An FCT High Court, Maitama on Friday, fixed Feb. 12 for the trial of the suspended Central Bank Governor (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on alleged procurement fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged him amended 20 counts of criminal conspiracy, conferring undue advantage, breach of trust among...
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The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Gov. Nasir Idris as Kebbi governor. Delivering judgment, Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, dismissed the appeal by the PDP against the governor dismissed for lacking merit. Details shortly…..
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Dapo Abiodun as duly elected governor of Ogun State in the March 2023 governorship elections. Justice Tijjani Abubakar, who delivered the judgment dismissed the appeals against Abiodun. The appeal was filled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and it’s candidate in the...
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State. Delivering judgment, Justice Tijjani Abubakar, dismissed the appeal against the governor by the PDP and it’s candidate, Ashiru Isa. Details shortly…..
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Abdullahi Sule as duly elected governor of Nasarawa State. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Eku who delivered the judgment dismissed the appeals by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Emmanuel Ombugadu. The PDP had appealed to the apex court to set aside...
There are intense heatwaves posed by the off-cycle governorship election in Edo State, holding on September 21, 2024. Emphatically speaking, the current electioneering in the nation’s ‘Heartbeat State’, potends a slip-up sensation of reaching a crescendo, even though it is still at the elementary stage of party primary...
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, adjourned until March 5, for re-arraignment of three persons charged with N26.4 million fraud. The defendants are Ayoola Kelani, Chizoba Emesiana and Sodiq Hassan. They are charged on seven counts bordering on obtaining money by false pretences, forgery, money laundering...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has began its constitutional responsibility of conducting the verification of the status of political parties in the country. Hajiya Hawa Habibu, Director Election and Party Monitoring made this known when she led INEC’s Election and Party Monitoring Team on a visit to the...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr Kayode Ajulo, has filed a suit seeking to stop Gov. Similalaye Fubara of Rivers from re-presenting the 2024 budget to the state House of Assembly. The SAN asked the court to stop such a move pending the hearing and determination of...
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State has assured of a free, fair and credible local government election scheduled to hold later in the year. The Chairman of the party, Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, gave the assurance while speaking to newsmen in Kano on Tuesday. “As a...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned an Assistant General Manager of Skyway Handling Company (SAHCO), Olajide Kafidipe, and seven other employees of the company before a Federal High Court, Lagos for alleged drug trafficking. The NDLEA docked Kafidipe and others before Justice Deinde Dipeolu...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in the governorship election dispute between Gov. Nasir Idris of the All progressives Congress (APC) and Aminu Bande of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun reserved the judgment after parties in the petition adopted their processes. Sule and APC...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered Mr Suleiman Dabo, the immediate-past member of Kaduna State House of Assembly representing Zaria Constituency, to be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending ruling in his bail plea. Justice James Omotosho gave the order following Dabo’s arraignment...
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Patrick Tonye-Cole, against the victory of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara. A five-member panel headed by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun reserved judgment on the appeal after all parties in the...
A political pressure group in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Concerned PDP League (CPDPL) has urged the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, not to contest again in 2027. The group gave the advice in Abuja on Sunday in a communiqué of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Assembly has postponed its plenary resumption to January 30, 2023. The Clerk to the House of Representatives, Yahaya Danzaria, disclosed this in a message addressed to all members of the House of Representatives. Danzaria said plenary will resume on January 30. He...
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the victory of Gov. Bassey Otu as the governor of Cross River in the 2023 gubernatorial election. The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) and its governorship candidate Sen. Sandy Onor challenged the membership of Otu, in the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Court...
The two Labour Party (LP) factions led by Mr Julius Abure and Alhaji Lamidi Apapa disagreed at the Federal High Court, Abuja over plan to withdraw a suit filed against Mr Athan Achonu, the LP candidate in the last governorship election in Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Zuba, on Friday sentenced a dismissed Inspector, Haruna Ocheni to 30 years imprisonment for killing a 17-year-old boy. The police charged Ocheni with culpable homicide not punishable by death. Delivering judgment, Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya held that the prosecution had proven...