2018 JUDGMENTS OF THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEAL OF NIGERIA
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2018 JUDGMENTS OF THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEAL OF NIGERIA
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| TITLE | COURT | CITATION |
| A. A. ATTA NIGERIA LIMITED V. CONOIL PLC | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/K/88/2017 3PLR/2018/1 (CA) |
| ABOLURIN V. GOVERNOR OF KWARA STATE & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/IL/101/2015 3PLR/2018/2 (CA) |
| ABUA V. OLIM | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/C/401/2014 3PLR/2018/3 (CA) |
| ABUA V. OLIM | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/C/401/2014 3PLR/2018/3 (CA) |
| ADELEY-ONI V. AKANDE | HIGH COURT | HAD/49/2016 3PLR/2018/4 (HAD) |
| ADENIRAN & ANOR V. IBRAHIM & ORS | SUPREME COURT | SC.516/2012(R) 3PLR/2018/5 (SC) |
| ADEREMI V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/IB/226C/2017 3PLR/2018/6 (CA) |
| AJUMOBI V. STATE | SUPREME COURT | SC. 515/2014 3PLR/2018/7 (SC) |
| AKINGBOLA & ANOR V. IGBE & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/B/392/2008 3PLR/2018/8 (CA) |
| ALARAPON & ORS V. PEOPLES REDEMPTION PARTY & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/AK/172M/2017(R) 3PLR/2018/9 (CA) |
| ALLI V. NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION & ANOR | SUPREME COURT | SC.642/2013(R) 3PLR/2018/10 (SC) |
| ALOGUNEBI V. THE STATE | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/IB/364C/2016 3PLR/2018/11 (CA) |
| AMARAN V. VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/471/2017 3PLR/2018/12 (CA) |
| AMBER RESOURCE NIGERIA LIMITED V. CENTURY ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/269/2015 3PLR/2018/13 (CA) |
| AMEDE V. U.B.A. PLC | SUPREME COURT | SC.346/2008 3PLR/2018/14 (SC) |
| ANIELO & ANOR V. MADUBIA & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/155/2016 3PLR/2018/15 (CA) |
| ANYA V. ANYA | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/OW/299M/2016(R) 3PLR/2018/16 (CA) |
| ASINOBI & ANOR V. NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/OW/319M/2017(R) 3PLR/2018/17 (CA) |
| AWARITEFE V. OGBOGHODO | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/B/182/2008 3PLR/2018/18 (CA) |
| AWOLOLA V. THE GOVERNOR OF EKITI STATE & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | SC.194/2008 3PLR/2018/19 (CA) |
| BAYAWO V. NATIONAL DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/A/150/M/2017 3PLR/2018/20 (CA) |
| BIKO & ANOR V. AMAECHI & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/OW/141/2014 3PLR/2018/21 (CA) |
| BRONWEN ENERGY TRADING LIMITED V. CRESCENT AFRICA GHANA LIMITED | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/486/2010 3PLR/2018/22 (CA) |
| CAVENDISH PETROLEUM NIGERIA LIMITED & ANOR V. DERIBE | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/609/2008 3PLR/2018/23 (CA) |
| CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA V. OSCKO PETROLEUM LIMITED & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/A/704/2016 3PLR/2018/24 (CA) |
| CHUKU V. KALIO | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/PH/206/2016 3PLR/2018/25 (CA) |
| CROSS COUNTRY LIMITED V. LADITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/B/209/2012 3PLR/2018/26 (CA) |
| DAHIRU V. THE STATE | SUPREME COURT | SC.468/2014 3PLR/2018/27 (SC) |
| DASUKI (RTD.) V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/A/159C/B/2017 3PLR/2018/28 (CA) |
| DASUKI V. DASUKI & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/S/161/2017 3PLR/2018/29 (CA) |
| DEKIT QUARRIES LIMITED & ORS V. ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION OF NIGERIA & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/IB/M392/2017(R) 3PLR/2018/30 (CA) |
| EBURUEKWE & ORS V. IBEABUCHI & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/323M/2013 3PLR/2018/31 (CA) |
| EDEH V. MAC-TINO NIGERIA LIMITED | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/A/321/2015 3PLR/2018/32 (CA) |
| ENEH V. NIGERIA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION & ORS | SUPREME COURT | SC.86/2006 3PLR/2018/33 (SC) |
| ESSEYIN V. THE STATE | SUPREME COURT | SC.371/2017 3PLR/2018/34 (SC) |
| EZE V. THE STATE | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/37C/2017 3PLR/2018/35 (CA) |
| FAYOSE V. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/IB/30/2017 3PLR/2018/36 (CA) |
| FIDELITY BANK OF NIGERIA PLC V. THE INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF PENTECOSTAL GRACE WINNERS MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/OW/210/2016 3PLR/2018/37 (CA) |
| FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC V. JACOB AGIDI NIGERIA LIMITED | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/B/224/2016 3PLR/2018/38 (CA) |
| GAMBARI V. FOLORUNSHO | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/IL/40/2017 3PLR/2018/39 (CA) |
| GODWIN OVILI MBAH V. OKWA OTONYE JOHNSON AKPA | COURT OF APPEAL | 3PLR/2018/40 (CA) |
| GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE & ORS V. OHAIGO NIGERIA LIMITED & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/280/2012 3PLR/2018/41 (CA) |
| GUBLA V. LAWUYI & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/J/309/2018 3PLR/2018/42 (CA) |
| HADEJIA V. LADAN & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/J/152/2014 3PLR/2018/43 (CA) |
| HAMANDA & ORS V. OJUEKUN | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/IL/85/2017 3PLR/2018/44 (CA) |
| HAMMAN & ORS V. YAKUBU PUR & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/J/354B/2017 3PLR/2018/45 (CA) |
| HEYDEN PETROLEUM LIMITED V. TOP LEADER SHIPPING INC | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/261/2016 3PLR/2018/46 (CA) |
| HEYDEN PETROLEUM LTD. V. PLANET MARITIME CO | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/877/2016 3PLR/2018/47 (CA) |
| IGBINOVIA & ANOR V. OTOTE | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/B/441/2014 3PLR/2018/48 (CA) |
| IGHEDO & ORS V. POWER HOLDING COMPANY NIGERIA PLC | SUPREME COURT | SC.151/2006 3PLR/2018/49 (SC) |
| IHEME V. CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/J/263/2017 3PLR/2018/50 (CA) |
| IHEMEREMADU & ORS V. OKPECHI & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/OW/50/2013 3PLR/2018/51 (CA) |
| IKUMONIHAN V. THE STATE | SUPREME COURT | SC.592/2013 3PLR/2018/52 (SC) |
| IMEH & ANOR V. OZOILO | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/90M/2014 3PLR/2018/53 (CA) |
| IMO RUBBER ESTATES LIMITED V. PAMOL NIGERIA LIMITED | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/C/216/2016 3PLR/2018/54 (CA) |
| IN RE ABDULLAHI | SUPREME COURT | SC.433/2010(R) 3PLR/2018/55 (SC) |
| IN RE IDO-OSI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA | HIGH COURT | HAD/49/2016 HAD/25M/2018 3PLR/2018/56 (HAD) |
| INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF ASSOCIATION OF HOUSE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS, ABA NGWA & ORS V. HON. CHIEF JUDGE OF ABIA STATE & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/OW/199/2016 3PLR/2018/57 (CA) |
| INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA V. RIOK NIGERIA LIMITED & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/A/482/2017 3PLR/2018/58 (CA) |
| INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF NIGERIAN GOVERNORS FORUM & ANOR V. RIOK NIGERIA LIMITED & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/A/558/2017 3PLR/2018/59 (CA) |
| INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF VOICE OF THE LAST DAYS MINISTRY & ORS V. UDENWA & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/OW/434M/2017(R) 3PLR/2018/60 (CA) |
| INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION & ANOR V. ASUQUO & ORS | SUPREME COURT | SC.311/2014 3PLR/2018/61 (CA) |
| ISHMAEL & ORS V. UKAEGBU | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/OW/250/2016 3PLR/2018/62 (CA) |
| ITEOGU V. LEGAL PRACTITIONERS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE | SUPREME COURT | SC.190/2006(R) 3PLR/2018/63 (SC) |
| JIMOH V. THE HON. MINISTER FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY & ORS (2) | SUPREME COURT | SC.422/2016(R) 3PLR/2018/64 (SC) |
| JIMOH V. THE HON. MINISTER FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY & ORS | SUPREME COURT | SC.422/2016(R) 3PLR/2018/65 (SC) |
| JOKAS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED V. UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/368/2015 3PLR/2018/66 (CA) |
| JOSCO AG. GLOBAL RESOURCES LIMITED & ANOR V. ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION OF NIGERIA | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/J/77/2017 3PLR/2018/67 (CA) |
| KAJAWA V. THE STATE | SUPREME COURT | SC.744/2013 3PLR/2018/68 (SC) |
| KASSIM V. ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/K/413/2016 3PLR/2018/69 (CA) |
| KERO & ANOR V. ABBORI PETROLEUM NIGERIA LIMITED & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/K/526/2016 3PLR/2018/70 (CA) |
| KOWE & ORS V. ADEKOKIKI | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/AK/81/2012 3PLR/2018/71 (CA) |
| KUBURI INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY LIMITED & ANOR V. MUSTI & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/J/24/2014 3PLR/2018/72 (CA) |
| MADUBIA & ORS V. ANIELO & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/240/2014 3PLR/2018/73 (CA) |
| MAFULUL & ORS V. BITRUS TAKWEN & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/J/142/2010 3PLR/2018/74 (CA) |
| MAJOR GENERAL KAYODE ONI (RTD) & ORS V. GOVERNOR OF EKITI STATE & ANOR | SUPREME COURT | SC.622/2015 3PLR/2018/75 (SC) |
| MAMMAN & ANOR V. MALLAM & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/J/318/2017 3PLR/2018/76 (CA) |
| MAXWELL ARINZE CHIDOLUE V. MARTIN OGBUNEBE & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/369/2014 3PLR/2018/77 (CA) |
| MENDRICK V THE STATE OF LAGOS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/1424C/2016 3PLR/2018/78 (CA) |
| MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, KATSINA STATE V. GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC & ANOR MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, KATSINA STATE V. GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/K/107/2016 3PLR/2018/79 (CA) |
| MMAJU & ANOR V. IKWUKA | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/33/2017 3PLR/2018/80 (CA) |
| MOHAMMED V. ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/J/244/2019 3PLR/2018/81 (CA) |
| MOHAMMED V. KANO STATE | SUPREME COURT | SC.801/2015 3PLR/2018/82 (SC) |
| MUSA V. IBRAHIM & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/K/31/2017 3PLR/2018/83 (CA) |
| NATIONAL INSURANCE COMMISSION V. PRUDENTIAL UNION ASSURANCE PLC | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/237/2009 3PLR/2018/84 (CA) |
| NGENE V. OKOH & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/260/2012 3PLR/2018/85 (CA) |
| NIGERDOCK NIGERIA PLC V. BOLAN-AG NIGERIA PLC & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/517/16 3PLR/2018/86 (CA) |
| NIGERIA BOTTLING COMPANY LIMITED V. PAULLY JOE & CO. (NIGERIA) LIMITED | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/K/16/2018 3PLR/2018/87 (CA) |
| NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION V. NWODO & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/789/2013 3PLR/2018/88 (CA) |
| NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY V. SAMA & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/C/03/2017 3PLR/2018/89 (CA) |
| NIKAGBATE V. OPAYE & ANOR | SUPREME COURT | SC.225/2010 3PLR/2018/90 (SC) |
| NOEKOER V. EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF PLATEAU STATE & ORS | SUPREME COURT | SC.562/2015 3PLR/2018/91 (SC) |
| NWANCHOR & ANOR V. AMIARA & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/02M/2013 3PLR/2018/92 (CA) |
| NWATU & ORS V. UNIC INSURANCE PLC | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/206/2012 3PLR/2018/93 (CA) |
| OBIDIGWE V. THE STATE | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/J/329C/2013 3PLR/2018/94 (CA) |
| ODIBO V. FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/240/2011 3PLR/2018/95 (CA) |
| OGBUESHI P.C. IKEMEFUNA & ORS V. OBIORA ILONDIOR & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/B/148/2008 3PLR/2018/96 (CA) |
| OJO LOCAL GOVERNMENT V. ELILE & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/1021/2015 3PLR/2018/97 (CA) |
| OKAFOR (SAN) V. ADEBAYO & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/490/2013 3PLR/2018/98 (CA) |
| OKAM & ORS V. IGWE & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/OW/267/2014 3PLR/2018/99 (CA) |
| OKEKE V. FEDERAL BOARD OF INLAND REVENUE & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/A/129/2016 3PLR/2018/100 (CA) |
| OKEKE V. THE STATE | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/79C/2017 3PLR/2018/101 (CA) |
| OKEKE V. UGOKWE & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/A/653/2011 3PLR/2018/102 (CA) |
| OKWARA V. OKWARA | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/J/301/2016 3PLR/2018/103 (CA) |
| ONI V. FAYEMI & ORS | SUPREME COURT | SC.205/2019 3PLR/2018/104 (SC) |
| ONWUAKPA & ORS V. ONYEAMA & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/127/2016 3PLR/2018/105 (CA) |
| OPEYEMI V. THE STATE | SUPREME COURT | SC.184/2015 3PLR/2018/106 (CA) |
| ORIENT PHOTO NIGERIA LTD V. ECO BANK PLC | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/411/2013 3PLR/2018/107 (CA) |
| OSAREREN V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA | SUPREME COURT | SC.670/2014 3PLR/2018/108 (SC) |
| OTU & ANOR V. PASTOR ELISHA JOHN OTU & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/C/61/2014 3PLR/2018/109 (CA) |
| PDP V. CHIRA AND ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/A/1080/2018 3PLR/2018/110 (CA) |
| PRESENTATION NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL & ORS V. OGBEBOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/B/105/2012 3PLR/2018/111 (CA) |
| REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED V. ODIGIE | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/B/37/2013 3PLR/2018/112 (CA) |
| SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED V. ENYIOKO & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/OW/16/2016 3PLR/2018/113 (CA) |
| SKYE BANK PLC V. UWALEKE | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/OW/349/2012 3PLR/2018/114 (CA) |
| SKYE BANK PLC V. MRS. RISIKATU | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/K/406/2013 3PLR/2018/115 (CA) |
| SOBOWALE & ORS V. THE GOVERNOR OF OGUN STATE & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/IB/276/2016 3PLR/2018/116 (CA) |
| SULAIMON V. THE STATE | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/IB/209/2015 3PLR/2018/117 (CA) |
| THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF MARINE MODERN MARKET TRADERS ASSOCIATION V. OBANYE & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/495M/2014 3PLR/2018/118 (CA) |
| THE STATE V. NWODE | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/2C/2016 3PLR/2018/119 (CA) |
| THE STATE V. NWUZOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/1C/2016 3PLR/2018/120 (CA) |
| TOYIN V. MUSA & ORS | SUPREME COURT | SC.307/2018 3PLR/2018/121 (SC) |
| UBA V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/344CA/2018 3PLR/2018/122 (CA) |
| UDO V. THE STATE | SUPREME COURT | SC.155/2016 3PLR/2018/123 (SC) |
| UDOH V. INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/OW/5/2009 3PLR/2018/124 (CA) |
| UDOYE V. OBIORA ADIMORA & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/348/2015 3PLR/2018/126 (CA) |
| UGOKA V. OZOBIALU | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/L/1024M/2016(R) 3PLR/2018/127 (CA) |
| ULI MICROFINANCE BANK NIGERIA LIMITED V. OKWUCHUKWU | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/398/2016 3PLR/2018/128 (CA) |
| ULI MICROFINANCE BANK NIGERIA LIMITED V. AGBANU NORBERT | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/399/2016 3PLR/2018/129 (CA) |
| ULI MICROFINANCE BANK NIGERIA LIMITED V. NWADOZIE B.O | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/E/400/2016 3PLR/2018/130 (CA) |
| UMEZ ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED & ANOR V. ALOZIE | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/OW/125/2014 3PLR/2018/131 (CA) |
| UNITY BANK PLC V. KAY PLASTICS NIGERIA LIMITED & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/IL/94/2016 3PLR/2018/132 (CA) |
| USANG & ORS V. OKIA & ANOR | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/C/319/2015 3PLR/2018/133 (CA) |
| USMAN V. THE STATE | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/IL/C.90/17 3PLR/2018/134 (CA) |
| YUNANA & ANOR V. TULA & ORS | COURT OF APPEAL | CA/YL/86/2017 3PLR/2018/135 (CA) |
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