Onokor V. State (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading judgment) This appeal is against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal Benin Division, delivered on the 13th day of December, 2016, affirming the conviction and sentence to death by hanging of the Appellant by the High…

SPDC (NIG) LTD v. Oruambo & Ors (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT ABDU ABOKI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This appeal is against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, delivered on the 13th January, 2011. By a Writ of Summons, dated and filed on the 8th of…

Ibrahim & Ors v. Akinrinsola (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division Coram: Bode Rhodes-Vivour JCA (as he then was), Paul A. Galinje JCA (as he then was) and Hussein Mukhtar…

SPDC (Nig) Ltd & Anor v. Torchi & Ors (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT ADAMU JAURO, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Ruling) The application herein is dated 15th June, 2022 and filed on 17th June, 2022 and brought pursuant to Section 233(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999…

Besong v. Ochinke & Ors (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT ADAMU JAURO, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This appeal challenges the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Calabar Division, delivered on 21st October, 2022 in appeal No. CA/C/288/2022 wherein the Court struck out the Appellant’s suit before the Federal High Court,…

Waziri v. P.D.P. (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) The appellant herein is a native of Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State and a member of the 1st respondent, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He indicated his interest to contest the…

Edevie v. Orohwedor & Ors (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Abuja Judicial Division, delivered on the 29th day of August 2022 in appeal number CA/ABJ/CV/778/2022. Just by way of summary of facts grounding…

Nwite v. PDP & Ors (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) The Appellant, along with the 3rd Respondent and other aspirants, contested, won and was declared the winner of the 1st Respondent’s re-scheduled primary election conducted on the 4th June, 2022, for the selection/election…

Centre for Oil Pollution Watch v. NNPC (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) At the Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division, (hereinafter, simply, called “the trial Court”), the appellant in this appeal, (as plaintiff), in an admiralty in personal action, claimed against the respondent…

Inakoju & Ors v. Adeleke & Ors (2007) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT NIKI TOBI, J.S.C. (Delivering the LeadingJudgment) On 7th December, 2006, I dismissedthis appeal and I indicated that I willgive myreasons on 12th January, 2007. I will do so here.Senator Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, the partyinterested and 3rd respondentbecame theGovernor of…