Facts:

The Bulgarian Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. Tsvetan Dimitrov and the Embassy of the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria were plaintiffs in the trial court they had issued a writ
against Multichoice Nigeria – a media company – for libel at the Lagos division of the Federal High Court.

However when the suit came before the court, the trial Judge suo motu raised theissue of jurisdiction of the court to entertain the matter and thereupon called on counsel to address him on the competence of the action before the court. The defendant was not represented.