Daniel Ita Effiom v. The State (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Akure Judicial Division, delivered on the 22nd day of March, 2018, which affirmed the decision of the High Court of…

Zack Okemini v. Commissioner Of Police (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an interlocutory appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division Coram: Amiru Sanusi, Tom Shaibu Yakubu and Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, JJCA which sat on appeal against the…

Inspector General Of Police v. Felix Ngozi Achi (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division, delivered on the 13th day of January, 2022, which set aside the decision of the…

Patrick Ekpemegbere v. The State (2023) LLJR-SC LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The present appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Judicial Division, delivered on December 10, 2014 in appeal No. CA/1/306/2011. By the said judgment, the court below,…

Okonkwo Lucky v. The State (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The appellant, as 3rd accused person, was arraigned before the High Court of Osun State, together with 5 other accused persons, for offences of conspiracy, kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms. But for…

Adewa Sunday v. The State (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The case of the respondent is that on 4/6/2013, one Abosede Oyeyemi Malomo (PW1) was robbed of her money, Nokia Phone and Ipad in her house at Ilogbo Ekiti by the appellant…

Loveday Chukwudi Ahuchaogu v. The State (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT ADAMU JAURO, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The appeal herein is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Owerri Division in appeal No. CA/OW/275/2012 delivered on 7th April, 2017 wherein the court dismissed the appellant’s appeal against the judgment…

Yusuf Abba Kabir v. All Progressives Congress (APC) & Ors (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) At the conclusion of the Governorship election in Kano State held on 18th March, 2023, the 2nd respondent herein (INEC) returned the appellant (sponsored by the 3rd respondent…

Adalumo Agbeti v. The State (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The appellant with one Sunday Abiodun on the 1/3/2013, conspired to commit armed robbery. While armed with a cutlass, he robbed one Saheed Ibrahim, a commercial motorcyclist of a motorcycle at Iju-Itaogbolu…

Alhaji Shehu Ashaka v. Samson Chidi Nwachukwu (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT ADAMU JAURO, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Jos Division which allowed appellant’s appeal in part and partially affirmed the judgment of the Plateau State High Court of…