Niran Azeez Lawal V. The State (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting at Ibadan delivered on 24th November, 2010 wherein the Court below upheld the conviction and sentence of the appellant by the Ogun State High Court sitting…

Itom Ishor Ikpo V. The State (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUDIRTAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Calabar Division, delivered on 27th June 2014, affirming the judgment the High Court of Cross River State sitting at Ogoja, delivered on 26th July 2012 convicting…

B. O. Lewis V United Bank For Africa Plc (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against part of the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division delivered on the 22nd of June, 2004 affirming the decision of the High Court of Lagos State entering a summary…

Olu Ode Okpe V. Fan Milk Plc & Anor (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. The appellant herein, as plaintiff at the Plateau State High Court of Justice, holden at Jos, (Trial Court) instituted an action by a writ of summons and Statement of Claim against the respondents herein, who were…

Aisha Jummai Alahassan & Anor V. Mr. Darius Dickson Ishaku & Ors (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. On 11 February 2016, your lordships heard and dismissed this appeal for reasons to be given on 22 February 2016. These are the reasons that led me to that conclusion. THE FACTS ARE THESE…

Jombo United Company Limited V. Leadway Assurance Company Limited (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMIRU SANUSI, J.S.C At the Federal High Court Port-Harcourt Division (Trial court), the plaintiff now appellant sued the respondent as defendant at the trial court for the under listed reliefs as adumbrated in paragraph 19(5) of its statement of claim.…

Mr. Ime Ime Umanah Jnr V. Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the Judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, delivered on 9 February 2005 in appeal No. CA/L/52/0202 which upset the judgment of a Federal High Court, Lagos Division, delivered on…

Charles Kingsley Joe Isong V. The State (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SULEIMAN GALADIMA, J.S.C. This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Calabar Division, delivered on Thursday, the 25th day of August, 2011. The Court affirmed the conviction and sentence of the Appellant herein, who was arraigned along with three…

Hon. Uduimo Itsueli & Anor V. Securities And Exchange Commission & Anor (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAHI MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.S.C. Both parties filed similar motions and asked for similar reliefs vis-a-vis the enforcement of the fundamental human rights. On 5th May, 2008, with consent of all the parties the Federal High Court Lagos,…

Anthony Itu V. The State (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMIRU SANUSI, J.S.C. This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division (hereinafter referred to as “the lower Court”) delivered on 7/11/2013 in which it affirmed the decision of Oritsejafor J of Delta State High Court (the trial Court) which…