COURT OF APPEAL
17 Aug
A special panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, affirmed the decision of the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which had earlier struck out all allegations of vote-buying and voter-inducement that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its gubernatorial candidate, Ladi Adebutu, made against Governor Dapo Abiodun and All Progressives Congress…
15 Aug
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Lagos has ruled that the Federal Government has the constitutional right to contract, celebrate and register marriages between prospective couples. The court also nullified the judgment of Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, which restrained the FG from further registering marriages contracted or celebrated under the Marriage…
10 Aug
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened its defence on the petition brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the conduct of March 8, 2023, Kaduna governorship election, won by Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The electoral body said it has been consistent in its stance that the APC flag…
7 Aug
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has nullified a ruling by the Federal High Court that had previously prohibited the federal government from conducting marriage registrations within some local governments in Nigeria. The lawsuit was initiated by Eti Osa Local Government Area (LGA) in Lagos State, challenging the Ministry of Interior's authority to operate marriage…
20 Jul
The Court of Appeal has dismissed allegations concerning the purported resignation of Justice Boloukuoromo Ugo, a member of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). The Chief Registrar of the Court, Malam Umar Mohammed Bangari, during a chat with journalists in Abuja, described the allegation as false and misleading. The news of Justice Ugo's alleged resignation…
18 Jul
My eyes welled up as I listened to the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court in the appeal filed by distinguished Senator Peter Onyelukachukwu Nwaoboshi (SPON) against his conviction by the Court of Appeal on trumped up charges of money laundering and fraud.
6 Jan
Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, has struck out judgment of the Federal High Court that nullified the candidacy of 16 All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Rivers State vying for state House of Assembly.
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