Suffolk Petroleum Services Ltd v. Mobil Producing (Nig) Unltd LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Ruling) This is a motion on notice brought pursuant to Order 2 Rule 28(1); Order 2(5) & 12(1) of the Supreme Court Rules 1985 and under the inherent jurisdiction of this…

A. I. C. LTD v. Technip & Ors (2023) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Ruling) The Appellant in this appeal, brought the motion on notice dated and filed on the 21st September, 2021 by which it seeks for the following reliefs:-“1. AN ORDER GRANTING LEAVE…

Ifeanyi v. Ogba & Ors (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) The Appellant had emerged as the winner of the 2nd Respondent’s 2023 Ebonyi State Gubernatorial Primary Election scheduled by the National Executive Committee and National Working Committee conducted on the 29th of May,…

Oyewo v. Shekoni & Ors (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT ABDU ABOKI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, delivered on the 5th day of May 2016. The facts leading to this appeal are that the Appellant, was Solicitor to…

Edun & Anor v. Governor of Delta State & Anor (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The present appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Benin Judicial Division, delivered on December 13th, 2015 in appeal No. CA/B/01/2015. By the judgment…

Ezerike V. State (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 Enugu Division delivered on the 1st day of June 2015. The Appellant in this appeal, Patrick Ezerike was arraigned before the High Court of Justice…

Olatayo v. State (2022) LLJR-SC 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, Akure division delivered on the 19th February, 2016 Coram. Mojeed Adekunle Owoade, Mohammed A. Dajuma, James Shehu Aribiyi (JJCA) which affirmed the…

Ebenezer V. State (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ekiti Division delivered on the 14th day of December, 2016 affirming the appellant’s conviction and death sentence for armed robbery by the High…

Pagade Chemicals Ltd & Ors V. N.D.I.C (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment): By an application by way of motion on notice dated and filed on 9th June, 2006 at the trial Court, the Appellants as defendants sought the following reliefs:- “1(a) AN ORDER…

Owolabi v. State (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This appeal No. SC.1042C/2019 was commenced on 26-3-2019 when the appellant herein filed a notice of appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 28-11-2018 in Appeal No. CA/AK/62C/2014 affirming the trial…