Sani v. APC & Ors (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) The appellant commenced an action at the trial Court, by way of Originating Summons filed on June 28th, 2022, seeking answers to the following questions: Upon the determination of the questions, the appellant…

Okadigbo & Ors v. Anyaegbunam & Ors (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This appeal No. SC.393/2011 is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 28-7-2011 in Appeal No. CA/E/293/2007 affirming the judgment of the High Court of Anambra State at…

Pefti (Nig) Ltd V. Utuk & Anor (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting at Calabar, delivered on 17th day of March, 2009 wherein the decision of the trial Court was set…

Osoh v. APC & Ors (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment): By an Originating Summons filed on 7/6/2022, the appellant herein sought the determination of the following questions: 1. Whether the special congress for primary election conducted by the 1st Defendant at Omoku…

C.B.N. v. Okpanachi (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT ABUBAKAR, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This appeal is an off-shoot of the decision of the Court of Appeal Abuja Division delivered on the 14th day of December, 2018, affirming the decision of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, wherein the National Industrial…

Aba v. Board of Directors NIPOST & Anor (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This is yet another appeal which calls to question the evaluation of evidence by the two lower Courts. It is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal holden at…

Oyeyemi v. State (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) The appellant, Abiola Oyeyemi, was charged on a lone count of armed robbery, punishable under Section 1 (2) (b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap R11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria,…

Ameh v. Ameh & Ors (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) The Appellant (Innocent Ameh), being the Plaintiff, sued the Respondents before the Customary Court for amongst others; “a declaration that the piece of land lying and situate at Ogbogirinya, Oyijerewu, Ohom, Unadu…

State v. Aliyu (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division delivered by their Lordships; Abubakar Datti Yahaya (JCA), Peter Olabisi Ige (JCA) and Emmanuel Akomaye Agim (JCA) (as he then was) on…

Timinimi & Ors V. I.N.E.C. (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) The Appellants’ case is that the Respondent, who is statutorily empowered to delineate local governments in Nigeria into wards and units for the purposes of conducting elections into elective offices has not…