GODFREY SELBAR NANKPA V. REVEREND AYUBA NARCHU (FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF NARCHU FAMILY) & THE PROBATE REGISTRY HIGH COURT, LAFIA NASARAWA STATE.

BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court of Nasarawa State, Nasarawa Judicial Division, Coram: Ridwan M. Abdullahi J, in Suit No. NSD/K33/2012: Reverend Ayuba Narchu (For Himself and On Behalf of Narchu Family) .V. Godfrey Selbar Nankpa and Anor delivered on 10/12/2012, in which the application by the Appellant to set aside the judgment of the lower Court entered in favour of the Respondent and against him was dismissed. 

The Appellant was dissatisfied with the said ruling and had appealed against it vide his Notice of Appeal filed on 13/12/2012 on Five Grounds of Appeal. See pages 83 -89 of the Record of Appeal. However, with the leave of Court an Amended Notice of Appeal was filed on 27/5/2014 on Five Grounds of Appeal. The Record of Appeal was compiled and transmitted to this Court on 15/4/2013. Subsequently, a Supplementary Record of Appeal was transmitted to this Court on 16/11/2015 but was deemed…