BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): This is an Application filed by way of a Motion on Notice on 14/6/2017 and brought pursuant to Order 4 Rule 1 and Order 6 Rule 1 of the Court of Appeal Rules 2016, praying this Court for the following reliefs:
1. AN ORDER granting leave to amend the Appellant's brief dated 22/12/2016 and filed on 23/12/2016 as per the proposed amended Appellants brief of argument.
2. AN ORDER of this Court deeming the already filed and served Appellants amended brief of argument dated 9/6/2017 as having properly been filed and served.
The ground for the application is that the Appellant/Applicant requires the leave of this Court to amend the Appellants brief dated 22/12/2016.
The Application is supported by an Affidavit of 7 paragraphs deposed to by one Tiamiu Tunde, a litigation officer in the Appellant/Applicants solicitors' chambers, wherein it was deposed inter alia: That the Appellant brief in this appeal was filed on 23/12/2016; That t…