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Appeal Court affirms Shaibu as Edo Deputy Governor

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has upheld the status of Mr. Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State,...

Just in: EFCC: Appeal Court overturns Kogi high court order, rules against Yahaya Bello

In a contempt case filed by Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, the Court of Appeal has set aside the Lokoja High Court order...

Alleged N7.6bln fraud: Appeal Court strikes out FG’s bid to retry ex-Abia Gov. Orji Kalu

An appellate court in Abuja has struck out the appeal filed by the Federal Government seeking to reopen the criminal trial of Orji...

Appeal Court dismisses APC’s petition against Rivers Gov. Fubara, upholds election

An Appeal Court sitting in Lagos has affirmed the election of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The...

Kano Gov. poll: Lawyers petition NJC, demand probe of Appeal Court judgment

Legal practitioners under the auspices of Judiciary Watchdogs, on Friday, petitioned the National Judicial Commission (NJC), asking it to investigate the circumstances surrounding...

Kano guber poll ‘clerical error’: An Appeal Court judgment in a mire of controversy

The past few months have been characterized with legal tussles over the March 18, 2023, governorship election across the country. While some governors...

Just in: Appeal Court affirms APC’s Benue Gov. Hyacinth Alia’s victory at the poll

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday affirmed the election of Mr Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Party (APC) as...

Update: Why Appeal Court affirms Kano Gov. Abba Yusuf’s sacking

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday justified the sacking of Kano Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf, saying he was not a...

Appeal Court slams N40m fine on ex-presidential candidate over suit to stop Tinubu’s inauguration

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday imposed N40 million fine on a Presidential Candidate, Ambrose Albert Owuru in the 2019...

Appeal Court reserves judgment in Osun Gov. Adeleke’s suit against election tribunal, Oyetola 

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday announced that it is reserving judgment in an appeal filed by Osun Gov. Ademola...

Electoral Act: Section 84(12) unconstitutional, Appeal Court rules

The Court of Appeal has ruled that Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act is unconstitutional, as it violates Section 42 (1)(a) of the...

Appeal Court Judgment: Leave political scene for younger generation, Lalong taunts Useni

  The governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has ‘advised’ the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, in the March 9, 2019 elections,...

Finally, Appeal Court sacks Adeyeye, Senate spokesman

The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna has upheld the  nullification of election of spokesman of the Senate, Dayo Adeyeye and ordered the...

Appeal Court Reserves Judgment On Imo Reps Seat 

  By Richard Anyebe The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, the Imo State Capital has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by...

Update: Tribunal rules on Atiku’s petition challenging Buhari’s victory

Dismisses INEC’s application questioning qualification Of Atiku’s Lawyer Says Buhari qualified to contest 2019 Presidential election Dismisses PDP’s major witness statement on INEC...

Update: No cause for alarm, Dino Melaye reacts to Tribunal’s nullification of his election

The Senator representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye, has reacted to the Kogi State National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal’s nullification of his...