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OLOYEDE
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STATE

(2017) JELR 52730 (SC)

Supreme Court 15 Dec 2017 Nigeria
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- The applicant filed a motion seeking to set aside the judgment of the court that dismissed his appeal and to relist the appeal for hearing on the merits. - The applicant's motion is supported by affidavits and exhibits showing that his br

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Suit Number:SC. 58/2014
Judges:MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI JSC CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI JSC AMIRU SANUSI JSC SIDI DAUDA BAGE JSC
Counsel:F. Onibalusi - for the Appellant. -*- Dr. O. Ayeni, Hon. Attorney-General of Ogun State (with B -*- him Mrs. O.O. Osunfisan, DDP Ogun State, O. Ebose, -*- Special Assistant 1 to the Attorney-General; A. Ilori, Special Assistant 1 to the Attorney-General, P.C. Akubue) -*- - for the Respondent.

RHODES-VIVOUR JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The applicant’s motion on notice filed on 21 February 2016 seeks the following orders: An order setting aside the judgment of this honourable court delivered on 1 April 2015, dismissing the appeal of the applicant in appeal No. SC.58/2014 pursuant to Order 6 rule 3 (2) of the Supreme Court Rules. An order relisting the appeal of the applicant earlierdismissed in the appeal No. SC.58/2018 to the cause list of this honourable court for hearing on the merits.

The application is supported by a 12 - paragraph affidavit deposed to by Abiola Aina, a litigation clerk in the Chambers of learned counsel for the applicant. Annexed to the application are documents marked.

Exhibit A - notice of appeal filed on 24 December 2014.

Exhibit A1 - appellant’s brief filed on 31 March 2014Exhibit A - proceedings of this court dismissing the appeal on 1 April 2015.

On 1 March 2017, Mrs. O. Adedokun, a Litigation Officer in the Chambers of learned counsel for the…

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