THE Court of Appeal in Calabar has affirmed the conviction and three-year prison sentence of Professor Peter Ogban, a university lecturer found guilty of manipulating election results during the 2019 general elections. Ogban, a professor of soil science at the University of Calabar, served as the returning officer for the …
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Court of Appeal has annulled a controversial judgment that aimed to seize the statutory allocation and revenue of Rivers State, a decision that had the support of Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike and his allies. Newsextra24 reports that on December 13, 2024, Justice Hamma Akawu Barka ruled that the Federal High …
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A Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has ordered the parties involved in the ongoing House of Assembly crisis in the state to maintain the status quo. The Court of Appeal gave the order in a suit marked CA/PH/198/2024 instituted by Hon. Martin Amaewhule and 24 others …
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A Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Tuesday, upheld the election of two former governors of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal and Aliyu Wamakko as Senators representing Sokoto South and Sokoto North. The election of Tambuwal, the immediate past governor of the state and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party …
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THE Court of Appeal on Wednesday released another Certified True Copy (CTC) of its ruling on the Kano State Governorship Election barely 24 hours after it brought out the first CTC which contained its Order affirming the election of Governor Kabir Yusuf and awarding N1million against the All Progressives Congress (APC). …
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THE stage is now set for the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Bolnaan Dongban-Mensem to formally unveil members of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) that would adjudicate on all petitions filed against the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners …
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THE Senate on Tuesday passed a bill amending the Court of Appeal Act 2013 increasing the number of Justices of the Court of Appeal from 90 to 110. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters by Chairman of the …
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday reserved judgment in a suit filed by Sheriff Oborevwori, the PDP governorship candidate in Delta challenging a lower court judgment disqualifying him. During the PDP governorship primary in May, Oborevwori, speaker of the Delta house of assembly, polled 590 votes to beat …
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