THE Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has halted the enforcement of its January 10 judgment, which upheld the Kano State government’s repeal of the 2019 Emirates Council Law, pending the Supreme Court’s determination of an appeal on the same matter. The ruling was delivered on Friday by a three-member …
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A judge who was recently elevated to the Appeal Court, Justice Binta Zubairu has lamented the situation in which judges are wrongly accused of delaying justice. Justice Zubairu who spoke in Zaria, Kaduna State during a reception organized in her honour to celebrate her elevation to the Appeal Court bench said for the justice …
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The contention over the right candidate to fly the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi State appears set for a long-drawn battle. Though the governorship election committee headed by ex-governor Bello Matawalle had submitted its report of the primaries conducted …
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin City, Edo State capital has affirmed Comrade Barrister Julius Abure as the national chairman of Labour Party (LP). In the case of Mr. Lucky Shaibu v. Julius Abure & 5 ORS (Appeal No: CA/B/93/2023), Justice Theresa Ngolika Orji Abadua JCA, Fatima Omoro Akinbami …
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The Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal has dismissed the suit filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 general election in Enugu state, Chief Uche Nnaji, challenging the victory of Dr. Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.“ The decision of …
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The Court of Appeal has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. In a judgment on Wednesday in Abuja, a three-member panel of the court headed by Justice Hamma Akawu Barka held that the …
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Seplat Petroleum Development Company has dragged a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Kunle Ogunba to the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) and the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for alleged gross misconduct and unethical practices contrary to the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners …
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The Appeal Court in Owerri on Thursday upheld the electoral victory of Senator Rochas Okorocha, of Imo West senatorial district. The chairman of the panel, R.A Ada, who read the judgment said that the appeals filed by Senator Osita Izunaso of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and Jones Onyereri …
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A Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, the Edo State Capital has affirmed the Prophet Jones Erue-led Executive of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State thereby vacating an earlier judgment by an Asaba High Court which nullified the congress that produced the executive. The court, in a ruling delivered …
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A foremost socio-cultural, philanthropic and educational organization based in the Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State,Prima Strata, has concluded arrangements to hold the 22nd edition of the National Law Students debate. The debate would be a two day event with 10 schools participating. The institutions are University …
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