PAUL ADAMU GALUMJE, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On or about April 2008, the Respondent herein advertised for entries into the November/December West African Senior Secondary School Examination (WASSCE Private) and advised prospective candidates to pay N4,250 for on-line registration. On 3rd April 2008, the Appellant, who sued by her next friend, Charles Dumbiri Mekwunye, because she was a minor, paid the N4,250 and was issued a receipt (Exhibit C1) in the name of "Ogechukwu" on the advice of the Respondent's cashier. Consequently the Appellant was able to access the Respondent's website and registered on-line for the November/December, 2008 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE Private).
The registration was unqualified and the Appellant registered with the name "Mekwunye Providence Ogechukwu". The computer acknowledged acceptance of the registration, but omitted the last two letters of the Appellant's name, thus making it reads "Ogechuk" (Exh…