“We cannot subscribe to the view that a Court of trial should adjourn the hearing at the instance of any party (be it the accused or the prosecution) when it is manifest that the application for such adjournment was made only for the purpose of delaying the proceedings.”
"law, they say, is an ass not minding who will ride upon its back and to which direction he will drive it. All that is known is that it is…
“From the Record of Appeal, the court below did not consider, specifically, the guidelines established for the making of the re-trial order. Recently, this court, per Hon. Justice Okoro, JSC…
"It is now trite that a Court is competent to adjudicate when: 1. It is properly constituted with respect to the number and qualification of its members; 2. The subject-matter…