LEGAL NUGGET(15) : IMPORTANCE OF HEARING NOTICE. By ADEDOTUN HABEEB ADETUNJI, ESQ. LL.M (M. IoD), FCAI.

*LEGAL NUGGETS BY *Adedotun Habeeb Adetunji LL.M (M.IoD), FCAI.*

OLORUNTOGBE v. SKYE BANK
(2017) LPELR-42717(CA)

ISSUE
HEARING NOTICE : Importance of hearing notice

PRINCIPLE
"The importance of hearing notice in adjudication cannot be over-emphasized. It ignites as well as drains the Court of its jurisdiction to entertain a matter, see Mbadinuju v. Ezuka (1994) 10 SCNJ 109; NASCO Management Services Ltd v. A.n Amaku Trans Ltd. (2003) 2 NWLR (Pt.804) 290; Mpama v. FBN Plc. (2013) 5 NWLR (Pt.1346) 177; S & D. Const. Ltd v. Ayoku (2011) 13 NWLR (Pt.1265) 487; Apeh v. PDP (2016) 7 NWLR (Pt.1510) 153; NACB Ltd. v. Ozoemelam (2016) 9 NWLR (Pt.1517) 376; Achuzia v. Ogbomah (2016) 11 NWLR (Pt.1522) 59." Per OGBUINYA, J.C.A. (Pp. 8-9, Paras. D-A)