JUDGMENTS OF COURTS OF NIGERIA [2007 – 2008]

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JUDGMENTS OF COURTS OF NIGERIA [1999 – 2010

NAME	COURT	CITATIONS
2007
A.G. LEVENTIS NIGERIA PLC V. CHIEF CHRISTIAN AKPU	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 140/2002 3PLR/2007/1 (SC)
ABAYOMI BABATUNDE V. PAN ATLANTIC AND TRANSPORT AGENCIES	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 154/2002 3PLR/2007/2 (SC)
ABDUL GAFAR V. THE GOVERNMENT OF KWARA STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 71/2002 3PLR/2007/3 (SC)
ABUBAKAR DAN SHALLA V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 245/2004 3PLR/2007/4 (SC)
ABUBAKAR V. BEBEJI OIL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS LTD	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 110/2001 3PLR/2007/5 (SC)
MUSA ABUBAKAR V. E.I. CHUKS	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 184/2003 3PLR/2007/6 (SC)
ADEFIOYE ADEDEJI V. J.O.OLOSO & ANOR.	SUPREME COURT	SC.60/2002 3PLR/2007/7 (SC)
ADEGBOYE IBIKUNLE V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 220/2005 3PLR/2007/8 (SC)
ADETOUN OLADEJI (NIG) LTD V. NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 91/2002 3PLR/2007/9 (SC)
ADO IBRAHIM AND COMPANY LTD V. BENDEL CEMENT	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 284/2001 3PLR/2007/10 (SC)
AFRICAN REINSURANCE CORPORATION V. JDP CONSTRUCTION NIGERIA LIMITED	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 259/2002 3PLR/2007/11 (SC)
AKINDURO V. ALAYA	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 296/2002 3PLR/2007/12 (SC)
ALHAJI MOHAMMED MAHDI ABUBAKAR V. BEBEJI OIL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS LTD	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 110/2001 3PLR/2007/13 (SC)
ALHAJI MUJAHID DOKUBO-ASARI V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 208/2006 3PLR/2007/14 (SC)
ALHAJI RAUFU GBADAMOSI V. OLAITAN DAIRO, ALHAJI RAIMI AFOLABI	SUPREME COURT	SC. 167/2001 3PLR/2007/15 (SC)
ALHAJI S. A. KAZEEM V. MADAM WEMIMO MOSAKU	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 230/2001 3PLR/2007/16 (SC)
ALHJI SHEU ABDUL GAFAR V. THE GOVERNMENT OF KWARA STATE & OTHERS	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 71/2002 3PLR/2007/17 (SC)
ALORY V. NGENE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 21/2002 3PLR/2007/18 (SC)
AMINU MOHAMMED V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 147/2005 3PLR/2007/19 (SC)
ANTHONY NWACHUKWU V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	SC.4/2005 3PLR/2007/20 (SC)
LASISI AREMU V. ALHAJI LAWAL ADETORO	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 418/2001 3PLR/2007/21 (SC)
ASSOCIATED DISCOUNT HOUSE LTD V. AMALGAMATED TRUSTEES LTD	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 289/2002 3PLR/2007/22 (SC)
ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION	SUPREME COURT	SC. 7/2007 3PLR/2007/23 (SC)
ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION V. ATIKU ABUBAKAR	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 31/2007 [2007] 3PLR/2007/24 (SC)
AUGUSTINE MAIKYO V. W.E. ITODO, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE COMMISSION, BENUE STATE	SUPREME COURT	SC. 242/2003 3PLR/2007/25 (SC)
AYANRU V. MANDILAS LIMITED	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 61/2002 3PLR/2007/26 (SC)
BABATUNDE V PAN ATLANTIC SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT SERVICESS	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 154/2002 [2007] 3PLR/2007/27 (SC)
BAKARE V . NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 51/2002 3PLR/2007/28 (SC)
BALOGUN V.ODE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 107/1999 3PLR/2007/29 (SC)
BOLANLE ABEKE V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	SC. 271/2005. 3PLR/2007/30 (SC)
CAPITAL BANCORP LIMITED V. SHELTER SAVINGS AND LOANS LIMITED & DR. CHRIS NGIGE	SUPREME COURT	SC.27/2000. 3PLR/2007/31 (SC)
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA V. MRS. AGNES M. IGWILLO	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 83/2002 3PLR/2007/32 (SC)
CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED V. LONESTAR DRILLING NIGERIA LIMITED	SUPREME COURT	SC. 170/2002 3PLR/2007/33 (SC)
CHIEF OZO NWANKWO ALOR AND ANOTHER V. CHRISTOPHER AND OTHERS	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 21/2002 3PLR/2007/34 (SC)
CHIEF PETER AMADI NWAKWO V. ECUMENICAL DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 33/2002 3PLR/2007/35 (SC)
CHIEF SUNDAY OGUNYADE V. SOLOMON OLUYEMI OSHUNKEYE & ANR	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 364/2002 3PLR/2007/36 (SC)
CIVIL DESIGN CONSTRUCTION NIG. LTD. V. SCOA NIGERIA LIMITED	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 216/2001 3PLR/2007/37 (SC)
COL. NICHOLAS AYANR (RTD) V. MANDILAS LIMITED	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 61/2002 3PLR/2007/38 (SC)
CORPORATIVE & COMMERCE BANK PLC V. JONAH DAN OKORO EKPERI	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 68/2002 3PLR/2007/39 (SC)
DALEK NIGERIA LIMITED V. OIL MINERAL PRODUCING AREAS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (OMPADEC)	SUPREME COURT	SC. 74/2002 3PLR/2007/40 (SC)
ELEMCHUKWU IBATOR V. CHIEF BELI BARAKURO	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 243/2001 3PLR/2007/41 (SC)
EMEKA NWANA V. FEDERAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY	SUPREME COURT	SC.297/2002 3PLR/2007/42 (SC)
EMMANUEL OKAFOR & ORS V. AUGUSTINE NWEKE & ORS	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 27/2002 3PLR/2007/43 (SC)
ENGINEER CHARLES UGWU V. SENATOR IFEANYI ARARUME	SUPREME COURT	SC. 63/2007 3PLR/2007/44 (SC)
ENYIBROS. FOODS PROCESSING COMPANY LTD. V. NIGERIAN DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 271/2001 3PLR/2007/45 (SC)
EZEKIEL OKOLI V. MORECAB FINANCE (NIG) LTD	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 73/2002 3PLR/2007/46 (SC)
FATAI OLAYINKA V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 279/2003 3PLR/2007/47 (SC)
FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA V. I.A. ENAIFOGBE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 40/2004 3PLR/2007/48 (SC)
GARUBA V. YAHAYA	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 84/1999 3PLR/2007/49 (SC)
GLOBAL EXCELLENCE COMMUNICATION LIMITED V. MR. DONALD DUKE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 84/1999 3PLR/2007/50 (SC)
GOLDEN DIBIE & ORS V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 103/2005 3PLR/2007/51 (SC)
HILARY FARMS LTD V. MV MAHTRA	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 43/2002 3PLR/2007/52 (SC)
HON. MICHAEL DAPIANLONG V. CHIEF (DR) JOSHUA CHIBI DARIYE	SUPREME COURT	SC. 39/2007 3PLR/2007/53 (SC)
IBATOR V. BARAKURO	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 243/2001 3PLR/2007/54 (SC)
IKKO KASHADADI V. INGILA SARKIN NOMA	SUPREME COURT	SC 263/2000 3PLR/2007/55 (SC)
IYOHO V. EFFIONG	SUPREME COURT	SC. 326/2001 3PLR/2007/56 (SC)
JIMOH GARUBA V. ISIAKA YAHAYA	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 84/1999 3PLR/2007/57 (SC)
JIMOH SALAWU V. YUSUF	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 107/2002 3PLR/2007/58 (SC)
KASHADADI V. NOMA	SUPREME COURT	SC 263/2000 3PLR/2007/59 (SC)
LADOJA V. INEC	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 120/2007 3PLR/2007/60 (SC)
LASISI AREMU V. ALHAJI LAWAL ADETORO	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 418/2001 3PLR/2007/61 (SC)
LEVENTIS TECHNICAL LIMITED V. PETROJESSICA ENTERPRISES LIMITED	SUPREME COURT	SC.178/1992 3PLR/2007/62 (SC)
LUFADEJU V. JOHNSON	SUPREME COURT	SC. 247/2001 3PLR/2007/63 (SC)
MADAM AKON IYOHO V. E.P.E. EFFIONG ESQ	SUPREME COURT	SC. 326/2001 3PLR/2007/64 (SC)
MAFIMISEBI V. EHUWA	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 160/1995 3PLR/2007/65 (SC)
MALLAM JIMOH SALAWU V. MALLAM ALIYU A. YUSUF	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 107/2002 3PLR/2007/66 (SC)
MICHAEL ODUNZE V. NWOLU NWOSU	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 387/2001 3PLR/2007/67 (SC)
MILITARY ADMINISTRATOR (EKITI STATE) V. ALADEYELU	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 8/2006 3PLR/2007/68 (SC)
MOJEED SUARA YUSUF V. MADAM IDIATU ADEGOKE, ULAIMAN ADEAGBO ODETUNDE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 15/2002 3PLR/2007/69 (SC)
MR. PETER OBI V. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 123/2007 3PLR/2007/70 (SC)
MRS. E.A LUFADEJU, (CHIEF MAGISTRATE GRADE) V. EVANGELIST BAYO JOHNSON	SUPREME COURT	SC. 247/2001 3PLR/2007/71 (SC)
MUSA ABUBAKAR V. E.I. CHUKS	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 184/2003 3PLR/2007/72 (SC)
MUSA YARO V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 244/2004 3PLR/2007/73 (SC)
NIGERIA V. LT. COMMANDER S.A. IBE-LAMBERT	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 139/2006 3PLR/2007/74 (SC)
NIGERIAN AIR FORCE V. EX-SQN LEADER M.O. KAMALDEEN	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 75/2001 3PLR/2007/75 (SC)
NWANKWO V. ECUMENICAL DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (EDCS) U.A.	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 33/2002 3PLR/2007/76 (SC)
OBA ADEBANJO MAFINISEBI & ANR V. PRINCE MACAULAY EHUWA & ORS	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 160/1995 3PLR/2007/77 (SC)
OBA ADEGBOYEGA OSUNBADE (ADEYELU II) & ANOR. V. OBA JIMOH OLADUNNI OYEWUNMI	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 79/2002 3PLR/2007/78 (SC)
JOHN OGBU & ANOR. V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	SC.55/2003 3PLR/2007/79 (SC)
YESUFU OGEDENGBE V. CHIEF J. B. BALOGUN	SUPREME COURT	SC. 273/2001 3PLR/2007/80 (SC)
OGUNBAYO V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	SC. 272/2005 3PLR/2007/81 (SC)
OKAFOR V. NWEKE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 27/2002 3PLR/2007/82 (SC)
OKIUGBEDI EDJEKPO & ORS V. IBOYI ITHIBRI OSIA & ORS	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 250/2001 3PLR/2007/83 (SC)
OLUDOTUN OGUNBAYO V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	SC. 272/2005 3PLR/2007/84 (SC)
OMNIA NIGERIA LIMITED V. DYKRADE LIMITED	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 176/2003 3PLR/2007/85 (SC)
ORUNENGIMO V. EGBE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 254/2002 3PLR/2007/86 (SC)
OSISANYA V. AFRIBANK NIGERIA PLC	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 135/2001 3PLR/2007/87 (SC)
OSUN STATE GOVERNMENT V. DALAMI NIGERIA LIMITED	SUPREME COURT	SC. 277/2002 3PLR/2007/88 (SC)
OWNERS OF MV GONGOLA HOPE V. SMURFIT CASES NIGERIA LTD	SUPREME COURT	SC. 121/2002 3PLR/2007/89 (SC)
PA A.K.Y. BALOGUN & ORS V. ALHAJA SHIFAWU ODE & ORS	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 107/1999 3PLR/2007/90 (SC)
RALPH UWAZURIKE V. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 209/2006 3PLR/2007/91 (SC)
S.O. NTUK, (FOR AND ON BEHALF OF N.P.A RETRENCHED STAFF JUNE 1999) V. NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 190/2003 3PLR/2007/92 (SC)
SENATOR RASHIDI ADEWOLU LADOJA V. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 120/2007 3PLR/2007/93 (SC)
SHALLA V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 245/2004 3PLR/2007/94 (SC)
SHAMSIDEEN ABOLORE BAKARE V. NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 51/2002 3PLR/2007/95 (SC)
SIMON EDIBO V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 284/2003 3PLR/2007/96 (SC)
SOKOTO STATE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA V. KAMDEX NIGERIA LIMITED	SUPREME COURT	SC. 74/2004 3PLR/2007/97 (SC)
SUNDAY UDOSEN V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 199/2005 3PLR/2007/98 (SC)
SUNNY TONGO, HELEN TONGO V. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE	SUPREME COURT	SC. 105/2000 3PLR/2007/99 (SC)
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA V. SENATOR OLAWOLE JULIUS ADEWUNMI	SUPREME COURT	SC. 287/2002 3PLR/2007/100 (SC)
THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE V. EX-SQN LEADERSHIP M.O KAMALDEEN	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 75/2001 3PLR/2007/101 (SC)
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. V. AYODARE AND SONS LTD	SUPREME COURT	SC. 375/2001 3PLR/2007/102 (SC)
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC V. ALHAJI BABANGIDA JARGABA	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 102/2002 3PLR/2007/103 (SC)
UNIVERSAL TRUST BANK LIMITED V. DOLMETSCH PHARMACY (NIGERIA) LIMITED	SUPREME COURT	SC. 80/2002 3PLR/2007/104 (SC)
UNIVERSAL TRUST BANK OF NIGERIA V. FIDELIA OZOEMENA	SUPREME COURT	SC. 129/2001 3PLR/2007/105 (SC)
RALPH UWAZURIKE V. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 209/2006 3PLR/2007/106 (SC)
YADIS NIGERIA LIMITED V. GREAT NIGERIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 333/2001 3PLR/2007/107 (SC)
YARO V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 244/2004 3PLR/2007/108 (SC)
YESUFU OGEDENGBE V. CHIEF J.B. BALOGUN	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 273/2001 3PLR/2007/109 (SC)
YUSUF V. ADEGOKE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 15/2002 3PLR/2007/110 (SC)
COURT OF APPEAL CASES
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE V. ALL NIGERIA PEOPLES PARTY & ORS.	COURT OF APPEAL	CA/A/193/M/05 3PLR/2007/111 (CA) (2007) 18 NWLR (Pt. 1066) 457 C.A. (2007) LPELR-CA/A/193/M/05

NAME	COURT	CITATIONS
2008
ADAMU SULEMAN V. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE PATEAU STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 19/2005 3PLR/2008/1 (SC)
CHIEF S. O. AGBAREH V. DR. ANTHONY MIMRA	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 216/2000 3PLR/2008/2 (SC)
ABUSATU AGBOGUNLERI V. MR JOHN DEPO AND OTHERS	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 234/2003 3PLR/2008/3 (SC)
GODFREY ANUKAM V. FELIX ANUKAM	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 257/2002 3PLR/2008/4 (SC)
OKON BASSEY EBE V. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 141/2005 3PLR/2008/5 (SC)
CALABAR CENTRAL COOPERATIVE THRIFT & CREDIT SOCIETY LTD V. BASSEY EBONG EKPO (SUBSTITUTED BY EDET BASSEY EKPO)	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 262/2002 3PLR/2008/6 (SC)
BENJAMIN ONWUGHAMBA EZENWA V. OKPARA OKO AND OTHERS	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 426/2001 3PLR/2008/7 (SC)
GROUP DANONE V. VOLTIC NIGERIA LIMITED	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 223/2002 3PLR/2008/8 (SC)
H.R.H IGWE G.O UMEONUSULU UMEANADU V. EZEANI ADOLPHUS IBENEME ANYASO	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 283/2002 3PLR/2008/9 (SC)
IKENTA BEST (NIG) LIMITED V. ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF RIVERS STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 107/2004 3PLR/2008/10 (SC)
MAJOR BELLO MAGAJI V. THE NIGERIAN ARMY	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 204/2004 3PLR/2008/11 (SC)
TSOKWA MOTORS (NIG) LTD V. UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 193/2000 3PLR/2008/12 (SC)
USMAN KAZA V. THE STATE	SUPREME COURT	S.C. 21 2/2004 3PLR/2008/13 (SC)