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...
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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...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday affirmed the nomination of Asue Ighodalo as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo. A three-member panel of the appellate court affirmed Ighodalo’s nomination shortly after dismissing the appeal file by an aspirant,...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the ruling of a Federal High Court, Abuja which restrained former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, from moving any preliminary objection until he is arraigned. A three-member justices of the court,in a unanimous decision on Tuesday, held that the...
The Court of Appeal will on Tuesday hear a suit filed by former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, challenging the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, order that removed him from office in 2019. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suit was filed at...
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has rejected an appeal to nullify the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as its candidate for the upcoming Governorship Election in Edo. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel led by A. M...
The Appeal Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed an application filed suspended DCP Abba Kyari requesting that the unlawful drug deal charge against him be dropped. A three-member panel of justices dismissed Kayri’s appeal, marked: CA/ABJ/CR/516/2023 for being unmeritorious. IJustice Adebukola Banjoko who led the panel held that...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed the re-election victory of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa in the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship poll. The three-member panel of justices led by Justice James Abundaga, in a unanimous judgment, held that the appeal filed by the appellants; Mr...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has distanced itself from an appeal filed at the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made the clarification in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Ologunagba said that party’s attention was drawn to s SUIT No: PHC/2177/CS/2024...