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Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has adjourned till October 24 hearing in the motion by Senator Ita Enang to be joined in the suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to list the All Progressives…

Landowners at Zaudan Pazeri and Filindabo layouts under the auspices of Zaudan Pazeri Property Owners Association in the Dei-Dei area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have filed an injunction at the FCT High Court 42 sitting at Kubwa seeking to restrain…

The Federal High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Monday, affirmed the candidacy of a former deputy governor of the state, Mr Agboola Ajayi, as the candidate for the Ondo South Senatorial District. In the senatorial primary of the Peoples…

The Election Petition Tribunal hearing the petition of the candidate of All Progressives Congress in the July 16 Osun governorship poll, Adegboyega Oyetola, against the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Senator Ademola Adeleke, has said it will sit for six hours…

The Presiding Judge, Kaduna Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Sinmisola Adeniyi has declared that the dismissal of Mr. Emmanuel Byis as the Deputy Plant Manager of the Kaduna State Water Corporation was done in breach of…

Justice Daniel Osiagor of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday, October 15, 2022, vacated an order it granted, freezing the bank accounts belonging to an oil company, Petralon 54 Limited and its parent company, Petralon Energy Limited. The freeze…

The Katsina State High Court, through its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism, has recovered over N900 million from Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) loan defaulters across the state. The State Chief Judge, Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar, while addressing some journalists in Katsina, said the…

The Federal High Court sitting in Yola has cancelled the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State. It said the party does not have a governorship candidate for the 2023 general election. The court ruled on Friday that the APC…

The Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the July 16 Osun State governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday asked the state Election Petition Tribunal to dismiss the petition challenging his victory at the poll. The respondents’ legal team asked the panel to dismiss…

The Federal High Court Lagos, under Justice Oweibo has affirmed the nomination of Hon. Ebenezer Ken Obioma as the validly elected candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the Oshodi/Isolo II federal constituency in Lagos State. The Court in its judgment on…