Category: Supreme Court (NG)


  • Haruna v. State (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) The appellant herein was arraigned before the High Court of Kaduna State on a one-count charge of culpable homicide punishable with death contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code Law of Kaduna State, 1991.…

  • A. Dikko & Sons Ltd V. C.A.C (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Abuja Division delivered on Wednesday, the 18th day of June, 2014. Coram: Amiru Sanusi, JCA (as he then was). Abubakar…

  • A.G. Rivers State v. A.G. Federation & Anor (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This suit was initiated by writ of summons filed by the Plaintiff on the 30th day of December, 2020 pursuant to S. 232 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal…

  • Abiodun v. State (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This appeal No. SC.475/2013 was commenced on 24-4-2013 when the appellant herein filed a notice of appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 28-3-2013 in Appeal No. CA/A/246C/2013 concurring with the…

  • Agaba v. FRN (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) Sometimes in 2015, the EFCC carried out an investigation against the Appellant on a perpetrated fraud in Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency (NIMASA), which revealed that the Appellant, who was then the Executive Director…

  • Aladesae & Anor v. Adejuwon & Ors (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) The 1st and 2nd Respondents’ Suit No. HID/3/2003 before the High Court of Ekiti State, sitting at Ido-Ekiti (trial Court), against the Appellants and the other Respondents for declarations and injunction…

  • Amaechi v. Governor of Rivers State & Ors (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This appeal No. SC. 911/2017 was commenced on 7-8-2017 when the appellant herein filed a notice of appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 8-5-2017 in…

  • Amah v. State (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This Appeal is against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Judicial Division, delivered on the 19th day of December, 2014. In the said Judgment, the lower Court dismissed the Appellant’s appeal and affirmed…

  • Ammani v. Balarabe & Anor (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, Sokoto Division, delivered on 7th December, 2012 wherein it set aside the judgment of the High Court of Zamfara State, delivered…

  • Akande v. Jegede & ORS (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report – SUPREME COURT MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment) This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division delivered on 26th day of June, 2015 or Court below or lower Court, Coram: Joseph Shagbaor Ikyegh, Chinwe Eugenia lyizoba…