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The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto presided over by  Justice Muhammad Shuaibu has dismissed the appeal filed by  governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara, Dr Dauda Lawal, challenging the nullification his candidature. In a unanimous judgement by the panel…

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission in Osun State, Dr Mutiu Agboke, says the commission is no longer in possession of Senator Ademola Adeleke’s Form CF 001 used in the 2018 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria recalled…

The absence of Justice Moshood Ishola of the Oyo State High Court, on Tuesday, stalled the case challenging prohibition of wearing of Hijab by female Muslim students of the International School Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the case was recently…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately resume the Continuous Voters Registration until 90 days before the 2023 general elections. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in the judgment, also directed INEC to ensure that eligible Nigerians were…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has thrown out a suit filed against Senator Stella Oduah, seeking to invalidate her senatorial candidacy under the Peoples Democratic Party for Anambra North Senatorial District. The suit filed by the plaintiff, John Emeka, a senatorial…

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has slammed another N20billion suit against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. Kanu, through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, stated that the AGF defamed the IPOB leader when he claimed that the latter…

The Federal High Court in Lagos Monday ordered a branch head of Providus Bank Plc, Mariam Isoje, to appear before the court to take her plea on an alleged N144million fraud. Justice Yelim Bogoro made the order following a complaint by prosecution counsel Mr.…

Justice Mohammed Madugu of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in  Bwari, Abuja on Monday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a factional leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Edozie Njoku. Njoku and one Chukwuemeka Nwoga are…

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sacked a current House of Representatives member, Hon Sani Umar Dan Galadima as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency of Zamfara State for the 2023 general…