KUMAI BAYANG AKA'AHS, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Judgment): On 16th January, 2008, the Court of Appeal, Lagos (coram: Ogunbiyi and Galinje JJCA as they were then) and Mshelia JCA heard a motion filed 11 January, 2003 by the appellants applicants seeking the following reliefs:-
1. Granting the applicants leave to amend the notice of Appeal dated the 26th day of March, 2001 in the terms of Exhibit HO1 attached.
2. Granting the applicants leave of this Honourable Court to raise a new issue in this appeal as formulated in Ground 2 of the Proposed Amended Notice of Appeal and issues 3 and 4 under the issues for determination of the Brief of Arguments filed and served.
3. Granting the applicants leave of this Honourable Court to file additional grounds of appeal.
4. Extending the time limited by the rules within which to file the Applicants' Brief of Argument.
5. Deeming the Amended Notice of Appeal filed and served by the applicants as having been properly filed and served.
6. Deeming the addit…