Ozurumba Nsirim V Dr. Samuel W. Amadi (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Holden at Port Harcourt in appeal No.CA/PH/55/98 delivered on the 22nd day of April, 2004 in which the Court allowed the appeal of the instant…

Corporal Isah Ahmed V. The Nigerian Army (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division delivered on 18th March 2010 affirming the decision of the General Court Marshal sitting at Officers€™ Mess Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja delivered on 29th…

Misiri Alimi & Ors V. Asani Kosebinu & Ors (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division which set aside the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State that was delivered in the chambers of the learned trial…

Obasi Uba Ekagbara & Anor V. Chief Dr Okezie Ikpeazu & Ors (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAHI MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.S.C. The two plaintiffs, who are the appellants in this case prayed the Federal High Court in their amended originating summons for the following reliefs. and 2013 and falsely stating in his INEC FORM…

Nonso Okeke V State (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD. JSC This is an appeal against the judgment of the court of Appeal, Lagos Division, hereinafter referred to as the court below, affirming the conviction and sentence of the appellant by the High Court of Lagos State, the trial court, in charge…

Asuquo Okon Asuquo V. The State (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C. The appellant was charged before the High Court of Cross River State holden at Calabar with the offence of murder contrary to Section 319(1) of the Criminal Code Cap C16 Vol. 3 Laws of Cross River State of Nigeria…

Ezenwa Onwuzuruike V Damian Edoziem & Ors (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. On the 22nd day of August, 1997, appellant, as plaintiff caused a writ of summons to be issued against the respondents in which was endorsed the fallowing PARTICULARS OF CLAIM: “(1) By a letter signed and addressed…

Shina Akinrionola 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, Akure Judicial Division which affirmed the decision of the High Court of Ondo State, sitting at Akure wherein the appellant was convicted of the offences of conspiracy and…

Peoples Democratic Party V. Umana Okon Umana & Ors (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. The three issues which, in my view, are determinative of this appeal were framed thus: 3….. 5…. Having resolved issues akin to them in earlier appeals, namely, SC.1/2016; SC.3/2016; SC.2/2016; SC.4/2016 and SC.6/2016, I adopt my…

Peoples Democratic Party V. Chief Timipre Martin Sylva & Ors (2016) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. This appeal was argued on the 8th day of November, 2016 but due to the peculiarity of the case, the Court stood down the appeal and delivered its judgment thereafter on the same day whereby the…