Notable Pronouncement (4)
Failure to affix the approved seal and stamp of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) on a process does not render the process null and void. It is an irregularity that can be cured by an application for extension of time and a deeming order. [Po 157] Paras. A-B Nyesom v. Peters ide & Ors [2016] 2 M. J. S. C (Pt. I)
Extremism in politics or religion results in disaster. When Hitler, the Austrian house painter lunatic snatched power and led his Nazi party in Germany one of his motive forces was the maintenance of the purity of the Aryan race for which he slaughtered about six million Jews and people of other races.[Po 152] Paras. C – E Ezeuko v. State [2016] 2 M. J. S. C (pt. II)
Once it is shown that the Appellant has paid the filing fees as assessed by the officer whose responsibility it is to do so, whether at the trial court or the Court of Appeal as the case may be., the appeal is, on the authorities, duly filed and same cannot be legally struck out.
In the Customary Court, the claim and reliefs sought by the Plaintiff is usually drafted by the clerks and/or registrars of that court who are not lawyers.
Jiite & anor vs Okpulor [2015] 12 M. J. S. C [Po 31] Paras. A-B