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A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sacked three National Assembly candidates of the Labour Party in Rivers State. The candidates are for Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt City Local Government constituencies. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the…

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, has ordered an interim forfeiture of 40 landed properties belonging to a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who is currently in custody in the United Kingdom. Justice Ekwo made the order following…

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Siminalaye Fubara, from contesting the 2023 elections. An aspirant of the PDP, Chief Morgan West, had challenged Fubara’s candidacy, alleging that…

Hon. Justice Zaynab Bashir of the Portharcourt Judicial division of the National Industrial Court has granted an Order Nisi attaching the Credit Amount standing in the Guaranty Trust Bank- (Garnishee) in favour of Ibeeco International Co. -Judgment Debtor for the satisfaction of…

A Federal High Court in Kaduna State has dismissed the suit filed by one of the governorship aspirants in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sani Shaaban, challenging the election of the party’s gubernatorial candidate for the 2023 elections, Senator Uba Sani. Shaaban had…

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed against an Abuja-based lawyer and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The Court presided by Justice Bature Gafai upheld the argument of John…

The National Industrial Court has summoned the Director General, National Gallery of Art, Mr. Ivara Ebetan to appear before and show cause why he will not be committed to prison for persistent disobedience of its order. Justice Oyebiola Oyewumi of the Abuja division…

Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Osogbo, on Thursday, adjourned further proceedings till November 16, 2022, as the plaintiff, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola presented more documents before it for consideration. At Thursday’s sitting, counsel to the petitioner, Dr. Saka Layoonu, SAN, tendered…

The Indigenous People of Biafra on Thursday confirmed that its leader Nnamdi Kanu had approached the Supreme Court to set aside the ruling of the Court of Appeal staying the execution of the court’s judgment discharging him. The lead lawyer to IPOB and…