Prince Felix Adebusuyi Ademuyiwa V. Michael Adedoyin Olokunbola & Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SAKA ADEYEMI IBIYEYE, OFR J.C.A. The appellant was the plaintiff at the Oka Akoko Judicial Division of the High Court of Justice in the Ondo State High Court of Justice where he filed a writ of summons specially endorsed…

Nigercare Development Company Ltd. V. Adamawa State Water Board & Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F. OGBUAGU, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Jos Division (hereinafter called “the court below”) delivered on 10th July, 2002 dismissing the appeal by the appellants to it and affirming the…

Chief Albert Abiodun Adeogun & Ors V. Hon John Olawole Fashogbon & Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F.F. TABAI, J.S.C. The action which has given birth to this appeal was commenced at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on the 16/2/2007 when the writ of summons was issued. The plaintiff is…

H.r.h. Igwe G.o. Umeonusulu Umeanadu V. Attorney General Of Anambra State & Anor (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.S.C. The appellant in this appeal, who was the plaintiff at the Anambra State High Court of Justice sitting at Nnewi, is the Traditional Ruler of Ekwulumili in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra…

Odoemena Nwaigwe & Ors V. Eze Edwin Okere & Anor (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. This is on appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal holden at Port Harcourt in appeal No. CA/PH/17/94 delivered on the 29th day of November, 2007 in which the court allowed the…

Calabar Central Co-operative Thrift & Credit Society Ltd & Ors. V. Bassey Ebong Ekpo (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report ONNOGHEN, J.S.C This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal holden at Calabar in appeal No. CA/C/5/99 delivered on the 24th day of April, 2007 in which the court dismissed the…

Alhaji Isah T. Sokwo V. Joseph Daku Kpongbo & Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.S.C. This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division delivered on 26th March, 2002. In the judgment, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by the appellant, who was also the appellant in…

Mr. Peter Obi V. Independent National Electoral Commission & Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report I. KATSINA-ALU, J.S.C. Let me thank counsel for the able manner in which they have put their submissions across to this court. It needs be said however that these applications would appear to be one of much ado about…

Prince Eyinade Ojo & Ors. V. The Attorney-general Of Oyo State & Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.S.C. At the hearing of this appeal on 29th April, 2008, a notification of the death of Olayiwola Olawore and Chief Dr. A. O. Odeleye who were the 1st and 6th respondents respectively in…

Duwin Pharmaceutical and Chemical Co. Ltd. V. Beneks Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Ltd. & Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A.M. MUKHTAR, J.S.C. 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…