Darlington Eze Vs. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SIDI DAUDA BAGE, J.S.C. This Appeal is against the judgment of Court of Appeal, Abuja Division (the Court below), delivered on the 7th day of June 2013, upholding the Judgment of the High Court of Federal Capital territory, Abuja (the trial Court).…

Gerhard Huebner Vs. Aeronautical Industrial Engineering And Project Management Co. Ltd (Aiep/dana) (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report PAUL ADAMU GALINJE J.S.C. The Appellant herein was the plaintiff at the Kaduna State High Court (hereinafter to be referred to as the trial Court). At paragraph 19 of his statement of claim dated 17th of May,…

Okokon John Vs. The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBOKEKERE-EKUN, (JSC) The appellant in this appeal was charged before the High Court of Cross River State on a one count charge of manslaughter contrary to section 325 of the Criminal Code. He was alleged to have unlawfully killed one Miriam Sampson…

Osamede Abbey V. The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. On 21/11/2002, the appellant and three others were charged before the High Court of Edo State, sitting at Benin City (the trial Court) on a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery as follows: COUNT 1 That you Jude…

All Progressive Congress (Apc) Vs. Hon Danladi Idris Karfi (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report Chima Centus Nweze, JSC By their Motion on Notice, filed on February, 2016, Abdullahi Mohammed and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) implored this court for an “order … joining the applicants as the fourth and fifth respondents, respectively, as interested parties…

Hon. Fattma Rasaki Vs. Oladimeji Lateef Ajijola (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report Paul Adamu Galinje, JSC I have had the privilege of reading in draft, the judgment just delivered by my learned brother AMIRU SANUSI JSC and entirely I agree with the reasoning contained therein and the conclusion arrived thereat. From the proceedings of…

Hussaini Isa Zakirai Vs Salisu Dan Azumi Muhammad (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.S.C. This Appeal relates to a pre-election matter, and it turns substantially on the issue of service outside jurisdiction. The first Respondent filed an action by way of originating Summons against the Appellant and other Respondents at the…

Hadi Sule Vs. The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJEMBI EKO, JSC These are appeals against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, delivered on 8th May, 2015 in the appeal No. CA/A/586/2012. The Court of Appeal had in the judgment affirmed the conviction and sentence of the appellants by the…

Inec Vs. Chief Godwin Enasito (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report HON. JUSTICE S. D. BAGE, J.S.C This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division delivered on the 28th day of May, 2015 which affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court Warri suit No. FHC/WR/CS/59/2014, delivered on the 31st…

Abbas Muhammad Vs The State (2017) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.S.C. The Appellant was charged with the offence of culpable homicide punishable with death, and after a trial in which six witnesses had testified for the Prosecution, the Kano State High Court found him guilty as charged, and convicted and sentenced…