Appeal Court dismisses suit against Umahi, his deputy over defection

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal of the Enugu Division, on Friday, affirmed the judgement of Ebonyi High Court, Abakaliki, which quashed a suit challenging the defection of Governor David Umahi and his deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe, to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Recall that governor Umahi and his Deputy had on November 2020 left the PDP, […]

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Appeal Court acquits Akure Prophet, Babatunde Alfa Sotitobire

Nigeria’s court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo state has set aside the judgment of the Ondo State High Court that sentenced the founder of the Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Alfa Babatunde, to life imprisonment over a missing child. Recall that the Ondo State High court had on October 6, 2020, sentenced the Prophet to […]

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Rivers, Lagos stopped from collecting VAT by the Appeal Court

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, Nigeria, has ordered the government of Rivers and Lagos states to refrain from any action giving effect to the August 9, 2021 judgment of the Federal High court sitting in Rivers State, which conferred powers on Rivers State to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) and Personal Income Tax. Delivering […]

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Lawan has a case to answer on alleged $3m bribe –Appeal Court says

The Abuja Division of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, yesterday, dismissed the appeal filed by a former member of the House of Representatives from Kano State, Hon. Farouk Lawan, seeking to end the $3 million bribery charge brought against him by the federal government. Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) had arraigned Lawan […]

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Appeal Court reserves judgement in Adeyeye vs Olujimi

Nigeria’s Appeal Court, Ekiti Division, has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs Senator Dayo Adeyeye challenging the verdict of the election petitions tribunal which nullified his victory in the senatorial election. The tribunal, headed by Justice Danladi Adeck, had on September 10 nullified the victory […]

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Former Bank Director asks Appeal Court to order FG to return to him forfeited N9.08bn linked to Diezani

Former Bank Director, Dauda Lawal, has asked the Court of Appeal in Lagos to order the Nigerian Government to return to him the sum of N9.08 billion he forfeited to it on February 16, 2017. Lawal said the Federal High Court, Lagos, which ordered the forfeiture of the money had no jurisdiction to do so. […]

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Appeal Court backs judgment that disqualifies Rivers’ APC candidates

The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Wednesday, compounded the woes of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State as it dismissed three appeals by a faction of the party against the October 10 judgment of the State High Court, which declared the congresses of the party void. But the faction, led by […]

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SaharaReporters, Sowore defeat Saraki at the Appeal Court

The Court of Appeal in Ilorin, Kwara State, has nullified the lower court’s judgment that awarded a N4billion cost as sum of damages against SaharaReporters and its founder, Omoyele Sowore, in a suit between the two and Bukola Saraki, Nigeria’s Senate President. On Tuesday, the Appeal Court set aside the judgment of Justice A.S. Oyinloye […]

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