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Appeal Court nullifies judgment on Rivers State LG election

November 22, 2024Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified a Federal High Court judgment that barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from providing the voters’ register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) for local government election. The appellate court’s panel, led by Justice Onyekachi Otisi, ruled that the Federal High Court lacked […]

Supreme Court fixes date for judgment in Atiku, Obi’s appeals against Tinubu

October 25, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Nigerian Supreme Court has fixed Thursday for the judgment in the appeals filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi against President Bola Tinubu. Atiku and Obi are praying the Supreme court to set aside the judgment by the presidential election petition tribunal […]

Nigerian Supreme Court reserves judgment in Atiku, Obi’s appeals against Tinubu

October 23, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, seeking to dismiss and set aside the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) ruling. The court similarly reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter […]

PEPC fixes date for judgment in Obi, Atiku’s election petition

September 4, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

In a statement, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), sitting at the Court of Appeal premises in Abuja, Nigeria, has announced Wednesday, September 6, 2023 date to deliver judgment in the petitions filed by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi; the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]

Baba Ijesha’s alleged child defilement case adjourned for judgment

June 7, 2022Bode DoluLeave a Comment

The Ikeja Special Offences Court of Lagos State, Nigeria, has said it would decide on the case of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, on June 14, 2022. The Nigerian comic actor is facing a six-count charge bothering on defilement of a minor. When the hearing of the case was resumed on Monday, Justice […]

Presidential election Tribunal to deliver judgment this week

September 9, 2019Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Nigeria’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal will deliver judgment in the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the February 23 general election, according to Daily Trust. Chairman of the five-man panel, Justice Mohammed Garba had while reserving the judgment on August 21 stated […]

Nigerian Supreme Court fixes July 5 for judgment on Osun gov election

June 17, 2019Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Nigerian Supreme Court has on Monday fixed July 5 to deliver its judgment on the dispute arising from the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the said election, Ademola Adeleke, are by their appeal challenging the May 9, 2019 majority judgment of the Abuja Division of […]

Appeal Court backs judgment that disqualifies Rivers’ APC candidates

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

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 […]