Mufutau Ajayi v. Securities And Exchange Commission (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The appellants case is that when he was in active service with African Petroleum Plc. and as its Finance and Accounts Manager, it was alleged that he authorized the issuance…

First Bank Of Nigeria Plc. v. Standard Polyplastic Industires Limited (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The respondents herein commenced an action at the High Court of Abia State (hereinafter, simply, referred to as the “trial court”). In the writ of summons, they sought…

Peter Nwaoboshi v. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC (Delivering the leading ruling) On 25-7-2022, the applicant herein filed a notice of appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 1-7-2022 in appeal No. CA/LAG/CR/988/2021 setting aside his acquittal and discharge…

Olom Adie v. The State (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 Calabar Division delivered on 5th February 2013 affirming the appellant’s conviction and sentence by the trial court of the offences…

Hon. Solomon Oluwaseyi Osho v. Mr. Adebiyi Adeleye (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The appellant and the 1st respondents were aspirants who participated in the 2nd respondents primary election conducted on the 26th May, 2022 and monitored by the 3rd respondent at the…

Ibrahim Sani v. Hon. Sani Umar Dan Galadima (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) On 6-6-2022 the 2nd respondent and appellant herein filed an originating summons and commenced suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/834/2022 at the Federal High Court sitting at Abuja challenging the eligibility or qualification…

Patrick Christopher Iwok v. Ekerete Etim Nyang (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Calabar Division summarily striking out the appellant’s appeal in appeal No. CA/C/119/2021. Just by way of summary of facts leading…

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (Nnpc) v. Olajire Alabi (2022) 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, Ibadan Division delivered on the 16th of February, 2006, Coram: Hon. Justice F.F. Tabai JCA, (as he then…

Mrs. Jemilat Folarin v. Mr. Farajdeen Ayodele Agusto (2023) 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, delivered on 14th June, 2005 in appeal No. CA/L/71/1998 wherein the court below dismissed the appeal…

Senator Ugochukwu Uba v. Valentine Ozigbo (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Awka Judicial Division, holden at Enugu and delivered on 3rd September, 2021 wherein the court below set aside the judgment…