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The Presiding Judge, Yenagoa Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Bashar Alkali has dismissed former aides, Hon. Oyarede Ayeperebo and 8 others' remuneration claim against Ekeremor Local Government Council and 2 others for lacking merit. Justice Alkali ruled that the Bayelsa…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has rejected an application filed by Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, seeking an expedited hearing of the Ondo lawmakers’ appeal against the Federal High Court’s interim injunction preventing impeachment proceedings against the state’s…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal brought before it by the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Titus Uba challenging the election of Hyacinth Alia as the elected governor of Benue State. In a unanimous judgment, the…

President Bola Tinubu has been dragged to court over the appointment of Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by some concerned groups. The various groups under the aegis of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and 34…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the electoral victory of Caleb Mutfwang of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) after stating that he wasn’t qualified to run for Plateau state governor. A three-member panel headed by Justice Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu in its…

The Appeal Court, Abuja Division, on Friday, affirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State in the March 18 governorship election. The appeal was filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Sadique Abubakar, following the tribunal judgment upholding Mohammed’s victory. The…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the ruling of the Election Petitions Tribunal sacking Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State. In its judgment on Friday, the Appeal Court agreed with the judgment of the tribunal, ruling that the fielding of Abba…

The Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo has dragged the state Governor, Ademola Adeleke before the National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan over alleged plans to remove her. Joined in the suit are the State Attorney General, Osun State Judicial Service…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared as inconclusive, the governorship election that was held in Zamfara State on March 18. In a unanimous decision, the three-member panel led by Justice Oyebisi Folayemi, on Thursday nullified the return of Governor Dauda…

The Court of Appeal in Lagos has thrown out the appeals filed by Abdulazeez Adediran, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP) against the election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In a unanimous decision delivered on Wednesday, the…