Granting a stay of proceedings in a case that has been determined and where the trial judge has become functus officio is futile and merely academic.

Waiting for the outcome of another appeal in the hope that it would succeed is like taking a gamble and shows neither diligence nor competence; it…

For an application for extension of time to succeed, there must be, first, good and substantial reasons for the failure to appeal within the prescribed period,…

A passage in a judgment that is an obiter dictum is not binding on a lower court. What is binding is the clear and unambiguous ratio…

Section 33(3) of the 1979 Constitution provides that the proceedings of a court or tribunal (including the announcement of the decisions) shall be held in public.

Giving judgment not in public as demanded by section 33(3) of the 1979 Constitution, but in chambers, renders the judgment a nullity and vitiates the entire…

Order 36 rule 1 of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules of Lagos State requires that the judge shall, at or after trial, deliver judgment in…

Where the matter on which an interlocutory appeal is brought has been overtaken by events because the trial of the substantive action has been completed and…

Except in very exceptional circumstances, the court will no longer direct or order that non-compliance with the Rules, such as failure to appeal within the time…

An appellate court will not interfere with the exercise of discretion by a lower court when such discretion has been exercised judicially. Interference is only justified…

Mere lying by an accused person is not evidence of guilt. The prosecution must still prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.

Where one prosecution witness contradicts another on a material point, the prosecution ought to lay a foundation, such as showing that the witness is hostile, before…