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Tag: Jurisdiction

Ogbuanya J.
Case Law

NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT BREAKS THE LOGJAM IN THE APPOINTMENT OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA

The move to appoint new judges for the Abia State Judiciary had suffered some serious setbacks since 2022. The problem was connected with the process of appointment of judicial officers in Abia State which the Abia State Judicial Service Commission (“the Commission”) has the constitutional power to oversee, subject to the approval of the National […]

Supreme Court of Nigeria
Case Law

SERVICE OF NOTICE OF APPEAL ON COUNSEL: SUPREME COURT IN FRESH CONTROVERSY

Introduction The Rules of Courts mostly provide that court processes used to commence court actions (originating processes) such as Writ of Summons, Originating Summons, etc must be served personally on a defendant (where the defendant is an individual). Notice of Appeal (used for the commencement of an appeal) equally ranks as an originating process. Of […]

[UNBELIEVABLE] ABU ZARIA DISREGARDS NIGERIAN COURTS IN PREFERENCE OF A COURT IN VIRGINIA, USA
Case Law

[UNBELIEVABLE] ABU ZARIA DISREGARDS NIGERIAN COURTS IN PREFERENCE OF A COURT IN VIRGINIA, USA

Ahmadu Bello University v. VTLS Inc. [2021] 10 NWLR (Pt. 1783) 33 Nigerian Judiciary is generally plagued by delay in justice delivery. But all hands are on deck to salvage the situation in order to restore and sustain efficient administration of justice. Surprisingly, a Federal university in Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, (ABU […]

JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT AND STATE HIGH COURTS: SUPREME COURT RECOMMENDS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT AND STATE HIGH COURTS: SUPREME COURT RECOMMENDS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

In the recent case of CBN v. Rahamaniyya G. R. Ltd. [2020] 8 NWLR (Pt. 1726) 314 at 341-342, Okoro JSC remarked: I have noticed that appeals on issue of jurisdiction of the Federal High Court under Section 251(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) constitute a substantial fraction […]

Forum shopping not allowed
Case Law

“Forum Shopping” is an abuse of judicial process.

Mailantarki v. Tongo [2018] 6 NWLR (Pt. 1614) 69 at 89-90 paras. H-B, per Kekere-Ekun, JSC: “…It is settled law that a court in one state does not have jurisdiction to hear and determine a matter which is within the exclusive jurisdiction of another state. See Rivers State Government and Specialist Konsult (2005) 7 NWLR […]

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