Miss Bunmi Omotoye V. Abc (Transport Co.) Ltd (2009) LLJR-CA

Miss Bunmi Omotoye V. Abc (Transport Co.) Ltd (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.C.A. By writ of summons and statement of claim filed on 23/1/01 before the High Court of Rivers State, in the Port Harcourt Judicial Division, the appellant (as plaintiff) sought the following reliefs against the respondent: a. A […]

Jimoh Salawu V. The State (2009) LLJR-CA

Jimoh Salawu V. The State (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ABDU ABOKI, J.C.A. This Appeal is against the decision of H. A. Olusiyi J. of the High Court of Justice Kogi State sitting at Okene delivered on the 24th day of June, 2008. The fact of the case as presented by the Prosecution witnesses who […]

Attah Idih V. Ben Uteno (2009) LLJR-CA

Attah Idih V. Ben Uteno (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OYEBISI . F. OMOLEYE, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Kogi State coram Hussaini and Ajileye JJ, sitting at Anyigha in its appellate jurisdiction over the ruling of the Upper Area Court, Anyigba in the suit in which […]

Oniwara B. Ibrahim V. Ishola Balogun Fulani & Ors. (2009) LLJR-CA

Oniwara B. Ibrahim V. Ishola Balogun Fulani & Ors. (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.C.A The appellant herein was the petitioner at the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal, Ilorin, Kwara State [hereinafter referred to as the lower tribunal). He was, equally, a candidate in the election which the third-fifth respondents […]

Christopher John Jaja & Ors V. George Peterside & Ors (2009) LLJR-CA

Christopher John Jaja & Ors V. George Peterside & Ors (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report JAFARU MIKA’ILU, J.C.A. At the trial court the case of the appellant as plaintiff is that between 1st day of September to October 1999, the 1st Respondent as defendant entered into the appellant’s land drove away plaintiff’s tenants, destroyed economic […]

Chief Christopher I. Monkom & Ors V. Augustine Odili (2009) LLJR-CA

Chief Christopher I. Monkom & Ors V. Augustine Odili (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report JEAN OMOKRI, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of O. I. Itam, J of the High Court of Cross River State sitting at Ogoja in Suit No: HJ/55/2007 delivered on 15/3/2006.The respondent, as plaintiff instituted proceedings against the appellants, […]

Alfa Ramoni Womiloju V. Madam Abosede Kiki & Anor. (2009) LLJR-CA

Alfa Ramoni Womiloju V. Madam Abosede Kiki & Anor. (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MODUPE FASANMI, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Justice, Ota, Ogun State delivered on the 6th of June 2003. Briefly by a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim dated the 16th of March […]

Akpan Sunday Udo & Anor V. Monday Isaiah Akpan & Anor (2009) LLJR-CA

Akpan Sunday Udo & Anor V. Monday Isaiah Akpan & Anor (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report JAFARU MIKA’ILU, J.C.A. In this matter the respondents as plaintiffs sued the appellants at the District Court of Ukpam Okon in Ikot Abasi for a declaration of customary right of occupancy over one parcel of land known and called […]

Addax Petroleum Development (Nig) Ltd. V. Chief J. L. E. Duke (2009) LLJR-CA

Addax Petroleum Development (Nig) Ltd. V. Chief J. L. E. Duke (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report JEAN OMOKRI, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of Hon. Justice S. M. Anjor, of the High Court of Cross River State, holden at Calabar, delivered in Suit NO.HC/65/2001 on the 4/5/2007. The facts of the case […]

Olugbenga Amodu V. The State (2009) LLJR-CA

Olugbenga Amodu V. The State (2009) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, J.C.A. The Appellant was arraigned before High Court Idah, Kogi State on 3rd July, 2003 on a two count charge of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery contrary to Sections 97(1) and 298 of the Penal Code. The Appellant was on the […]