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James Chiokwe V. The State (2012) LLJR-SC

James Chiokwe V. The State (2012) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the Judgment of the court of Appeal delivered on the 16th day of November, 2004 upholding the conviction and sentence passed on the Appellant for the offence of murder contrary to Section 316 (1) and […]

Sunday Gbagbarigha V. Mr. Adikumo Toruemi & Anor (2012) LLJR-SC

Sunday Gbagbarigha V. Mr. Adikumo Toruemi & Anor (2012) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report BODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C.  The appellant, as plaintiff sued the respondents as defendants in a Kaima Customary Court Bayelsa State for- After hearing evidence from both sides the customary court entered judgment for the plaintiff as follows: (a) N800.00 (Eight hundred naira) […]

Chief J. S. Amadi & Ors V. Mr. Edmund Chukwu & Ors (2012) LLJR-SC

Chief J. S. Amadi & Ors V. Mr. Edmund Chukwu & Ors (2012) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C This is an application dated 2nd day of December, 2010 but filed on 3rd day of December, 2010. The Appellants are the Applicants seeking the following Orders: “1. An order staying execution of the […]

Oguejiofor Ilodigiwe V. The State (2012) LLJR-SC

Oguejiofor Ilodigiwe V. The State (2012) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHRISTOPHER MITCHEL CHUKWUMA-ENEH, J.S.C  This appeal filed by one Oguejiofor Ilodigiwe (appellant) is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Enugu Division (lower court) that has affirmed the judgment of the High court of the Anambra Judicial Division holden at Otuocha, (trial court […]

Nigerian Ports Plc V. Beecham Pharmaceutical Pte Ltd & Anor (2012) LLJR-SC

Nigerian Ports Plc V. Beecham Pharmaceutical Pte Ltd & Anor (2012) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA, J.S.C.  This appeal is brought against the judgment of the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal in which the lower Court affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos presided over by Jinadu, J. […]

Purification Technique Nig. Ltd. & Ors. V. Rufai Jubril & Ors (2012) LLJR-SC

Purification Technique Nig. Ltd. & Ors. V. Rufai Jubril & Ors (2012) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA, J.S.C. In the Writ of Summons issued at the High Court of Lagos State in the Ikeja Judicial Division on 29th day of February 1992, the 1st appellant was the plaintiff who claimed against the […]

Elder O. O. Okereke V. Kalu James (2012) LLJR-SC

Elder O. O. Okereke V. Kalu James (2012) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report BODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C.  The proceedings from which this appeal arose commenced in an Abia State Customary court presided over by three lay members. In that court the charge against the respondent read: That you Kalu James of Obiene Ututu in the Customary […]

Effiong Odiong Mkpinang & Ors. V. Chief Effion Ndem & Ors (2012) LLJR-SC

Effiong Odiong Mkpinang & Ors. V. Chief Effion Ndem & Ors (2012) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C This appeal arose from the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Calabar Division which reversed the decision of Nkop CJ sitting at Akwa Ibom High Court Uyo and ordered a re-trial on the ground […]

Prof. Steve Torkuma Ugba & Ors V. Gabriel Torwua Suswam & Ors (2012) LLJR-SC

Prof. Steve Torkuma Ugba & Ors V. Gabriel Torwua Suswam & Ors (2012) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLU ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. This appeal is against the judgment of the court of Appeal, Makurdi Judicial Division, (hereinafter called the court below), delivered on the 12th day of April, 2012 in an interlocutory appeal filed by the […]