The Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Umar  Bangari, on Wednesday, said there was no contradiction in the court’s judgement on the Kano State governorship election. This is as Kano State Governor, Mallam Abba Yusuf headed to the Supreme Court to contest the judgement of the Court of Appeal sacking him from office. There had been several interpretations of …

The election of Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia as Governor of Benue State has been validated by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja. The court affirmed Alia’s election on Monday while delivering judgment in the appeal brought before it by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 18th March governorship election, Rt. Hon. Titus Uba. Uba had …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared the Zamfara State governorship election inconclusive. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the election. The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, who was seeking a second term in office, had challenged the outcome of the 18th …

Officials of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) disrupted the inaugural sitting of the Edo State Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday due to the ongoing national strike. Sitting had barely begun when officials of the NLC stormed the venue and ordered everybody out and shut the door to the building. The tribunal was constituted by the State Chief Judge, …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday evening named Hon. Setonji Koshoedo the party’s acting National Secretary. Until his appointment, Koshoedo was the Deputy National Secretary. Announcing the appointment after the NWC meeting on Tuesday, the acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum explained that Koshoedo’s appointment is pending the determination of the case before …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday urged an Abuja Federal High Court to reject an ex-parte motion filed by the Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) to replace the party’s governorship candidate in Imo State. In its affidavit to show cause pursuant to the court order, INEC told Justice Inyang Ekwo that the plaintiffs’ suit …

The National Industrial Court has restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) as well as their affiliates from embarking on any strike or industrial action. At an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, the workers’ bodies declared a total nationwide strike from next Tuesday. The unions took the decision following the alleged assault on …

Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted bail to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. The judge ordered that Emefiele be released immediately to his lawyers, who were charged with the responsibility of producing him in court, for his arraignment next week or at any other day. On 26th …

A prominent journalist and lawyer, Mr. Osa Director has sued the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), seeking damages to the tune of N100 million and recovery of his US$1,700 and A52 Samsung Galaxy handset. In the Suit Number ID/16108MFHR/2023 filed at the Lagos State High Court (Ikeja Judicial Division), Osa is seeking the enforcement of his fundamental human rights. …

Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State, on Tuesday, sentenced five men tried for cyber-stalking and defrauding ex-Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, of N38 million. Sometime in 2018, a 13-second nude video of Owoeye had gone viral on the Internet. In the video, Owoeye was accosted by some people, …