ABRAHAM FRAMA V. MISS ITANAGBE HOZAIFE
(2013) JELR 36029 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/J/222/2005
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25 Feb 2013
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Nigeria
Coram
RAPHAEL CHIKWE AGBO JCA;
OYEBISI FOLAYEMI OMOLEYE JCA;
JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY JCA;
Appearances
P.A. Akubo, SAN with him S.Y. Tsok and V.Y. Olaniyi, Esq. For Appellant
G. Ofodile Okafor, SAN with him Mrs. E. Babatunde Adejokun and Mrs. Vera Okey - Amilo For Respondent
Judgement
<p>RAPHAEL CHIKWE AGBO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Ruling): In the Notice of Motion filed on 25th September, 2012, the Appellant prays the Court as follows: -</p><p> 1. AN ORDER granting LEAVE to the Appellant/Applicant to raise and argue a new point of law not raised and argued before the Court, to wit: an issue of jurisdiction to entertain the case.</p><p> 2. AN ORDER granting LEAVE to the Appellant/Applicant to further amend his Amended Notice and Grounds of Appeal dated the 14th day of August, 2006 but filed on 31st August, 2006 by including the new issue/ground of jurisdiction as an Additional Ground of Appeal.</p><p> 3. AN ORDER granting LEAVE to the Appellant/Applicant to amend the Appellant's Brief of Argument to inter alia reflect the argument on the new point of law on jurisdiction vide Ground Eighteen (18) of the Further Amended Notice of Appeal.</p><p> 4. An Order granting the accelerated hearing of the appeal.</p><p> The said issue of jurisdiction is to be found as Ground 18 in Appellants Exhibit 3. It reβ¦</p>