The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed the appeal of the Social Democratic Party candidate, Muritala Ajaka, in the Kogi State governorship election. Ajaka had challenged the result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission after the  11, November 2023 election which produced Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress as the winner. A five-member panel of the apex court, in …

The Appeal Court in Abuja has confirmed Usman Ododo’s election as the Governor of Kogi State. On Thursday, a three-member panel of the court delivered a judgment dismissing the election petition filed by the Social Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka. The appellate court dismissed the appellants’ claims, saying that they failed to present credible evidence to substantiate …

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 …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a case challenging the eligibility of Akolade Alabi as the National President of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON). In a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1609/2023, the Incorporated Trustees of ALGON, Abubakar Abdullahi and Shaban Shuabu contended that the immediate past president of the association, Alabi, is the chairman of Bariga Local …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed an application by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) seeking an order to set aside its judgement restraining the commission from imposing fines on broadcast stations in the country. The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) had sued NBC for imposing a fine of N500,000 each on Channels Television, TVC, AIT, and 42 others …