The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has slammed an Abuja property developer, Cecil Osakwe over sharp practices, nullifying an earlier ruling of an FCT High Court in favour of Osakwe. The Court of Appeal on Monday unanimously upturned a previous judgement of Justice Othman Musa of the FCT High Court which directed Osakwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Abeh …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has hailed the ruling of the Court of Appeal, sitting in Lagos that affirmed his victory in the last governorship election. The appellate court on Wednesday dismissed the appeals brought against the re-election of Governor Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP). In a …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, restored Chief Timipre Sylva as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 11th November Bayelsa State governorship election. In a unanimous decision, the three-member panel of Justices vacated the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which disqualified Sylva from participating in the poll. It held that …

Mr. Ishaku Elisha Abbo, who represented Adamawa North Senatorial district until his election was annulled by the Court of Appeal on Monday, has apologised over his allegation that Senate President Godswill Akpabio plotted his judicial removal. The Court of Appeal, which is the terminal intervention point for elections into the National and state assemblies, sitting in Abuja, ruled in favour …

A Niger Delta interest group, Urhobo New Frontiers (UNF) has raised alarm over alleged sinister plot by some desperate politicians alleging shopping for Justices of the Court of Appeal in Abuja to compromise in order to do their bidding as Delta State governorship electoral petitions moves to the Court of Appeal. In a statement on Saturday, UNF called on the …

A Federal High Court has ruled against the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that Cross River Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade and his deputy, Dr Ivara Esu be removed from their positions for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ayade and his deputy, who were elected on the platform of the PDP, jumped ship to the APC last …