"Where there are admitted facts or uncontradicted facts on the record, in respect of which a trial court failed to draw a conclusion, a Court of Appeal is at liberty...
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"Under Section 16 of the Court of Appeal Act, 1976 and Order 26 of the Court of Appeal Rules, 1981, that court is vested with power to enter a verdict...
"It is clear from the record before us that the High Court of Kwara State was not properly constituted having regard to section 238 of the Constitution and its proceedings...
"It is of the utmost importance, in the administration of justice that where the jurisdiction of the court is raised and is in issue, to dispose of that issue. Jurisdiction...
"Having held that the trial court had no jurisdiction, all proceedings resulting therefrom the invalid exercise of jurisdiction is a nullity."
"I have no doubts in my mind that the trial Court, which is the Zaria City Area Court No. 1 lacked the requisite jurisdiction to adjudicate on the subject matter...
"The jurisdiction of the Area Court is ascertainable from the Area Courts Edict. The area and extent of such jurisdiction is also ascertainable from the notification in the Gazette -...
"In my opinion the provision of section 212 of the 1979 Constitution as modified, which I have earlier in this Ruling set out, is clear and unambiguous that this Court...