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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declared the appointment of the Federal Character Commission Chairperson, Muheeba Dankaka, and Secretary, Bello Tukur, by former President Muhammadu Buhari as unlawful. Buhari had in April 2020 appointed 38 people, including the chairperson and secretary,…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday affirmed the victory of the Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule. The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Sule of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the election, while David Ombugad of the…

The Lagos Coroner Court sitting in Ikorodu on Wednesday heard that the most crucial aspect of autopsy to determine the cause of death of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad is being conducted in the United States (US). State Counsel, Oluwaseun Akinde,…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has nullified the election of Babajide Owoduni of the Peoples Democratic Party as the lawmaker representing Ikenne State Constituency in the Ogun State House of Assembly. The court therefore declared Kunle Sobukola of the All Progressives…

The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State, Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari, is said to be in Niger Republic. This was revealed during the court proceedings at the Adamawa State High Court of Justice on Wednesday. Ari was suspended from his position following…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has filed its notice of appeal before the Supreme Court to challenge the November 17 judgement of the Court of Appeal which upheld the decision of the Election Petition Tribunal, sacking Governor Abba Yusuf and declared…

Justice Phoebe Ayuba of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, has ordered the parties in the Rivers parliament rift to maintain status quo pending the hearing of the Motion on Notice filed together with the main suit by the new Speaker of…

A Lawyer, Mr. Maxwell Opara, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the N1.5 billion allocation to the Office of the First Lady of Nigeria in the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Act recently signed into law. Joined in the…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has granted a cost against Mrs. Folashade Samuels, a nominal complainant and 4th respondent in the suit by popular relationship expert, Ms. Blessing Okoro (aka Blessing CEO) against the Inspector General of Police and others over…