Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation Vs Central Bank Of Nigeria (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWAIFO, JSC The plaintiff/respondent was granted a banking licence dated 10 June, 1988 by the first defendant. By a Statutory Instrument [S.I.6 of 1995] dated 29 June, 1995, the first defendant with the approval of the Head of State revoked…

Segun Balogun Vs Attorney-general Of Ogun State (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWAIFO, JSC  The appellant was arraigned on a two count charge at the Ogun State Robbery and Firearms Tribuna1 under the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act (Cap.398) Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 (the Act). The first count was conspiracy…

Alex O. Onwuchekwa V. Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. AYOOLA, J.S.C. The appellant, Alex O. Onwuchekwa, has appealed to this court from the decision of the Court of Appeal (Tobi and Ubaezonu, JJCA, Akpabio, JCA, dissenting) whereby the appeal of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (Liquidator of Cooperative &…

Dr. O.o. Sofolahan V. Chief Mrs. L. I. Fowler (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A. I. KASTINA-ALU, JSC.  This appeal is from a judgment of the Court of Appeal (Abuja Division) delivered on the 24th day of April, 1997. The lower court reduced the amount of N100,000.00 general damages awarded against the Appellant to…

Mohammed Sani Abacha Vs The State (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report E. O. AYOOLA, JSC. This is an application by Mohammed Sanni Abacha (“the applicant”) for an order admitting him to bail pending the determination of an appeal now pending before this court. The appeal has been made fixed for hearing made by the…

Jerome Akpan V. The State (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report I. KATSINA-ALU, J.S.C. The appellants were convicted at Umuahia High Court of the murder of Sampson Etim on November 30, 1990 and sentenced to death. The case for the prosecution was that on April 22, 1988 the deceased, his wife Alice Sampson (P.W 2)…

Attorney-general Anambra State V. Ephraim Okeke (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report E. O. AYOOLA, J.S.C.  This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal [Achike, Ejiwunmi and Tobi, JJ.C.A (as they then were)] committing the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th appellants (referred to in this judgment as “defendants”) to prison…

National Electric Power Authority V. Mr. B. Edegbero & Ors (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report E. OGUNDARE, J.S.C. The main issue arising in this appeal is as to whether the High Court of Niger State had jurisdiction to hear and determine the action which was brought before it by the plaintiffs, in view of…

Mr. Marvin Faithful Awara & Ors V. Alaye Alalibo & Ors (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.S.C. The appellants were defendants to an action instituted against them and their community by the respondents, as plaintiffs in the High Court of Rivers State, holden at Degema. In the suit the respondents’ claim is as…

The Federal Government Of Nigeria & Ors. V. Zebra Energy Limited (2002) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report E.O. OGWUEGBU, JSC. On the 15th of February, 2002, this Court delivered judgment in the above appeal. The plaintiff/appellant’s appeal was dismissed by the majority judgment. On the 20th February, 2002, the appellants brought a motion on notice…