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…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Thursday, affirmed Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the validly elected governor of Kogi. A three-member panel of the court, in a unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Onyekachi Otisi, held that…
By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has congratulated Justice Ntong Festus Ntong on his elevation as Justice of the Court of Appeal. A statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Ekerete Udoh on Wednesday, Governor…
The newly appointed 22 Justices of the Court of Appeal will be inaugurated by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Wednesday July 10. They are to be sworn in alongside the 12 Judges of the High…
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld a previous ruling by a Lagos State High Court, confirming a five-year prison sentence for Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha, for the sexual assault of…
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has urged the Appeal Court to restore the bail granted to him by an Abuja Federal High Court. Kanu also faulted the ruling of the appellate court for refusing…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State and former Minister of State, Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, has rejected the Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal judgement which upheld the election of Douye Diri as the state governor. Dissatisfied with…
The Imo State leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said the appeal court will serve them justice in the case of the legal battle surrounding the November 2023 governorship election. The state chairman of the PDP, Chidi Dike,…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday did not sit to hear the appeal lodged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the order of a Kogi High Court which restrained the anti-graft agency from arresting the…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Tuesday, affirmed the election of two former governors of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal and Aliyu Wamakko as Senators representing Sokoto South and Sokoto North respectively. The election of Tambuwal, the immediate past governor…
