Courts (690)
HELD:
"...Interestingly, even if this Court were to come to the finding that the Lower Tribunal had breached the Appellants' right to fair hearing, the only result and orders this Court could make is one nullifying and voiding the entire proceedings and judgment of the Court below.
HELD:
"My lords, in law discretion must be exercised judicially and judiciously and not in disregard to the facts and applicable laws.
HELD:
"In the case of Bello V. AG Oyo State (1986) 5 NWLR (Pt 45) 828 at 837 his Lordship Karibi-Whyte, JSC held and:
HELD:
"It is trite that the Court is at liberty to either adopt the issues formulated by learned counsel, or formulate or reformulate or rephrase issues for determination in appropriate circumstance.
HELD:
"It is now beyond any argument and peradventure that a Court of law can and is indeed entitled to formulate or reformulate issues for determination.
HELD:
"I am well aware of the postulation that this Court as an intermediate appellate Court has a duty to consider and determine all issues properly raised before it; however, in certain circumstances a consideration of all the issues may be dispensed with.
HELD:
"The competence of a Court and its jurisdiction to exercise its adjudicatory powers in respect of a matter before it are intertwined.