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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Festus Keyamo, has filed a writ of summons at the Federal High Court in Abuja against the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, over corruption allegations. Keyamo, who is also the spokesperson for…

The  Supreme Court has voided the nomination of Kabir Labbo Jega as the candidate for Jega-Aliero-Gwandu  Federal Constituency of Kebbi State under the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC). While upholding the declaration of Umar Jega as the validly nominated candidate of the…

A Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has struck out a suit by the People’s Democratic Party against the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tonye Cole, challenging his credibility to contest the 2023 governorship election in the state. The PDP…

The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of Justices, has affirmed the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, as the valid candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District election…

Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday set aside his earlier order of interim forfeiture against 40 properties linked to former Deputy Senate President (DSP) Ike Ekweremadu. Justice Ekwo discharged the order on the grounds that it was obtained…

The Court of Appeal has upheld the judgment dismissing the suit challenging the primary that produced Umo Eno as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Akwa Ibom State. Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court Uyo dismissed the suit…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the nomination of Obong Akan Udofia as governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Akwa Ibom State. In a judgment on Thursday a three-member panel of the court, led by Justice Elfreda…

The national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has sued Arise Television in court for alleged defamatory and slanderous comments made against him. Abure in a suit before the High Court of Edo State by his counsel President Aigbokhan, Esq on Wednesday,…

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has struck out a suit instituted against President Muhammadu Buhari, challenging the alleged lopsidedness in appointments into the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The suit instituted by an Abuja-based businesswoman and NDDC stakeholder, Rita…

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo has ordered a property developing company – Abeh Signature Limited, to take possession of its property located in Maitama following its suit against Ms Asabe Waziri, over an alleged breach of…