Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi V. The Military Administrator & Ors (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report NIKI TOBI, J.S.C. The appellant was born in 1943. He was appointed as a painter and decorator in the former Ministry of Works and Water Resources in the then Northern Region and later known as the Northern States of Nigeria.…

Henry Stephens Engineering Ltd V. S.A. Yakubu (Nig) Ltd (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F. OGBUAGU, J.S.C. This is another Interlocutory appeal against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division (hereinafter called “the court below”) delivered on 29th April, 2002, dismissing the appeal to it by the Appellant. Dissatisfied with the said…

Otunba Adesesan Oguntayo (Oraderemo Of Ijebu-ife) V. Prince Fatai Adelaja & Ors (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report J.O. OGEBE, J.S.C The 1st Respondent in this appeal who was the plaintiff in the High Court of Ogun State sued the appellant and the other respondents claiming in his writ of summons as follows: “1. A…

Dr. Taiwo Oloruntoba-oju & Ors. V. Professor Shuaib O. Abdul-raheem & Ors (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. ADEKEYE, J.S.C. This appeal emanated from the majority judgment of the Court of Appeal Ilorin, delivered on the 12th of July 2006. The 1st – 5th appellants, Dr. Taiwo Oloruntoba -Oju, Dr. A.S. Ajayi, Dr. Adeyinka…

Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu V. Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’adua (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F. TABAI, J.S.C This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal dated 3rd September 2007 wherein the petition was struck out. The petition itself was dated and presented on the 22nd May 2007. The grounds of…

Chief Thomas Ekpemupolo & Ors. V. Godwin Edremoda Ors (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F. TABAI, J.S.C The two suits culminating in this appeal were commenced at the Warri Judicial Division of the High Court of the then Mid-West State of Nigeria. The first Suit No. W/132/70 was filed on the 2nd of December,…

Agro Allied Development Ent. Ltd V. Mv Northern Reefer & Ors (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report S. N. ONNOGHEN, J.S.C This is an appeal against the ruling of the lower court delivered on the 7th day of May, 2001 in appeal NO.CA/L/102/2000 in which the court granted the application of the present respondents who…

Hope Democratic Party V. Independent National Electoral Commission & Ors (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report W.S.N. ONNOGHEN, JSC This is an appeal against the ruling of the lower court sitting as the Presidential Election Tribunal, holden at Abuja in Election Petition NO. A/A/EP/5/07 delivered on the 20th day of August, 2007 in which the…

Chief Adesina Jinadu & Ors. V. Chief Israel Esurombi-aro & Anor (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A. OGUNTADE, J.S.C The respondents were the plaintiffs before the Lagos High Court where they claimed against the appellants (as the defendants) the following reliefs: “1. A declaration of title under native law and custom to all that…

Mini Lodge Limited & Anor V. Chief Oluka Olaka Ngei & Anor (2009) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F.F. TABAI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Port Harcourt Division of the Court of Appeal on the 12th of April, 2006.The original action itself was initiated at the Port Harcourt Division of…