Ethiopian Airlines v. Polaris Bank Limited & Ors (2025) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT OBANDE FESTUS OGBUINYA, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This appeal interrogates the rightness of the decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division (hereinafter addressed as “the lower court”), Coram Judice: Isa Ayo Salami, Raphael C. Agbo and…

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation v. Fung Tai Engineering Company Limited (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) Pursuant to an arbitration clause in the contract between the appellant and the respondent, a dispute arising therefrom was referred to arbitration by the respondent, which was resolved…

Sylvester Nosike Ubazi v. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2025) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Owerri Division delivered on 29th November, 2018 overturning the decision of the trial court which had upheld the…

Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (Provisional Liquidator Of Fortune International Bank In Liquidation) v. Cowrie Business Solutions Limited & Ors (2025) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY, JSC (Delivering the leading ruling) This ruling is in respect of an application filed by the 1st respondent/applicant herein, to wit: Nigeria Deposit Insurance…

Chief Victor Ike Oye v. Otunba Kamaru Lateef Odidan & Ors (2024) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) On the 14th day of October, 2021, this court in appeal No: SC/CV/687/2021 – Chief Jude Okeke v. All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), delivered a judgment which…

Homan Engineering Company Ltd v. Ugobecks Worldwide Solution Ltd & Ors (2025) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This appeal is against the decision of the Court of Appeal sitting in its Port Harcourt Judicial Division contained in a ruling delivered on the 7th…

Chief Ujile D. Ngere & Ors v. Chief Job William Okuruket ”xiv” & Ors (2023) 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 holden at Port Harcourt in appeal No. CA/PH/240/2007, delivered on the 1st…

Isioma Okejere v. The State (2025) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT MOORE ASEIMO ABRAHAM ADUMEIN, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) The appellant was arraigned before the High Court of Delta State, holden at Agbor, and charged with the following offences: Statement of offence: Count 1 Conspiracy to commit armed robbery, punishable under…

Haruna S. Usman v. Nigerian Unity Line Plc. (2025) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division, delivered on the 7th day of May, 2013 in appeal number CA/K/261/2007. In brief, the appellant in this…

Afribank Nigeria Plc (Suing Through And By The 2nd – 5th Plaintiffs) & Ors v. Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation & Ors (2025) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME, JSC (Delivering the leading judgment) This appeal challenges the judgment rendered by the Court of Appeal (hereinafter referred to as “the lower…