Bisi V. State (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Ibadan Division or Court below or lower Court; Coram: Modupe Fashanmi, Nonyerem Okoronkwo and Haruna Simon Tsammani JJCA, who delivered the judgment on the 16th February, 2018 affirming the decision…

Bime Ventures Ltd V. Linpak (Nig) Ltd (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.S.C.  In the judgment delivered on 8th of May, 2009 by the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division (Court below) in the Appellant’s appeal, it, among others, ordered that:- “(3) The Deputy Sheriff of the High Court of Lagos State…

Bank Of Industry Ltd. V. Obeya (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.S.C.  This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Abuja Division delivered 14th August 2020 Coram: Peter Olabisi Ige, Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, Yargatar Byenchi Nimpar (JJCA) which set aside the decision of the High Court of…

Backbone Connectivity Network (Nig.) Ltd & Ors V. Backbone Tech Network Inc & Ors (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. At the Federal High Court, holden at Abuja, [hereinafter, simply, referred to as “the trial Court”], the respondents in this appeal, (as plaintiffs), commenced an action against the first – seventeenth…

Ogbuji & Anor V. Amadi (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. This dispute between the parties in this appeal commenced at the Customary Court of Imo State sitting at Ohoba in the Ohaji District in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area. By their claim dated 30th December 1991, the respondent and one…

Ogboka V. State (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, J.S.C.  The present appeal is consequent upon the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division, delivered on May 19th, 2016 in appeal No. CA/A/683C/2013. By the judgment in question, the Court below dismissed the Appellant’s appeal against the judgment of…

Oboh & Anor V. Nigeria Football League Ltd & Ors (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO, J.S.C.  On 9th July, 2013, at the suit of the named Appellants (as Claimants) at the High Court of Lagos State (Coram: O. A. Adefope-Okojie, J) “judgment as per the award of the Tax Master given on…

O’bau Engineering Ltd V. Almasol (Nig.) Ltd (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report ABDU ABOKI, J.S.C.  This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, sitting at Lagos, delivered on the 10th of December, 2012. The Appellant, as Plaintiff, commenced this suit at the trial High Court of Lagos State, against the Respondent,…

Obasanjo & Anor V. Wuro Bogga (Nig) Ltd & Ors (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report ADAMU JAURO, J.S.C.  This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division setting aside the ruling of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory which dismissed the 1st and 2nd Respondents’ suit for…

Obaro V. State (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. At the High Court of Ondo State, Akure Judicial Division, (hereinafter simply referred to as “the trial Court”), the appellant, (as an accused person), was arraigned upon a two-count charge of kidnapping and murder contrary to and punishable under Sections 3 of…