Fatai Olayinka V The State (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F.F. TABAI, J.S.C. At the High Court of Lagos State, the Appellant was tried and convicted on a three count charge of armed robbery under section 402(2)(a) of the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State and was sentenced to death by firing squad or…

Military Administrator [ekiti State] & Ors V Prince Benjamin Adeniyi Aladeyelu (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, JSC  This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Division delivered on the 29th of November, 2004 whereby the appeal to that court filed by the plaintiffs, the respondents herein, was…

Sokoto State Government Of Nigeria & 2 Ors V Kamdex Nigeria Limited (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, JSC The respondent in this appeal was the plaintiff at the trial Lagos State High Court of Justice where he instituted three suits, LD/3843/1999, LD/3844/1999 and LD/3846/1999, claiming various sums of money from the 1st…

Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-asari V Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report T. MUHAMMAD, J.S.C From the facts contained in the printed record of appeal placed before this court, the appellant Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, was a one time leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Front (NDSF) but now leader, Niger Delta Peoples…

Col. Nicholas Ayanru (Rtd) V Mandilas Limited (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.S.C Mr. Ekhator Ayanu who described himself as a professional driver, took out a writ of summons as a plaintiff in the High Court of Justice of Lagos State against Mandilas Limited as the defendant. In the writ of summons dated…

Aminu Mohammed & Anor V The State (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F.F. TABAI, J.S.C.  The Appellant and one other person were charged at the Lagos State High Court for conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder. The prosecution called five witnesses and tendered 6 Exhibits all of which were statements of witnesses and…

Yadis Nigeria Limited V Great Nigeria Insurance Company Limited (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report S. N. ONNOGHEN, J.S.C This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal holden at Lagos in appeal No. CA/L/390/99 delivered on 30th October, 2000 in which it dismissed the appeal of the appellant against the judgment…

Chief Sunday Ogunyade V Solomon Oluyemi Oshunkeye & Anor (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSDAPHER, J.S.C In the High Court of Justice of Lagos State, in the Ikeja Judicial Division and in suit No.ID/133/81 the first respondent herein as the plaintiff commenced these proceedings against the appellant as the defendant claiming in his writ…

Cyprain Peter Obusez & Anor. V. Mrs. Sylvia Teckia Obusez & Anor (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F. TABAI, J.S.C The action giving rise to this appeal was filed at the Ikeja Judicial Division of the High Court of Lagos State on or about the 24/5/91. The plaintiffs are the respondents in this appeal…

Oludotun Ogunbayo V The State (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F. OGBUAGU, J.S.C This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal, lbadan Division, (thereinafter called “the court below”), delivered on 2nd May, 2002 affirming the conviction and sentence of the appellant to seven (7) years imprisonment with hard labour with…