The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto State has set aside the judgement of the Zamfara Federal High Court, barring the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from participating in the forthcoming governorship election in the state. A Federal High Court in…
Lawan: Appeal Court affirms Machina as Yobe North APC candidate
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has lost his bid for a re-election, as the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, affirmed Bashir Machina as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the 2023 Yobe North…
Kanu: Appeal Court declines FG’s request for adjournment in stay of execution hearing
The Court of Appeal on Monday refused to grant the request of the Federal Government to adjourn the application seeking to stay the execution of the judgment that struck out the terrorism charges against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous…
Appeal court fixes thursday to rule on Nnamdi Kanu’s case
The Court of Appeal, Abuja will deliver judgment in the case between the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu and the Federal Government on Thursday. Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor made this known on Wednesday in a…
ASUU to call off strike soon, says Falana after appeal court ruling
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reiterated its willingness to call off its eight-month strike, expressing optimism that the ongoing talks between the Presidency and the House of Representatives leadership will yield positive results. Counsel for ASUU, Femi…
Appeal Court grants ASUU permission to appeal NIC ruling, orders members to resume work
The Court of Appeal has granted the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) permission to appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered the union to call off it’s strike. The court, however, granted the application on the…
Court repeals Adebutu’s nomination as PDP gov candidate
The Court of Appeal in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has set aside an earlier judgment of the Federal High Court in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu. A three-member panel of the Appeal…
Court declares Senator Ogba Ebonyi PDP gov candidate
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, declared the Senator representing Ebonyi Central Zone, Obinna Ogba, as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state come 2023. Strong party sources confirmed this to our correspondent, on…
Defilement: A’Court affirms ex-school supervisor’s 60-year imprisonment
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Monday affirmed the 60-year jail term imposed on a former Supervisor at Chrisland School, Adegboyega Adenekan, who was convicted of defiling a two-year old female pupil of the school. Adenekan was…
Stakeholders commend Appeal Court President, Anambra Government
…As Court of Appeal is set to open in the state Following the revelation last week that a division of the Court of Appeal is to open soon in Awka, the Anambra State capital, stakeholders have been commending both Court…