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The Presiding Judge, Abuja Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Osat Obaseki-Osaghae has declared Mr. Muyiwa Ogunlana's punishment of indefinite suspension without pay, forceful resignation, and constructive dismissal from the Nigerian Stockbrokers Limited as wrongful and awarded the sum…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, presided over by the Honourable Justice Inyang Ekwo, on Friday,25th November, 2022, declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ), acted unlawfully, when it stopped the Continuous Voters’ Registration (CRV ) exercise on July…

three-member panel of the Court of Appeal headed by Justice Tani Yusuf and sitting in Yola yesterday affirmed Col. Agbu Kefas as the validly nominated governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State. The Appeal Court threw out two suits…

Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory FCT on November 22, 2022, has granted an interim order restraining the FCDA and Arab Contractors from further encroachment and destruction of the Master Plan of Centenary Economic City Free Zone (CECFZ). The temporary…

The Appeal Court, Kano division has nullified the nomination of Abubakar Nuhu Danburam as Kano central senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The appellate court upheld the outcome of the primary conducted by factional Chairman of PDP, Shehu Wada Sagagi, which…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Friday, annulled the primary of the African Democratic Congress for the governorship candidate in the state, Biyi Otegbeye, and 26 Assembly candidates of the party. The presiding Judge, Justice Adetayo Aluko,…

The Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, has nullified the just concluded local government election conducted in Osun State. The local government poll was conducted on Saturday, October 15, 2022, by the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) under the…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned an application filed by former Governor of Imo, Senator Rochas Okorocha, until February 6 for a ruling. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to the parties adopted their processes and presented their…

The Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State has dismissed a suit that sought to nullify the candidacies of the governorship and deputy governorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu and Hon. Peter…

The Osun Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Osogbo, on Friday ordered the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to produce Senator Ademola Adeleke’s results used during the 2018 governorship election in Osun State. The document tagged, “INEC Form CF001”…