The State and National Assembly Appeal Court sitting in Lagos, on Friday, dismissed the petition filed by Action Alliance (AA) and Accord Party (AP) against Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State. The three-member panel led by Justice Tani Hassan, said that the findings of the tribunal were...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, urged a Federal High Court, Abuja not to grant the ex-parte motion filed by Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led Labour Party (LP), seeking to replace the party’s governorship candidate in Imo. INEC, in its affidavit to show cause pursuant to the court...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) Mr Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, on Friday condemned the attack on an Area Court judge in Gombe, calling for prompt investigation of the case. This is contained in a statement on Friday, issued by the NBA National Publicity Secretary, Mr Habeeb...
An Appeal Court on Friday cleared former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva to participate in the Saturday governorship election. This comes less than 24 hours to conduct Governorship election in Bayelsa The Appellate Court on dismissed the last of the chains of suits seeking exclusion of the...
The Hausa-Fulani Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to review the recent Court of Appeal judgments that sacked some members of the National Assembly from Plateau. The forum made the call at a press conference on Thursday in Jos. Alhaji...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, struck down some “offending provisions” which takes away the right of appeal of a tax debtor. Specifically, the affected provisions include the Tax Appeal Tribunal (Procedure) Rules ( 2021), the Federal High Court of Nigeria (Federal Inland Revenue Service) Practice Directions...
An Oyo High Court sitting in Awe has adjourned for hearing a fresh suit filed by Oyo kingmakers (Oyomesi) against Governor Seyi Makinde and two others on the vacant stool of Alaafin of Oyo till Dec. 14. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Attorney General...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has declined to grant a motion ex-parte brought by Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) to stop Athan Achonu as governorship candidate of the Saturday’s election in Imo. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, refused to grant the prayer...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has restrained a South African company, Novare and its subsidiaries, from selling off their assets in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Novare is the owners of retail malls, including Shoprite malls, in the country. Justice Peter Kekemeke...
The Federal Capital Territory High Court on Wednesday admitted the embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to bail. Justice Olukayode Adeniyi granted him bail based on his application for for enhancement of his fundamental right before him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emefiele...
A cross section of youths in Plateau have called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to review the recent Court of Appeal judgments that sacked some members of the National Assembly from the state. Mr Patrick Jatau, who spoke on behalf of the youths during a peaceful protest on...
A Makurdi High Court Judge, Justice T.A Kume on Wednesday, sentenced five men to death by hanging culpable homicide. The men, Terna Zwave, Jonathan Gbajime, John Bur, Gabriel Ianna and Kwaghgba Zaki who lived at Anchoha Village, Gwer-East Local Government Area of Benue were charged before a...
A 20-year old woman (name withheld) on Wednesday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court that her boyfriend, Victory Tasie, who is standing trial for alleged defilement, did not rape her. The witness, while being led in evidence by the state counsel, Mrs Olufunke Adegoke, said...
A National Industrial Court in Abuja on Wednesday began has a contempt proceedings against FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and others over alleged disregard of series of court orders. The court affirmed Alhaji Faruk Abubakar as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML)....
Lagos State and National Appeal Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday reserved ruling in the appeal filed by the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) against the re-election of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Labour Party candidate, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Mr Abdulazeez Adediran of PDP, are...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Presidency on Monday called on the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to “prove his belief in Nigeria.” Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga stated this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja....
A group, Peace and Good Governance Advocates (PEGGA), has called on politicians to leave the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, out of the conflicting court judgments on election petitions in Plateau. The group’s National Coordinator, Mani Imman, who made the call in a statement...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, made an order of perpetual injunction restraining the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from further disclaiming the certificate of national service number: A808297 issued to Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, also awarded N5 million...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State to challenge his removal by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. During Monday’s proceedings, Wole Olanipekun, the Counsel to Governor Abba, asked that the judgment of the...
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of an FCT High Court has again ordered the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to either produce or release the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Nov. 8. Justice Adeniyi gave the the first order on Friday...