Chief Eugene Eneh V. Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation & Ors (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, hereinafter referred to as the lower Court, delivered on the 26th January 2006 setting aside the interlocutory decision of the Enugu…

Bamidele Simeon V. The State (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. The appellant herein was charged before the High Court of Ondo State, sitting at Akure with a one count charge of murder contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code Cap.30 Vol. II Laws…

Peoples Democratic Party V. Independent National Electoral Commission & Ors (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. The 2nd and 3rd respondents are members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Both of them contested the party primaries to enable the party choose its candidate for the Ughelli South Constituency in the Delta State…

Mrs Uchechi Nwachukwu V. Henry Nwachukwu & Anor (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, C.J.N. This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Holden at Owerri, in appeal No. CA/OW/123/2009 delivered on the 10th day of January, 2013 in which the Court set aside the Ruling of the…

Colonel P. Y. Awusa V. Nigerian Army (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.S.C. The Appellant, who was at the Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration [NASFA], failed to join his unit from 21/2/2008 to 2/2/2010, and a General Court Martial [GCM] was convened by then Chief of Army Staff, Lt.…

Danjuma Rabe V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO, J.S.C. The Appellant was arrested on 21st March, 2012 for being in possession of dried weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp (Cannabis Sativa). The weeds weighed 4.4 kg in total. After preliminary investigations and laboratory analysis of the substance, which…

Destra Investments Limited V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria & Anor (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C. The appellant and 2nd respondent were arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in Charge No. FHC/ABJ/CR/05/2016 for the offences of Money Laundering contrary to Sections 1, 15(2)(d)(6) and 17(b) of the Money…

Felix Okpako V. The State (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C. The accused/appellant was arraigned before the High Court of Justice Delta State, lsiokolo Judicial Division on a 1 count charge of murder punishable under Section 319(1) of the Criminal Code Cap. 48 Volume II, Laws of the defunct Bendel State…

Kehinde Olude V. The State (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C. The appellant herein was arraigned before the High Court of Lagos State for the offence of the murder of the deceased, R. A. Adisa. One Julius Adeniran Adeloye was charged with him. The Charge was subsequently, amended. In the amended…

Temple Nwankwoala V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division, upholding the conviction of the appellant by a Benin City High Court on three counts under the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.…