trial court) was as follows: “Whereby the plaintiff claims as follows: for the following Declarations:- PAGE| 12 [a] that the cash receipt No. 001 of…

Chief Emmanuel Eze Onuwka V. Engr Samuel Ononuju (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report M. CHUKWUMA.ENEH, JSC. This appeal is from the decision of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division on a notice of appeal filed on 11/7/2002, in this matter. The Appellant (the Plaintiff) has instituted this action against the Respondents (the Defendants) in…

Akayepe V Akayepe (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.S.C. The parties in this appeal are members of the same Ayanrinola Akayepe family. They were before the High Court of Justice of Oyo State sitting at Ibadan where the respondent was the plaintiff while the appellants were the defendants. The dispute between the…

Martin Usong V. Hanseatic International Ltd (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. OGEBE, J.S.C. The appellant sued the respondent/cross appellant in the High Court of Cross River State, Ugep Division claiming general damages for negligence in the work place which resulted in the loss of one of his eyes. The trial court gave judgment…

Grosvenor Casinos Ltd V. Ghassan Halaloui (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A. OGUNTADE J.S.C. The facts surrounding the dispute out of which this appeal arose are simple and straight-forward. The applicable principle of law is however, not entirely free from difficulty. The respondent had issued a cheque in favour of the appellant. It was…

Joe Uwagba V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report I.T. MOHAMMAD, J.S.C The appellant was the General Manager of Prime Merchant Bank. He along with two others, were charged before the Enugu Zone of the Failed Banks Tribunal, with the offences of conspiracy to steal and stealing various sums of money…

Emmanuel Olabode V. The State (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. ADEREMI, J.S.C This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, (Ibadan division) (hereinafter referred to as the court below) delivered on the 26th of March, 2007 upholding the judgment of the High Court of Justice sitting in Ibadan by…