Court throws out suit seeking disqualification of APC’s Aiyedatiwa, running mate

Court throws out suit seeking disqualification of APC’s Aiyedatiwa, running mate

The Federal High Court in Akure, on Monday, threw out a suit seeking the disqualification of Olayide Adelami, the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election in Ondo State. The suit was filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 16 November Ondo State … Read more

Emefiele seeks court’s permission to travel abroad

Emefiele seeks court’s permission to travel abroad

A former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, has requested permission from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja, where he is facing corruption charges, to travel abroad for a medical check-up. Mr Emefiele’s lawyer, Mathew Burkaa, drew the trial judge’s attention to the pending application at Tuesday’s proceedings. The defence … Read more