Makana Dada V. The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SIDI DAUDA BAGE, J.S.C. The Appellant was arraigned and prosecuted at the High Court of Justice of Kebbi State, sitting at Birnin Kebbi in Bimin Kebbi Judicial Division for the offence of Culpable Homicide punishable with death contrary to Section 221(b) of the Penal…

David Amadi V. Attorney-general Of Imo State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO, J.S.C. On the charge No. HOW/ART/11/99 the Appellant and two others were tried for the offence of armed robbery contrary to Section 1(b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap 398 LFN, 1990, before the High Court of…

Nigerian Telecommunications Limited V. Engr. Emmanuel C. Okeke (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos delivered on 23/7/2003. The appeal to the Court of Appeal was against the ruling of Longe, J. of the High Court of Lagos State…

Serah Ekundayo Ezekiel V. Attorney General Of The Federation (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. The appellant in this appeal and others were arraigned before the Federal High Court, Ikeja Judicial Division, on November 18, 2011, on a Charge which alleged the offence of trafficking in persons contrary to Sections 15…

Ibrahim Adeyemi V. The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal also referred to as Court below or lower Court in a judgment delivered by the Ilorin Division of the Court, Coram: Hussein Mukhtar, Isaiah O. Akeju and Uchechukwu…

Independent National Electoral Commission & Anor V. Ejike Oguebego & Ors (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. My Lords, the events that prompted the proceedings culminating to the instant appeal trace their roots to injunctive orders of the Federal High Court: ex parte orders couched in these terms against the appellants…

Ehimen Esene V. The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Benin Division, in criminal appeal CA/B/374C/2010 delivered on the 28th day of May, 2013 by which said judgment, the Court affirmed the conviction and death sentence passed on…

Stanbic Ibtc Bank Plc V. Longterm Global Capital Limited & Anor (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.S.C. By its motion dated 20th March, 2015 and filed on the 23rd March, 2015, the Applicant herein seeks for the following reliefs:- 1 Notice of Appeal marked Exhibit Stanbic 1. The grounds upon which…

Jonah Lase V. The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SIDI DAUDA BAGE, J.S.C. This appeal arose from the decision of the Court of Appeal, Akure Judicial Division delivered on the 9th July, 2015, in Appeal No. CA/AK/97C/2014. In the appeal, the Court affirmed the conviction and sentence imposed on the appellant by the…

Peoples Democratic Party & Anor V. Chief (Sir) Victor Umeh & Ors (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.S.C. The Applicants are praying this Court to strike out or dismiss Appeal No.SC. 204/2016 for being an abuse of Court process. The start off point in unraveling what led to this Application is…