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A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, stopped the establishment of the proposed national carrier – Nigeria Air, by the Federal Government. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa reordered the Federal Government and domestic airlines to maintain status quo in their suit relating to the…

A Makurdi Federal High Court presided over by Justice Hassan Dikko has dismissed the suit filed by Prof. Terhemba Shija of the All Progressives Congress, APC  challenging the emerges Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia as the governorship candidate of the party, for lacking…

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sacked a House of Representatives member, Honourable Chris Azubogu as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for Anambra South Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections. The federal lawmaker was kicked…

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has sued the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, for imprisoning him (Kanu) in Kenya for eight days, before his extradition to Nigeria. The special counsel to the IPOB leader,…

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, on Thursday, disqualified the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, over dual citizenship. Tonye Cole is said to be a citizen of the United Kingdom. The court also ruled that…

The Yola Division of the Appeal Court in Adamawa State, has set aside the ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Yola, which earlier nullified the candidature of Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in…

The Court of Appeal has reinstated Senator Emmanuel Bwacha as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Taraba State. Delivering judgement in Yola on Thursday, the three-man judicial panel led by Justice Tani Yusuf Hassan, declared Bwacha as duly nominated candidate for…

Senator Adamu Aliero’s bid to return to the senate has suffered another setback as the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto, Sokoto State, has upheld the judgement of Justice Babagana Ashigar of the Federal High Court, Birnin Kebbi, that Alhaji Haruna Sa’idu…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declared that Mr Kenneth Udeze lacks the right to institute any litigation on behalf of the Action Alliance (AA), having been expelled from the party. Udeze had approached the court to seek an order preventing…

The Ekiti State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday adjourned for judgment the petition filed by the Ekiti State Social Democratic Party candidate, Segun Oni, challenging the victory of Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress in the June 18 governorship election…