Joseph Ifeta V. Shell Petroleum Development Company Of Nigeria Limited (2006) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.S.C. By a writ of summons dated 17-9-1996, the plaintiff instituted this action against the defendant for wrongful termination of employment. Pleadings were duly filed and later amended by the parties before the plaintiff’s claims came for hearing…

Chief L.L.B. Ogolo Vs Joseph T. Ogolo (2006) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Port Harcourt division of the Court of Appeal in Appeal No. CA/PH/65/98 delivered on 11th May, 2000 in which it reversed the ruling of the trial court refusing to set aside…

Standard (Nig) Engineering V Nigerian Bank For Commerce And Industry (2006) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGBUAGU, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division (hereinafter called the court below) delivered on 29th March, 2001, allowing the appeal by the defendant/respondent to it from the decision of the…

Iheanacho Ekpahuru Ideozu & Ors V Chief Frank Okpo Ochoma (2006) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report G.A. OGUNTADE, JSC This is an appeal from the judgment of the court below in which it allowed an appeal from the ruling of the High Court in suit No. AHC/22/91 which is still pending before the said High…

Alhaji Aransi Bello Okomalu Vs Chief Aminu Akinbode (2006) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report NIKI TOBI, JSC. The case of the plaintiff/appellant is as follows: He belongs to Okomalu family of Osegere. He is the Mogaji of the family. Oyoside Okomalu, a hunter and warrior, the ancestor of the plaintiff/appellant and founder of Osegere village…

D.S.P Godspower Nwankwoala & Ors Vs The State (2006) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report TABAI, J.S.C. This appeal is against the judgment of the Jos Division of the Court of Appeal on the 17th of March, 2005 which confirmed the conviction of the appellants by the Benue State High Court. The appellants, GODSPOWER NWANKWOALA (DSP)…

Cotecna International Limited Vs Ivory Merchant Bank Limited (2006) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report TOBI, J.S.C. Pagade Agricultural Processing Ind. Limited and Pagade Holding Limited, which I refer to as the Pagades, bought a crumb rubber processing machinery from Ivory Merchant Bank Limited for the purpose of equipping their crumb rubber manufacturing plant in Delta…

Bassey Akpan Archibong V. The State (2006) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSDAPHER, J.S.C. In the High Court of Justice of Akwa Ibom State in the Uyo Judicial Division, the appellant was arraigned, tried and convicted on an information containing one count charge to wit: murder, contrary to section 319(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap.…

S. A. I. Ossai V. Issac Wakwah & Ors (2006) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.S.C. The plaintiff who is now the appellant in this court by an originating summons dated 14/5/1992, instituted an action at the High Court of Justice, Rivers State Port Harcourt, against the defendants who are now the respondents. The…

Alhaja K. F. Ibiyeye V. A. A. Fojule & Ors (2006) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGUNTADE, J.S.C. The 1st respondent was the plaintiff at the Ilorin High Court of Kwara State where he instituted against the 2nd and 3rd respondents and appellant respectively as 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants, a suit claiming jointly and…