The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld a previous ruling by a Lagos State High Court, confirming a five-year prison sentence for Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha, for the sexual assault of a minor aged 14. The Court of Appeal, in a judgment delivered by Justice Folashade Ojo, upheld the conviction of …

Wife of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Suzette Eberechi Wike, and 21 other successful candidates have been recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for appointment as Justices of the Court of Appeal (JCAs). Also, the NJC recommended for appointment as Judges, the daughter-in-law of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, Victoria Oluwakemi …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja will today (Monday) hear the appeal lodged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the order of a Kogi State High Court which restrained the anti-graft agency from arresting the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The Kogi court, in a ruling on 9 February 2024, restrained the EFCC from “inviting, …

The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has upheld the judgment of a Lagos State High Court, which sentenced two officials of Keystone Bank, Anayo Nwosu and Olajide Oshodi, to five years imprisonment over an N855 million fraud. The Appeal Court, in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Folasade Ojo, dismissed the separate appeals by Nwosu and Oshodi against …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed Ahmadu Fintiri’s re-election as the governor of Adamawa State. The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Aisha Dahiru (well known as Binani) had appealed against the judgement of the state governorship election petition tribunal which confirmed Fintiri’s re-election. After the supplementary election, the Independent National Electoral Commission announced …

The Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt Division, Justice Joseph Shagbaor Ikyegh has died. Justice Ikyegh who hailed from Benue State reportedly died Wednesday afternoon at his Makurdi residence located at the Achussa Community area of the state capital. The death of Justice Ikyegh was reportedly made known when the Chief Judge of Benue state, Justice Maurice Ikpambese during a …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has removed the Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a judgement delivered on Tuesday, the court declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Sa’ad Abdullahi Ibrahim (Turakin-Opanda), as the rightful winner of the election for Umaisha/Ugya state …

Two people in a community fell critically ill and, after a series of laboratory tests, were referred to a specialist hospital for treatment. At the hospital, the doctor on duty, after analysing the laboratory results, invited the patients to his consulting room to inform them of the outcome of the diagnosis and the sort of treatment recommended. To the first …

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 …