AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): By an Application dated 25/1/2012, the Appellants are praying this Court for leave to amend their Notice of Appeal - by deleting the entirety of Grounds 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 and inserting in its place a new Ground One; "by amending Ground 6" and substituting and/or inserting it as Ground Three; "by deleting the words 'and/or statute barred' as they appear in Ground Eight", and "by renumbering Ground Eight and Ground Nine to now read Ground Four and Ground Five respectively". They also pray for a deeming Order in respect of the Amended Notice of Appeal; leave to amend their Brief of Argument; extension of time to file their Reply Brief to the 7th - 14th Respondents Brief; and to deem the said Reply Brief as duly filed.
The Grounds for the Application are as follows -
1. That notwithstanding that the Ruling of the trial Federal High Court, per Okeke J., the subject matter of the Appellants' Appeal in this Suit was delivered on 14/6/201…