In the case of Galadima v. Tambai the court while upholding the power of the court to take notice of and apply all relevant laws or enactments including subsidiary legislation, it added that the court can even do so without calling on both counsel to address it before doing so.
PARTIES MUST ADDRESS ON ISSUE RAISED SUO MOTO
It is wrong for an appellate court to raise an issue suo motu and determine the issue without giving the parties or their counsel the opportunity to argue the point. – Adio, JSC. UBN v. Ozigi (1994) Was this dictum helpful? Yes 0 No 0...