Principle Archive

The law is sufficiently settled that in determining whether the plaintiff's (respondent's) action discloses any cause of action or the nature thereof, the court will necessarily…

The courts will generally not punish a litigant for the mistake or inadvertence of his counsel when the mistake or inadvertence is in respect of procedural…

A statement which on the face of it is not defamatory may become so when published to persons who know the facts which enabled persons to…

The non-consideration of all the issues before the court below, save issue I, did not and could not amount to a denial of fair hearing to…

An appellate court should not pour the totality of its own mind on the merits of a matter (in contrast to the case on hand) on…

This Court has said it times without number that it is the duty of a court to give its decision on issues raised before it —…

An appellate court has a duty to consider all the issues placed before it vide Okonji v. Njokanma (1991) 7 NWLR (Pt.202) 131. But in the…

While it is true that such a course has its own risks because a Judge of utmost sincerity and optimum honesty, as well as profound industry…

Failure to give notice of proceedings to an opposing party in a case where service of process is required is a fundamental omission which renders such…

It is thus clear that the court below, with respect, was in definite error to have heard the appeal in the present proceedings on a date…

…the hearing of the appeal on 18/1/94 when no process was served on the appellants showing that the appeal had been fixed for hearing on that…

The contradictions, which bring out the conflict between the assertions of the prosecution witnesses and Exhibit 'E' as to the cause of death were too serious…