Mr. Emmanuel Nnamdi Nnakwe V. The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C. The case in this appeal is on all fours with the sister case in Appeal No.SC.254/2007 as it is predicated on the same set of facts, proceedings are in the same trial and resulting the ruling from whence…

Emmanuel Ikeaja Mpama V. First Bank Of Nigeria Plc (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Port Harcourt Division delivered on the 29th November, 2001 which allowed the appeal from the judgment of Njiribeako, J. of the Umuahia High Court…

Alhaji Oseni Olaniyan & Ors V. Chief Mrs. E. T. Fatoki (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. The Respondent in this appeal being the administratrix of the estate of her late husband, Chief Mr. A Fatoki, instituted suit No. HOS/33/95 at the Osun State High Court, herein-after referred to as the…

Major Muritala Gbadamosi (Rtd) & Ors. V. H.r.h. Oba Tijani Adetunji Akinloye & Ors (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C. The issue in this appeal is whether the respondents who had earlier sold a portion of land vide a registered conveyance to the appellants can turn round to claim ownership of…

Fiicharles Organ & Ors V. Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited & Anor (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. The appellants herein as plaintiffs at the Rivers State High Court, hereinafter referred to as the trial court, took out an originating summons against the respondents as the defendants seeking the determination of…

Chief Rex Kola Olawoye V. Engineer Raphael Jimoh & Ors (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Division, hereinafter called the Court below delivered on 10th December, 2002. Before the trial High Court of Kwara State in the Omu-Aran Judicial…

Corporal Livinus Ugwu V. The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLU ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division, hereinafter referred to as the court below, delivered on the 4th April, 2008, Coram:- Ibiyeye, Alagoa and Shoremi, JJCA. The court below had substituted the conviction…

Dele Fagoriola V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAH MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.S.C. The appellant, Dele Fagoriola, was arraigned before the High Court of Justice sitting at Akure, Ondo State, on the complaint of the Independent corrupt practices and other Related offences commission (I.C.P.C) on a nine (9) count charge under…

Usman Maigari V. The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the Court of Appeal, Sokoto Judicial Division, coram: M. D. Muhammed, A. O. Belgore, M. A. Oredola J.C.A. The appellant was arraigned before the Sokoto State High Court holden at Sokoto presided over by Abbas…

Hakeem Fatai V. The State (2013) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAHI MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.S.C The appellant and one Dare Jimoh were arraigned before the High Court of Justice Ogun State sitting at Ijebu-Ode on a two-count-charge of conspiracy to commit murder and murder contrary to Sections 324 and 319 (1) of the Criminal Code…