Onnoghen’s suspension ex-parte by CCT, breach to fair hearing -Appeal Court says

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Friday struck out the appeal lodged by the ex-Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, challenging an ex-parte order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) issued on January 23, 2019, for his suspension from office pending his trial before the tribunal. In a unanimous judgment by […]

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Appeal Court says, 736 petitions filed against 2019 elections, so far

Figures released by the headquarters of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal in Abuja showed on Thursday that 736 election petitions have been filed to challenge the outcome of the 2019 general elections,  including the presidential election, at various states and levels. The Court of Appeal is the coordinating secretariat for all election petition affairs, including the […]

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