Skye Bank Plc V Chief Moses Bolanle Akinpelu (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report J.O. OGEBE J.S.C.  The respondent who was the plaintiff at the High Court sued the appellants as the defendants before the High Court of Justice Ibadan on the 31st of July 1999 seeking the following reliefs: The case of the respondent…

Bernard Amasike V. The Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission & Anor (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report M. MUKHTAR, J.S.C This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, which affirmed the decision of the Federal High Court Abuja. The plaintiff/applicant who is now the appellant in the appeal before…

First Bank Of Nigeria Plc. V. T.S.A. Industries Limited (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE, J.S.C. The appellant in this appeal, the First Bank of Nigeria Plc, was the defendant in Suit No. ID/9/98 while the respondent, T.S.A. Industries Limited, was the plaintiff. On the 23rd day of January, 2001, the High…

Federal Republic Of Nigeria V. Joe Brown Akubueze (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A. FABIYI, J.S.C. This an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division ( the court below) delivered on the 4th of March, 2003, setting aside the conviction and sentence of the respondent by the Miscellaneous Offences…

Imoniyame Holdings Ltd. V Oneb Enterprises Ltd (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report S. N. ONNOGHEN, J.S.C On the 13th day of January 2000, the respondents, as plaintiff, instituted Suit No. HK/3/2000 at the Akamkpa Division of the High Court of Cross River State under the Undefended List, claiming the following reliefs against the present…

Chief E. A. Oshesan V Okin Biscuits Limited (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, JSC The Appellant in this appeal was the plaintiff at the trial High Court of Justice of Kwara State sitting at Ilorin where he instituted his action against the Respondents in this appeal who were the Defendants at the…

Ireju Nwokidu And Ors V Mark Okanu (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O.O. ADEKEYE, JSC, This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division delivered on the 31st of October 2001. The judgment of the Court of Appeal upheld that of the High Court of Rivers State which dismissed…

Iliyasu Suberu V The State (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A. FABIYI: J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the court of appeal, Abuja Division (hereafter referred to as ‘the court below’) delivered on 30th April, 2009 which upheld the decision of Olusiyi, J. of the High Court of Justice, Okene, Kogi…

Danjuma Tanka V. Osita Echendu (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI, J.S.C. This action was commenced at the Suleja Judicial Division of the High Court of Niger State on or about the 10th of April, 1995 with the Appellant herein being the Plaintiff and the Respondent herein being the Defendant. The Appellant…

Hon Sani Sha’aban & Anor V. Alhaji Namadi Sambo & Ors (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, J.S.C. The 1st respondent has filed preliminary objection to the hearing of the appeals herein on a number of grounds the principle of which is that this court has no jurisdiction to entertain the appeals under…