Special Judgment Reports

Can a Landlord Let out His Rented Apartment to a Prospective Tenant Wishing to Pay Higher Rent than One Paid by the Current Tenant

CASE TITLE:  ADIMEGWU v. BALA & ANOR: (2022) LPELR-57442(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  8TH APRIL, 2022 JUSTICES:  PETER OLABISI IGE, JCA UGOCHUKWU…

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Is INEC Empowered to Deregister a Political Party without Prior Notice or Hearing

CASE TITLE:  PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT v. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION & ANOR. (2022) LPELR-58524(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  17TH JUNE, 2022 JUSTICES: …

2 years ago

Whether a Financial Institution Can Fix an Arbitrary Interest Rate?

CASE TITLE:  BEST GRADE ENTRE-POT LIMITED v. ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC (2022) LPELR-58282(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 2ND AUGUST, 2022 JUSTICES:  OBANDE FESTUS…

2 years ago

Duty of an Employee Claiming Wrongful Termination of Employment to State the Specific Provisions of the Public Service Rules that Applies to His Case

CASE TITLE:  MR. CASMIR ONUCHUKWU v. NIGERIAN MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM REGULATORY AUTHORITY (2022) LPELR-58172(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  5TH JULY, 2022 JUSTICES: …

2 years ago

Is the IGP Answerable for the Actions and Infractions Committed by Members of the NPF under His Command?

CASE TITLE:  INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE & ORS v. MR. KENNEDY UMOLO & ANOR (2022) LPELR-57715(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  25TH MARCH,…

2 years ago

Power of the EFCC to Freeze an Account Suspected to Be Involved in Financial Crime for 72 Hours without a Court Order

CASE TITLE:  UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA, PLC v. ERIBA JUDE-BELA EJE & ORS (2022) LPELR-57973(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  1ST JULY, 2022…

2 years ago

Whether an Issue Of Competence/Jurisdiction of Court Is a Substantial Point of Law That Constitutes a Special or Exceptional Circumstance Justifying the Grant of Stay of Execution

CASE TITLE:  ODUTOLA v. TOGONU-BICKERSTETH & ORS (2022) LPELR-57574(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  24TH MAY, 2022 JUSTICES:  ONYEKACHI AJA OTISI, JCA ABDULLAHI…

2 years ago

Is the Corps Marshall of The Federal Road Safety Commission a Juristic Personality That Can Sue and Be Sued

CASE TITLE:  THE CORPS MARSHAL v. MOHAMMED GANA (2022) LPELR-57813(CA) JUDGMENT DATE:  2ND JUNE, 2022 JUSTICES:  PETER OLABISI IGE, JCA…

2 years ago

Is the Nigerian Bar Association a Public Institution within the Stipulation of the Freedom of Information Act

CASE TITLE:  PROFESSOR ERNEST OJUKWU (SAN) v. THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION & ORS (2022) LPELR-57895(CA) JUDGMENT…

2 years ago

When Robbery without the Use of a Firearm Can Be Regarded as Armed Robbery

CASE TITLE: EDITI OKON EPHRAIM v. THE STATE (2022) LPELR-57806(CA) JUDGMENT DATE: 30TH MAY, 2022 JUSTICES: RAPHAEL CHIKWE AGBO, JCA…

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