Michael Ankpegher V. The State (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, sitting at Makurdi delivered on 9th July, 2013 wherein the Court below affirmed the conviction and sentence of the Appellant for the offence of conspiracy to cause death…

E.B. Ukiri V. Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. This first motion was filed on the 10th March, 2017 wherein the appellant/applicant seeks an order of this Court setting the appeal for hearing on the appellant’s brief of argument alone, the respondent having willfully neglected to…

Joshua Durodola Alao V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKAAHS, J.S.C. This is a sister appeal with SC.991/2015 – Dr. Dayo Olagunju v. Federal Republic of Nigeria. The judgment in that appeal was delivered a short while ago. This appeal is being handled by the same Counsel. The…

Mohammed Sarki Fulani M V. The State (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.S.C. The Appellant herein was arraigned before the Kogi State High Court on a one count charge of culpable homicide punishable with death contrary to Section 221(b) of the Penal Code. In order to prove its case, the prosecution…

Rev. Segun Ademola Alli V. National Universities Commission & Anor (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. The applicant, Rev. Segun Ademola Alli by motion on notice filed on 31/3/2016 praying the Court for the following orders: – The grounds upon which this application is based are set down hereunder, viz:- The…

Ibrahim Kamila V. The State (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMIRU SANUSI, J.S.C. This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos division (“The lower Court” for short) delivered on the 16th day of May, 2014 which affirmed the judgment of the Lagos State High Court [Trial Court) delivered on 13th…

Charles Umezinne V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C.  At the Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division, the appellant, [as accused person], was charged with sundry offences under the Counterfeit and Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, Cap 34 Laws of the Federation of…

Statoil Nigeria Limited V. Inducon Nigeria Limited & Anor (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. This is an interlocutory appeal by the appellants against the Ruling of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division (the Court below herein), delivered on the 12th of March, 2012 in Appeal No. CA/L/284/2011, between the parties…

Zimiro Emejuru & Anor V. Obediah Abraham & Ors (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.S.C. The Appellants herein, who were the plaintiffs at the High Court of Rivers State in their writ of summons dated 22nd of January, 1992 and their statement of claim dated 23rd day of November, 2001, claimed…

Brigadier General James Omebije Abdullahi V. Nigerian Army & Ors (2018) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.S.C. This Application for substitution raises a novel issue of whether Applicants can be substituted for the deceased Appellant, who had a pending criminal appeal, before his death on 22/10/2014. The Applicants acknowledge that the general…