Umaru Adamu V The State (2014) LLJR-SC
Umaru Adamu V The State (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C. The appellant had been sentenced to death by hanging until pronounced dead having been found culpable and convicted by the trial court in Sokoto on 29/02/2008 for slaughtering his step mother – Inno Adamu on the 25th August 2002. The said […]
Alhaji Isiyaku Yakubu V Alhaji Usman Jauroyel & Ors (2014) LLJR-SC
Alhaji Isiyaku Yakubu V Alhaji Usman Jauroyel & Ors (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the majority decision of the Court of Appeal, Jos Division (the court below) delivered on 27th day of January, 2005. Therein, the judgment of Gwam, J. of Adamawa State High Court, […]
Onyibor Anekwe Vs Mrs. Maria Nweke (2014) LLJR-SC
Onyibor Anekwe Vs Mrs. Maria Nweke (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C. The appeal before us is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division delivered on the 14th day of February, 2013 wherein their Lordships of that court in their wisdom dismissed the totality of the appellants’ appeal […]
Prince Tajudeen Olanrewaju V Sikiru Oyesomi & Ors (2014) LLJR-SC
Prince Tajudeen Olanrewaju V Sikiru Oyesomi & Ors (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal in appeal No. CA/I/56/901 delivered by the Ibadan Division of the Court on the 8th day of May, 2000 in which the Court dismissed […]
Sunkanmi Adebesin Vs The State (2014) LLJR-SC
Sunkanmi Adebesin Vs The State (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report NWALI SVLVESTER NGWUTA, J.S.C. Appellant was charged with, tried and convicted of, the offence of attempted robbery contrary to the provision of S.2 (1) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, 1990 (as amended). The Presiding Judge, Shoremi, J (as His Lordship then […]
Joseph Adelu V The State (2014) LLJR-SC
Joseph Adelu V The State (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SULEIMAN GALADIMA, JSC This is an appeal against the affirmation of the conviction and sentence to death of the Appellant by the Court of Appeal; Ibadan Division, in its judgment delivered on the 26th day of May, 2011. The basic facts of this case […]
Christopher Okwara Mbah V The State (2014) LLJR-SC
Christopher Okwara Mbah V The State (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report I.T. MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. The facts of the case before the trial court (High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja) are, as herein below stated, briefly: in the month of October, 2001, unknown gun men allegedly invaded the Abuja residence of […]
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (Nnpc) & Anor V. Chief Stephen Orhiowasele & Ors (2014) LLJR-SC
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (Nnpc) & Anor V. Chief Stephen Orhiowasele & Ors (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. The respondents as plaintiffs commenced their suit before an Effurun High Court Delta State, presided over by Omo Agege CJ (as he then was) claiming against the appellants (defendants) the sum of Twenty […]
S. A. Adeyefa & Ors V Bamgboye (2014) LLJR-SC
S. A. Adeyefa & Ors V Bamgboye (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report M.S. MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.S.C. It is clear that the Appellants were the plaintiffs in the High Court Ile-Ife who instituted the action against the Respondent herein. The plaintiffs now Appellants claimed the following reliefs in paragraph 38 of their statement of claim. a. […]
Dr. Umar Ardo V Admiral Murtala Nyako & Ors (2014) LLJR-SC
Dr. Umar Ardo V Admiral Murtala Nyako & Ors (2014) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C. The principal aim of the appellant in bringing this appeal is to persuade this Court to reverse itself on the decision regarding who an aspirant is in the following cases: (a) Lado vs CPC (2011) 18 […]