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The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by Senator Smart Adeyemi challenging the primary election that produced Ahmed Ododo as the candidate of the All Progressive Congress for the Kogi State Governorship Election scheduled for November 2023. Senator Adeyemi,…

A Federal High Court, Abuja has nullified the redeployment of Alhaji Abubakar Faruk as the Managing Director, Abuja Markets Management Ltd (AMML) by the Board Chairman, Abubakar Maina, and the former Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello. Justice Donatus Okorowo, in…

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has tendered some documents before the State’s Election Petition Tribunal in a bid to prove that he thoroughly filled out the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) form EC9 which contains his full personal information…

Aisha Dahiru, also known as “Binani,” the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Adamawa, has once more filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the annulment of her declaration as governor of Adamawa in the March…

A federal high court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from prosecuting Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC). Yunusa-Ari raised eyebrows during the state’s gubernatorial election when he declared the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Aisha Binani…

The National Industrial Court was on Monday, July 10, 2023 told that Abia Government and retired Justice Kalu Amah were exploring further out-of-court settlement. When the matter slated for report of settlement was called, the claimant’s counsel, Mr Matthew Mgbada submitted that parties were…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about USD$5 billion Abacha loot recovered by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari. The court ordered the government of…

Former Imo State Governor, Dr. Ikedi Ohakim has slammed a N1 billion libel lawsuit against Batos Chikezie Nwadike for defamation and libel. Nwadike was until recently a political appointee in Imo State. In suit marked NO: HOW/701/2023, filed at the Owerri Division of High Court of…

A journalist, Cyriacus Njoku, has demanded the sum of N50 million in compensation against former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, over the reward in a book written in his honour. Njoku, in a suit before an FCT High Court, is contending that after he…

The Labour Party, LP, on Friday, commenced its evidence against the election of Barr Peter Mbah as the governor of Enugu State. The case filed by LP and its candidate, Barr Chijioke Edeoga came up for hearing at the Enugu State Governorship Election…