Hajia Umma Muktar Ahmed Mohammed v. Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT ABUBAKAR SADIQ UMAR, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Judicial Division (lower court), delivered on 10th June, 2015. The judgment affirmed the decision of…

University Of Port Harcourt v. Mr. Edwin Chira Nwuzor (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This appeal is against the majority judgment of the Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt judicial division dismissing both the substantive appeal of the appellant, as well as the cross-appeal of…

Macfranklyn Engineering & Services v. Daewoo Nigeria Limited & Ors (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) Following the conclusion of pleadings in suit No. EHC/436/2000 that was filed on 20/12/2000 and after the suit was struck out for want of prosecution 4/1/2006 and relisted…

Macfranklyn Engineering & Services v. Daewoo Nigeria Limited & Ors (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) Following the conclusion of pleadings in suit No. EHC/436/2000 that was filed on 20/12/2000 and after the suit was struck out for want of prosecution 4/1/2006 and relisted…

SCC Nigeria Limited & Ors v. David George & Ors (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT ABUBAKAR SADIQ UMAR, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division wherein the court dismissed the appellants appeal against the judgment of the High…

Samuel Ani v. The State (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT HARUNA SIMON TSAMMANI, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The appellant herein, Samuel Ani was arraigned, tried and convicted by the Enugu State High Court of Justice, Obollo Afor Judicial Division presided over by F. I. N. Ngwu, J (of blessed memory),…

Sgt. Akawu Bala v. Nigerian Army (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Kaduna Division Coram: Bdliya, Kalio and Adefope-Okojoe, JJCA delivered on 17th day of February, 2017 wherein it declared the proceedings…

Alhaji Bako Uba Muhammad v. Alhaji Ado Muhammad Barma & Ors (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT CHIDI NWAOMA UWA, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division (hereinafter referred to as the court below) in its judgment delivered on 7th July, 2017 which affirmed the decision of the…

Ali Hafizu v. The State (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Judicial Division (Lower court) delivered on 14th day of December, 2016 which affirmed the judgment of the Jigawa State High…

University Of Calabar Vs Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria & Ors (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, holden at Lagos in appeal No: CA/L/655/2017 coram Tom Shaibu Yakubu, Abimbola Osarugue Obaseki-Adejumo and Jamilu…