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Category: Supreme Court

Aina Osanyanbi & Ors V. Okeowo Lasisi & Ors (2019) LLJR-SC

Aina Osanyanbi & Ors V. Okeowo Lasisi & Ors (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. The plaintiffs’, now Respondents sued the Defendants’, now Appellants’ before a Lagos High Court on a Writ of Summons filed on 4 October 1985 claiming: 3.Arrears of rent from 1959 to 1984 at the rate of N1.00 […]

Tony Chibueze Okolonwamu & Anor V. Mrs. Theresa Nkem Okolonwamu & Ors (2019) LLJR-SC

Tony Chibueze Okolonwamu & Anor V. Mrs. Theresa Nkem Okolonwamu & Ors (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.S.C. The Appellants, who claimed to be sons of Tony Nokwai Okolonwamu (deceased), challenged the validity of his Will, which favoured the first to seventh Respondents, at the Asaba High Court of Delta State. […]

Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited V. Greenbay Investment & Securities Limited (2019) LLJR-SC

Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited V. Greenbay Investment & Securities Limited (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, hereinafter referred to as the lower Court, in appeal No.CA/A/718/2016 delivered on 18th December 2017, setting aside the ruling of the […]

Rev. Fr. Silas C. Nweke V. The Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2019) LLJR-SC

Rev. Fr. Silas C. Nweke V. The Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. The Appellant alongside one Rev. Dr. E. C. Obiorah were arraigned at the Federal High Court Awka on offences bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence contrary to Sections 8(a),1(1) (b) and 3 of […]

Chief V. C. Obumseli & Anor V. Chinyelugo P. Uwakwe (2019) LLJR-SC

Chief V. C. Obumseli & Anor V. Chinyelugo P. Uwakwe (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division delivered on the 16th day of October, 2008 wherein the Court below upheld the decision of the learned trial Judge of […]

Abbey Mathew V. The State (2019) LLJR-SC

Abbey Mathew V. The State (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C.  This is an appeal against the judgment of the Benin Division of the Court of Appeal delivered on 12/12/ 2013 in appeal No:B/317C/2010 Coram: Ibrahim Mohammed Musa Saulawa, JCA; Ayobode Olujimi Lokulo-Sodipe, JCA; Tom Shaibu Yakubu, JCA. The appellant and two […]

Dame Patience Ibifaka Jonathan V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2019) LLJR-SC

Dame Patience Ibifaka Jonathan V. Federal Republic Of Nigeria (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C. On 26 April, 2017 the respondent filed an ex-parte application before the Federal High Court, Lagos in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/640/17 seeking an order of interim forfeiture of the sum of $5,842,316.66 (Five Million, Eight Hundred and […]

Ashakacem Plc V. Asharatul Mubashshurun Investment Limited (2019) LLJR-SC

Ashakacem Plc V. Asharatul Mubashshurun Investment Limited (2019) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division or Court below or Lower Court delivered on 28/1/2016 Coram: Umani Musa Abba-Aji, Habeeb Adewale Abiru and Amina Audu Wambai JJCA. The Court below […]