Udochukwu Grant Emesonye V. The State (2016) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL ITA GEORGE MBABA J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment) Appellant and his father SYLVANUS EMESONYE, were charged on 12/7/2012 for murder and arraigned before the Imo State High Court, presided over by Hon. Justice T. N. Nzeukwu, on 6/11/12, where he and…

Sylvanus Emesonye V. The State (2016) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL ITA GEORGE MBABA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) Appellant and his son, UDOCHUKWU GRANT EMESONYE, were charged on 12/7/2012 for murder and arraigned before the Imo State High Court, presided over by Hon. Justice T. N. Nzeukwu, on 6/11/12, where he…

Madam Elizabeth Ewukoya & Anor V. Tajudeen Buari& Ors (2016) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL YARGATA BYENCHIT NIMPAR, J.C.A.: (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the Judgment of the High Court of Lagos State delivered by HON. JUSTICE ADENIKE J. COKER on the 6th of February, 2008 wherein the…

Oweifa Dorkubo & Ors V. Idongesit T. Udoh (Mrs.) & Anor (2016) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL ONYEKACHI AJA OTISI, J.C.A. (Delivering the leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court of Akwa Ibom State, Eket Division, delivered by Honourable Justice Theresa I. Obot, J., on November…

Christopher Egbogu Iwuji Duru V. Nnamdi Akodum Duru (2016) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL ITA GEORGE MBABA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This appeal is against the final judgment of Imo State High Court in Suit No. HOW/794/2008, delivered on 14/1/2013 by Hon. Justice Ngozi Opara, wherein, his lordship entered judgment in…

Udoka Jeremiah Ejiofor V. Ogochukwu Maria Ejiofor (2016) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of Hon. Justice C. E. K. ANIGBOGU of the Anambra State High Court delivered on 27/6/2012. The petitioner at the trial Court hereinafter called the…

Ikye Eze V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2016) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment) On 18th May, 2015, the Appellant was arraigned before the Federal High Court, Yola on a one-count charge of unlawful possession of Tramadol, a substance similar to Cocaine, under Section 19 of…

Mrs. Ganiat Yetunde Elias & Anor V. Ecobank Nigeria PLC (2016) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead?Ruling) This Court (per Ikyegh, JCA, Iyizoba, JCA, and Obaseki-Adejumo, JCA) delivered its Judgment in this Appeal No. CA/U873/2013 on 28/10/2015. The name of counsel, who adopted the Appellants’ Brief…

Mrs. Celina Okoye Ezeudu V. Chief A. J. Adeka & Ors (2016) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL JOSEPH TINE TUR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) I tagged this determination ?Decision? by virtue of the provisions of Section 294(2)-(4) and Section 318(1) of the Constitution which defines a ?decision? to means, ?in relation…

Justin Ekeozor V. The State (2016) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report – COURT OF APPEAL HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of Hon. Justice L. O. Okereke of Enugu State High Court delivered on 27/6/2014 wherein His Lordship convicted the Appellant for murder and sentenced him to…