Chief Edmund I. Akaninwo & Ors V Chief O. N. Nsirim & Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, JSC In the High Court of Justice of Rivers State sitting at Port-Harcourt, the Plaintiffs for themselves and on behalf of the members of Rumueme Community Village Council instituted their action against the Defendants…

Edward Okwejiminor Vs G. Gbakeji & Anor (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F.F. TABAI, J.S.C. The suit was commenced at the Ughelli Judicial Division of the High Court of then Bendel State but now of Delta State on or about the 18/3/91. The plaintiff therein is the appellant herein while the defendants are the…

Okon Bassey Ebe Vs Commissioner Of Police (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. ADEREMI, J.S.C  The appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal [Calabar Division] in appeal No. CA/C/77/2002; Okon Bassey Ebe V. Commissioner of Police delivered on the 29th of November 2004 in which the court below had allowed the…

Benjamin Onwughamba Ezenwa Vs Okpara Oko & 2 Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report W.S.N. ONNOGHEN, JSC. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, holden at Enugu in appeal NO.CA/E/102/79 delivered on the 11th day of November, 1999 in which the court dismissed the appeal of the appellant against…

Chief Emmanuel Bello Vs Independent National Electoral Commission & 2 Ors (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.S.C. The Appellant in this appeal was the Plaintiff at the trial Federal High Court Abuja where by Originating Summons dated 21st February, 2007, he instituted an action against the 1st and 2nd Respondents as the Defendants.…

Madam Abusatu Agbogunleri V John Depo & 3 Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report I .T. MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. From the pleaded facts of her statement of claim, the plaintiff, one Madam Abusatu Agbogunleri was the head of Agbogunleri family of Agege. She instituted the suit giving rise to this appeal before the Lagos High…

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, G.c.o.n & 2 Ors V Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’adua & Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report NIKI TOBI, JSC This appeal was argued on Tuesday, 22nd January, 2008 and it was adjourned to today, Friday, 25th January, 2008 for judgment. This was as a result of the urgency involved in the…

Peter Obi V Inec (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KATSINA-ALU, JSC This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court below given on 22 May 2007. The Court below had affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court which declined jurisdiction in the matter on the ground that only the Election Tribunal could…

Duwin Pharmaceutical And Chemical Co. Ltd V Beneks Pharmaceutical & 2 (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report M. MUKHTAR, JSC On a motion ex parte brought by the appellant against the defendants who are now the respondents the learned trial judge of the Federal High Court holden in Lagos made amongst others the following interim…

Godfrey Anukam V Felix Anukam (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report TABAI, J.S.C This suit was filed at the Owerri Judicial Division of the High Court of Imo State by the plaintiff who is the respondent therein. The defendant therein is the appellant before us. The suit was filed on the 21/10/92. The following reliefs…