The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned the judgment which nullified the People Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in Edo State. The primary produced a banker and lawyer, Asue Ighodalo, as the PDP flag bearer for Edo’s 21 September governorship election. Channels Television reported that the appeal court set aside the judgment because the … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday ordered former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to surrender himself for arraignment in the N80 billion money laundering case pending against him at the Federal High Court in Abuja. A three-member panel led by Hamma Barka gave the order after dismissing appeals filed by Mr Bello seeking … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed Philip Shaibu as the deputy governor of Edo State. The court, in its judgment, dismissed the appeal filed by the Edo House of Assembly which sought to uphold Mr Shaibu’s impeachment, Punch newspaper reported. The newspaper, however, did not state when the judgment was given. With the … Read more
Jacob Hoggard began serving his sentence Friday after Ontario’s top court dismissed the Hedley frontman’s appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The musician’s legal team said he surrendered into custody immediately before the ruling was delivered Friday, as is typical in criminal appeals. The Appeal Court unanimously upheld Hoggard’s conviction despite finding his trial should … Read more
The oil-rich Rivers State is bracing for a court verdict that may serve as a tie-breaker in the political debacle between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. In a third of its one year in office, the 10th Rivers State House of Assembly has not known peace as the power tussle between Messrs … Read more
The pro-Wike lawmakers’ attempt to regain control of the Rivers House of Assembly suffered a setback at the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt on Friday. A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, led by Hamma Barka, rejected the lawmakers’ request to vacate a Rivers State High Court order empowering Governor Siminalayi Fubara-backed lawmakers to … Read more
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has appealed against a recent decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissing his objection to his trial. This comes barely three months after the Supreme Court, in December 2023, dismissed his earlier appeal aimed at quashing the trial that started … Read more
An associate professor of theatre arts, Inih Ebong, whose appointment was unjustly terminated over 20 years ago by the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), is anxiously awaiting the Court of Appeal, Calabar, to fix a hearing date for a third appeal by the university against his victory at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria. Mr Ebong’s … Read more
