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The ruling on Friday followed the appeal filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Aminu Bande.

2. Nigerian Bar Association Respondents ( Facts A certain Mrs. Olatimbo Ayinde, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Tubbs Marine and Energy (“Petitioner”) wrote a petition against the Appellant to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), alleging professional misconduct. She alleged that she engaged the legal services of the Appellant to undertake the perfection of the Company’s Deed of Assignment over a certain property and after the Appellant received the sum of N7,500,000.00 sh...

2. OLUSOLA ADOJUTELEGAN APPELLANTS Association referred to as Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, Nigeria (ASUSS) (Formerly Conference And 2. NIGERIAN LABOUR CONGRESS LABOUR AND PRODUCTIVITY (Lead Judgement delivered by Honourable Chima Centus Nweze, JSC) Facts The 1st Respondent commenced an action at the Federal High Court, Abuja by an Originating Summons against the Appellant and the 3rd and 4th Respondents. It sought the determination of the scope of powers of the 3rd and 4th Respond...

(The reigning Oluwa of Lagos and Apapa) 2. DR. AKEEM OSENI (Odofin Branch) 3. MR. JAIYE OLUWA (Odofin Branch) 4. ALHAJI IMAM ISHOLA AKAPO (Asalu Branch) 5. ENGINEER WAHEED BAKARE OLUWA (Asalu Branch) 6. CHIEF NASIRU OLUWA (Idewu Branch) 7. PRINCE BABAJIDE SUMONU (Idewu Branch) 8. MR. ABIODUN TIJANI OLUWA (Amore Branch) 9. MR. SALISU OLUWA (Amore Branch) 10. ALHAJI AKEEM OTOTO (Faro Branch) 11. DR. MONDIU BABATUNDE SARUMI(Faro Branch) RESPONDENTS (For themselves and on behalf of the Oluwa Chieft...

2. Suraj Garba Karaye … … … … Appellants And (Lead Judgement delivered by Honourable Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta, JSC) Facts By a Deed of Legal Mortgage, a certain Musa Adamu obtained an overdraft facility from the defunct United Arab Bank in the sum of N250,000.00. The facility was secured by two properties, one of which is a property situate at No. 93, Ibrahim Umar Street, adjacent to Bayero University (BUK) staff quarters, Kano and covered by a Certificate of Occupancy No. LKN/RES/RC/82/1...

the other members of Uruowelle family in Nkwelle Umunachi) Respondents (Lead Judgement delivered by Honourable Uwani Musa Abba Aji, JSC) Facts The Appellants lodged an appeal to the Supreme Court against the decision of the Enugu Judicial Division of the Court of Appeal on 5th August, 2014. The record of appeal was served and transmitted on 29th August, 2014, but the Appellants failed to file their Appellants’ Brief of Argument within the time allowed by the Supreme Court Rules. On 18th March...

Facts The Appellant was an employee of the Respondent until his employment was terminated by a letter of termination dated 26th April, 2000, on the ground that “his service no longer required”. Consequently upon this, the Respondent filed an action against the Respondent at the Federal High Court. By the Originating Summons dated 9th July, 2003, he sought an order of court compelling the Respondent to pay his pension and medical benefits, following the termination of his employment. The Res...

1. The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited 2. Total E&P Nigeria Limited 3. Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited … … …Respondents (Substituted by the Order of the Court of Appeal dated 17/3/2011) (Lead Judgement delivered by Honourable Ejembi Eko, JSC) Facts The Respondents and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), were parties to a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) in relation to Oil Mining Leases (OML) 18, 24, 25 and 29. The Appellant was not a party to the JO...