Shell Petroleum Dev. Co. Ltd V. Chief Victor Sunday Olarewaju (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F. TABAI, J.S.C. There are, before us, an appeal and a cross-appeal from the decision of the Benin Division of the Court of Appeal dated the 21st of January,2002. The action itself was commenced at the Warri Judicial Division…

Honourable Gozie Agbakoba V. Independent National Electoral Commission & Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report M. CHUKWUMA-ENEH, J.S.C. This appeal is filed by the plaintiff (appellant in this court) against the unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal of the Enugu Judicial Division sitting in Enugu given on 28th June, 2007, striking out the…

Chief Victor Umeh & Anor V. Professor Maurice Iwu & Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHUKWUMA-ENEH, J.S.C. This interlocutory appeal is against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division (i.e. the Court below) delivered on 20/10/06 dismissing the appellants’ appeal to the effect that this action does not constitute an…

Edeani Nwavu & Ors. V. Chief Patrick Okoye & Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, holden at Enugu in Appeal No,CA/E/190/1997 delivered on the 14th day of April, 2003 in which the court allowed the appeal of…

Dr. Taiwo Oloruntoba-oju & Ors V. Professor P. A. Dopamu & Ors (2008) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A. OGUNTADE, J.S.C. The appellants were the plaintiffs at the Federal high Court, Ilorin where on 07/05/2001, they issued their originating summons against the respondents as the defendants. They sought for the determination of the following questions:…

Attorney-general Of Kano State Vs Attorney-general Of The Federation (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, JSC. In this Civil suit, Kano State of Nigeria as the plaintiff claims against the Federation of Nigeria by a Writ of Summons dated and filed the same day 13-2-2006 in the registry of this court accompanied by…

Engr. Charles Ugwu & Anor. V. Senator Ifeanyi Ararume & Anor (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report TOBI, J.S.C On 5th of April, 2007, I dismissed this appeal. I indicated that day that I will give my reasons for the dismissal today. I do so now. The facts of this case as presented by the…

Fatai Olayinka V The State (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F.F. TABAI, J.S.C. At the High Court of Lagos State, the Appellant was tried and convicted on a three count charge of armed robbery under section 402(2)(a) of the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State and was sentenced to death by firing squad or…

Military Administrator [ekiti State] & Ors V Prince Benjamin Adeniyi Aladeyelu (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, JSC  This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Division delivered on the 29th of November, 2004 whereby the appeal to that court filed by the plaintiffs, the respondents herein, was…

Sokoto State Government Of Nigeria & 2 Ors V Kamdex Nigeria Limited (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, JSC The respondent in this appeal was the plaintiff at the trial Lagos State High Court of Justice where he instituted three suits, LD/3843/1999, LD/3844/1999 and LD/3846/1999, claiming various sums of money from the 1st…