{
  "id": 7349332,
  "title": "Court rejects Al-Mustapha’s bid to appeal Asokoro property case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/court-rejects-al-mustaphas-bid-to-appeal-asokoro-property-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T16:08:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/court-rejects-al-mustaphas-bid-to-appeal-asokoro-property-case/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Court of Appeal in Abuja has rejected Major Hamza Al-Mustapha's request to extend the time to appeal a judgment from the Federal Capital Territory High Court concerning a property in Asokoro. The three-judge panel unanimously ruled that Al-Mustapha did not provide sufficient reasons to grant the application. They also ordered him to pay N1m in costs to the property company, Al-Nuri Properties, the sole respondent in the appeal. The controversy stemmed from a land in Asokoro, which Al-Mustapha sold to Al-Nuri Properties for approximately N100m but later sought to reclaim due to the property's increased value. Al-Mustapha later claimed the transaction was a loan, with the intent of refunding the money. However, the property company refused the offer and filed a lawsuit on March 16, 2020, seeking to establish its claim over the property. The FCT High Court issued a default judgment in favor of the property company on June 16, 2023, after Al-Mustapha's legal team failed to attend the proceedings. Al-Mustapha then attempted to appeal the decision within the stipulated period, but the trial court dismissed his application on September 24, 2025, as the time for appealing the June 2023 judgment had already passed. The Court of Appeal found Al-Mustapha's failure to appeal within the time limit to be unjustified and self-inflicted.",
  "summary": "The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed a request by Major Hamza Al-Mustapha for an extension of time to appeal a judgment over a property in Asokoro. Read More: https://punchng.com/court-rejects-al-mustaphas-bid-to-appeal-asokoro-property-case/",
  "key_points": [
    "Court of Appeal rejects Al-Mustapha's appeal extension request.",
    "Al-Mustapha ordered to pay N1m in costs to Al-Nuri Properties.",
    "Property dispute over Asokoro land dates back to March 2020."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Court rejects Al-Mustapha’s bid to appeal Asokoro property case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/court-rejects-al-mustaphas-bid-to-appeal-asokoro-property-case-7354924",
        "published": "2026-09-14T16:38:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/appeal-court-affirms-n85m-fine-against-bank-over-freezing-of",
        "published": "2026-09-14T17:20:40.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}