By BARBARA KAlU, Owerri – Imo State Division of Court of Appeal, has upheld the conviction and three-year sentence of Prince Laseberry Okafor Anyanwu, a former Commissioner of Transport in the Rochas Okorocha administration of Imo State, for N180, 000, 000 (One Hundred and Eighty Million Naira, only) fraud....
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Court of Appeal in Akure has affirmed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s victory in the November 16, 2024, Ondo State governorship election. This decision reinforces the earlier ruling of the Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which validated Aiyedatiwa’s election. The November 2024 governorship election in Ondo State saw Aiyedatiwa emerge...
Court of Appeal in Abuja has mandated the immediate reinstatement of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) James Idachaba, who was compulsorily retired by the Police Service Commission (PSC). The ruling, delivered on Friday by Justice Mohammed Danjuma, also overturned a PSC directive ordering Idachaba to refund eight years’ worth...
Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday overturned a Federal High Court (FHC) ruling that had ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay Kasmal International Services N579 billion for its role in stamp duty collection. Delivering the majority judgment in a 2:1 decision, Justice Adebukola Banjoko sided...
A High Court in Nairobi, Kenya, has ruled that the detention and transfer of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021 was unlawful and illegal. The court has awarded Kanu compensatory damages of 10 million Kenyan shillings for...
Appeal Court in Abuja has dismissed an application filed by Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) management seeking to introduce fresh evidence in a N2.5 billion judgment debt owed to 110 disengaged workers. Justice O.O Oyewunmi dismissed the appeal, holding that the requirements for granting such prayers were not met by...
By OLA MODUPE, Akure – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2024 Ondo election, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, has vowed to appeal the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal’s verdict upholding Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s victory. It would be recalled that the Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has declared...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed Mr Monday Okpebholo as duly elected governor in the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election held in Edo. The court, in a judgement by a three-member panel led by Justice M. A. Danjuma, dismissed an appeal filed by the Peoples...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Thursday urged PDP candidate Asue Ighodalo to accept the Court of Appeal judgment affirming his electoral victory and embrace unity for the progress of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Appeal Court, in its judgment on Thursday, upheld...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 19 September governorship election in Edo, Mr Asue Ighodalo, has said he will challenge the tribunal’s judgment at the Court of Appeal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Edo election tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, reaffirmed Gov....
Kano State Government on Saturday assured residents of the state of its commitment to due process and the rule of law The government’s assurances came on the heels of Friday’s Appeal Court ruling which ordered a stay of execution of its earlier judgment on the Kano emirship tussle. Haruna...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is obliged to obey the Appeal Court order restraining the party from appointing any person as acting National Secretary in place of Sen. Samuel Anyanwu. The party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, stated this at a news conference, tagged: “Just...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, reaffirmed Mr Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). The three-member panel, in a judgment delivered by Justice Hamma Barka, relied on its judgement earlier delivered on Nov. 13, 2024, to make the declaration. The.panel made the...
Some groups have faulted Kano State Government’s interpretation of the judgement of the Court of Appeal regarding the Emir of Kano throne. The groups, under the umbrella of Coalition for Justice and Rule of Law, in a statement signed by its convener, Dr Bashir Danmalam, said it was concerned...
In a split decision of two Justices to one, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has barred the Federal High Court in Kano from adjudicating over the Kano Emirate legal battle. The appellate court held that the court has no jurisdiction to dabble into the Kano State Chieftaincy Matters...
The Court of Appeal in Sokoto State on Monday reaffirmed its stance on the dethronement of Alhaji Al-Mustapha Jokolo, the former Emir of Gwandu, saying he was not given a fair hearing by the Kebbi Government. In a unanimous judgment, read by Justice Ebiowei Tobi, the court held that...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed an appeal filed by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers to challenge the lower court judgment affirming Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers House of Assembly. A three-member panel of justices, in a unanimous judgment, held that the appeal was bereft of merit. The...
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify Olumide Akpata as the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Sept. 21 election in Edo. The appellate court held that the suit instituted by an aggrieved governorship aspirant, Kenneth Imasuangbon lacked cogent and verifiable...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the Court of Appeal over its judgment affirming the eligibility of Dr Asue Ighodalo, the party’s candidate for the Sept. 21 Edo governorship election. The PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja on Friday, described the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the Appeal Court judgment which on Monday, re-affirmed the nomination of Dr Asue Ighodalo as its candidate for the Sept. 21, Edo Governorship election. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja, described the judgment...