The court of appeal in Abuja has set aside the judgment restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from disbursing financial allocations to the Rivers state government. The three-member panel, on Friday, ruled that the subject matter of the state’s…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Friday, reserved judgment in a suit filed by Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to overturn the ruling that prevented the Central Bank of Nigeria from releasing monthly allocations to Rivers State. Recall that…
The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, has reserved judgment on the appeal filed by Ramon Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotels in Ile-Ife, Osun State, seeking to overturn his death sentence for the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the Court of Appeal over its judgment affirming the eligibility of Dr Asue Ighodalo, the party’s candidate for the Sept. 21 Edo governorship election. The PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary,…
On Friday, the Court of Appeal in Abuja rejected an appeal aimed at disqualifying Asue Ighodalo as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State. The three-judge panel, headed by Justice Hamma Barka, dismissed the appeal…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday affirmed the nomination of Asue Ighodalo as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo. A three-member panel of the appellate court affirmed Ighodalo’s nomination…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja yesterday issued a directive for Yahaya Bello, the former Governor of Kogi State, to appear for trial. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had initiated proceedings in April to arraign Bello at the…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, affirmed the lower court judgment that reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. The appellate Court while delivering judgment in the appeal brought before it by the Edo…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the ruling of a Federal High Court, Abuja which restrained former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, from moving any preliminary objection until he is arraigned. A three-member justices of the…
A UK Court of Appeal has validated Nigeria’s claim for the post-judgment costs to be paid in Pounds. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN made this known in a statement issued by his Special…
