FG Approaches Supreme Court, Seeks Overturn Of Judgement Freeing Nnamdi Kanu
Despite several calls on the Federal Government to obey the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, freeing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, it has approached the Supreme Court with an application seeking the court to set aside the judgement. The appellate Court, in a judgement delivered last week, discharged Kanu from...
Extraordinary Rendition: Nnamdi Kanu Again Floors FG At Federal High Court
The Nigerian Government on Wednesday lost its bid to transfer the suit of the extraordinary rendition of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, from Umuahia to Abuja. The Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, insisted that it has the jurisdiction to hear and determine the suit. This was disclosed by Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, in...
Fani-Kayode’s Trial Continues As EFCC Says 4.6bn Used To Fund Jonathan’s Presidential Campaign Still Under Investigation
The trial of the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode and three others continued on Friday with the testimony of an Investigating Officer, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mr. Shehu Shuaibu. He told a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos that the sum of N4.6 billion allegedly used to finance the Presidential Campaign of former President, Goodluck...
Application To Stop Tinubu’s Certificate Forgery Suit Suffers Setback
An application by a factional group in the Action Alliance to stop the certificate forgery suit instituted against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was on Monday dismissed by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The bid by the group loyal to Tinubu and led by Adekunle Omo-Aje was rejected by the court from being...
Court Throws Out Suit Seeking To Void Abia PDP Primaries
A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, on Friday, dismissed a suit seeking to nullify Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries in Abia State. The primaries produced Prof. Uche Ikonne as governorship candidate. Seven plaintiffs Messers: Ndudi Nwagbara, Egege Ikedichi, Ochulo Ulonam Junior, Onyedikachi Abaribe, Smile Esinna, Francis Oparocha and Chikwe Chigozie had sued the Independent National Electoral...
CJN Ariwoola Inaugurates Election Petition Tribunal, Cautions Against Abuse Of Power
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, says he will not condone any act of recklessness or abuse of power and public trust from judicial officers. Ariwoola said this at the swearing-in of members of the 2023 Election Petition Tribunals on Monday in Abuja. “Your Lordships should count yourselves worthy to be so entrusted with this humongous responsibility of...
Sen. Ararume Sues Buhari Over Illegal Termination Of Appointment As NNPC Chair, Demands N100bn Compensation
Former chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Ifeanyi Ararume, has slammed a N100 billion suit on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) at a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged unlawful removal of his name as a non-Executive Chairman of the newly Incorporated Nigeria National Petroleum Company. He is demanding such claims from the Federal Government...
Court Sacks Sen. Bwacha For Defecting To APC
A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State, has sacked Senator Emmanuel Bwacha from his legislative seat, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bwacha is the Senator representing Taraba South at the National Assembly. The Taraba State chapter of the PDP had since the defection of Bwacha from the party to APC,...
How I Constructed Law School That Amaechi Government Rejected — Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, said a proposition to establish a law school in Rivers State was denied by the administration of his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi. Wike served under Amaechi as Chief of Staff between 2007 and 2011. The two have since fallen out politically with Amaechi joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013 and his...
Nuhu Ribadu Loses As Appeal Court Affirms Sen. Binani Adamawa APC Governorship Candidate
An Appeal Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State capital, has declared Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Adamawa State. The court presided over by Justice Tani Yusuf Hassan set aside the judgement of a Federal High Court which nullified the governorship primary and declared that APC has no candidate for the 2023 governorship...
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