"This appeal was filed by the Appellant outside the time specified by Section 24(4) of the Court of Appeal Act, Cap 36 LFN, 2004. The law prescribed for lateness, the grace of seeking for extension of time to appeal. Once a party is late and he refuses or fails to cure the lateness with extension of time to appeal, the party has in all sincerity thrown away his chance of appealing in the case. Since this appeal was filed outside the time frame specified under the law, I also do hold that there is merit in the preliminary objection as raised by the learned counsel for the Respondent. It is for this and more reasons as ably placed by my learned brother in the lead judgment that I also uphold this preliminary objection and strike out this appeal."

Per ADAH, J.C.A. IN ASUQUO v. WILLIAM CITATION: (2018) LPELR-44045(CA)