Stanley Aniete Udo v. The State (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The appellant was charged before the High Court of Cross River State, Calabar Judicial Division on a one count information for armed robbery contrary to section 1(2) (a) of the Robbery…

Hajia Aisha Kamariam Monguno v. Bluewhales & Company & Ors (2023) IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The instant appeal is a natural fall-out of the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division, delivered on May 13th, 2010 in appeal No. CA/A/227/2009. By the judgment in question, the court below…

Gbenga Ojo v. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The appellant, being the Vice Chairman of the Akure North Local Government Council, was made the Chairman of the Planning Committee set up by the then Chairman of Akure North…

Dr. Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi v. Hon. Sani Bawa Argungu (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) By way of originating summons, filed on June 17, 2022, the first respondent, commenced the suit, an action at the trial court. Before the trial court, the first respondent…

Jafaru Yusuf v. Kano State (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, JSC (Delivering leading judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division Coram: Dalhatu Adamu, I.G. Mbaba, Habeeb A. Abiru, JJCA; which affirmed the conviction and sentence of the appellant by the…

Abang Pius Besong v. Attah Ochinke & Ors (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT ADAMU JAURO, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This appeal challenges the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Calabar Division, delivered on 21st October, 2022 in appeal No. CA/C/288/2022 wherein the court struck out the appellant’s suit before the…

Chief David Kente v. Senator Emmanuel Bwacha & Ors (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Yola Division, delivered on 24th November, 2022 setting aside the judgment of the trial High Court,…

A.G. of Kaduna State & Ors. vs A.G. of Federation & Ors. (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) On 26-10-2022, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria by Press Remarks during a special press briefing at the Central Bank of Nigeria announced that the President…

Chief Emmanuel Obasan v. Mojidi Abudu (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Ibadan Division delivered on 30th March, 2006 allowing the appeal of the appellants on the ground that the judgment…

Veepee Industries Limited v. Ocean Fisheries (Nigeria) Limited (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT ADAMU JAURO, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division, in appeal No. CA/I/141/2005 delivered on 5th May, 2008, wherein the lower court declared the judgment of the…