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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has approved an application for Lilian Onoh, a former Nigerian ambassador, to testify via Zoom in a libel suit filed by Geoffrey Onyeama. Ms Onoh, who served as Nigeria’s ambassador to Namibia and head…

Supreme Court has dismissed three separate appeals brought before it by some governorship candidates seeking to nullify the election of Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr Bassey Umo Eno. In the appeal, they want the apex court to nullify the governor’s election on account…

The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed March 20 to deliver judgment in a suit filed by a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ugochukwu Uchenwa seeking to stop the conduct of elections and examinations on Saturdays. Uchenwa, filed the suit on the…

The 2023 governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Adamawa State, Umar Ardo, has withdrawn his appeal against Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s re-election at the Supreme Court. Ardo had sought the nullification of Fintiri’s re-election on the grounds that there was substantial…

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has declared Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the valid National secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Delivering Judgment, Justice Ekwo made an order of injunction, restraining the national leadership of the PDP from appointing…

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has fixed further hearing for March 4, 2024 in a fresh N1 billion suit filed by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has sued former Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola before a Federal High Court in Osogbo for allegedly causing a faction within the party. The APC, through its counsel Ayodele Kusamotu, Yemi Akingbade, R.I.O Oloyede and B.J…

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the election of Governor Hycinth Alia of Benue State. The apex court also affirmed the election of the priest-turned-politician. The apex court decision followed the withdrawal of an appeal by counsel for Titus Uba of the…

Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja has awarded the sum of 100 million naira against the Federal Government, in favour of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for the violation of…