Category: Nigerian Cases
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Lawrence Akhigbe v. The State (2025) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This appeal emanated from the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Judicial Division, delivered on the 17th day of March, 2017, in appeal No: CA/L/815B/2013. The lower court, in its decision dismissed…
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Yakubu Murtala & Ors v. Independent National Electoral Comission (INEC) & Ors (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT ABUBAKAR SADIQ UMAR, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja delivered on the 11th day of July, 2024 whereby the lower court affirmed…
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Mr. Shehu Yaute Damisa v. United Bank For Africa (2025) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment): Introduction This appeal emanated from the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division (Coram Mohammed, BaAba, Alagoa JJCA) delivered on the 10th day of May, 2005 affirming the…
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Micah Akeems v. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) & Ors (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The appellant, sponsored by a registered political party known as the National Rescue Movement (NRM), was a candidate in the Governorship Election conducted by the 1st respondent in…
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Bukar Mohammed v. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2025) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU, JCA (Delivering the leading judgment) The appellant operates a Bureau De Change in Maiduguri, Borno State. He had an arrangement with the nominal complainant where monies of Chadian traders who come to purchase goods in Nigeria…
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Ahmed Hamadada v. Nigerian Army & Ors (2024) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL ONYEKACHI AJA OTISI, JCA (Delivering the leading judgment) This appeal was lodged against the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting at Kaduna (the lower court), Coram Judice Mallong Peter Hoommuk, J delivered on November 14, 2019, wherein the…
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Alhaji Amodu Mode v. Alhaji Shehu Suleiman (2024) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU, JCA (Delivering the leading judgment) The provenance of this matter is the direct criminal complaint of criminal breach of trust brought by the respondent against the appellant before the Upper Sharia Court III, Gusau, Zamfara State.…
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Gozbuks Nigeria Ltd & Ors v. Corporate Ideals Securities Ltd & Ors (2024) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL NNAMDI OKWY DIMGBA, JCA (Delivering the leading ruling) By this application filed vide a motion on notice dated and filed on 04/04/2024 brought pursuant to section 243(1)(a) & (b) of the Constitution of the…
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Dr. Moses U. Anolam Vs The Federal University Of Technology Owerri (FUTO) & Ors (2025) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Owerri Judicial Division, delivered on the 29th day of June, 2015, in appeal…
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H.R.M Benjamin Ikenchukwu Keabonekezi & Ors v. Uboh Solomon Iheanmosi Ezeriohanye & Ors (2025) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL ITA GEORGE MBABA, JCA (Delivering the leading judgment) This appeal emanated from the decision of Delta State High Court, Asaba, in Suit No. AG/6/2018, delivered on 2nd June, 2020 by Hon. Justice C.…