COURT OF APPEAL
25 Feb
The Gombe Division of the Court of Appeal, has upheld the conviction of Alhaji Idris Yahaya, Auditor General for Local Government, Yobe State. He was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment on Monday
26 Jan
The protracted leadership tussle in the Action Alliance (AA) has been put to rest on Friday as the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has affirmed Chief (Barr) Kenneth Udeze as the authentic National Chairman of the party. A three-man panel of Justices presided over by Hon. Justice H.A. Barka dismissed the appeal filed by one…
19 Jan
A coalition of civil rights organizations, Open Justice Alliance (OJA) has urged the National Judicial Council (NJC) to investigate justices of the Appeal Court over alleged gross abuse of the Revised Judicial Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2016. The justices demanded to be probed are President of of…
13 Jan
It was sweet victories for the Governors of Kano State, Yusuf Abba Kabiru; Plateau State, Mr. Caleb Mutfwang; and Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, whose victories at the March 18, 2023 governorship election was affirmed by the Supreme Court, yesterday, following their appeal against their earlier sack by the Court of Appeal.
20 Dec
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has described the victory of Alhassan Ado Doguwa, the chairman of the Northern House of Representatives Caucus, at the Court of Appeal as an affirmation of the people's mandate. Ganduje, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, said the…
28 Nov
Despite the warning by police authorities, residents of Kano State, yesterday, took to the streets of Kano city and environs denouncing the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal sacking Governor Abba Yusuf.
28 Nov
Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of Kaduna State House of Assembly Speaker, Yusuf Liman of All Progressives Congress (APC) representing Makera Constituency, and ordered re-run in five Polling Units (PUs).
26 Nov
No fewer than one thousand women have staged a protest on Kano streets to express their concerns over the recent controversy from the Court of Appeal judgment. The women, carrying placards chanting support songs for the governor, Abba Yusuf, approached the state police command and submitted a letter containing their grievances on the aftermath of…
26 Nov
There were wide spread jubilation at the weekend in Igbo Etiti West in Enugu State as the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has affirmed the election of Williams Amuka as House of Assembly member representing Igbo Etiti West constituency of Enugu state.
25 Nov
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, yesterday, affirmed the election of Dapo Abiodun as Ogun State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori as Delta State Governor and Francis Nwifuru as the duly elected Ebonyi State Governor.
23 Nov
The All Youth Re-Oriented Initiative (AYRIN), a youth group, has taken a critical stance against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's silence on what it perceives as confusion and a miscarriage of justice within the Nigeria judiciary. AYRIN warns that this silence may pave the way for anarchy and potentially invite military intervention into the political landscape.…
23 Nov
A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Olufemi Ajadi, has called on the National Judicial Commission (NJC) to investigate the controversy surrounding last Friday’s Court of Appeal judgement which affirmed the sack of Kano Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, from office. Ajadi noted that the investigation becomes necessary after a paragraph in one of pages…
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Hearing in two separate money laundering suits filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against British national, James Nolan, could not proceed on Wednesday at a Federal High Court, Abuja.
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Dr. Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party would provide solutions to the challenges bedevilling the country. Ganduje stated this during the APC grand finale campaign and the presentation of party flags to the 11 local council chairmanship candidates, on Wednesday in Gombe. The News Agency…
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Nigerian chess master and founder, ‘Chess in Slums Africa’, Tunde Onakoya has returned to Nigeria after he broke the Guinness World Record for the longest time playing chess without losing a game. Onakoya broke the record of Norwegian players, Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, who played for 56-hour, 9-minute in 2018. He made his…
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The Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, resigned his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign was Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. In the cabinet reshuffle, the governor…
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In furtherance of efforts to sanitize the mining sector, the federal government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying Licenses, six months after revoking 1,663 licences. The revocation licences include 528 exploration licenses; 20 mining licences; 101 quarry licenses, and 273 Small Scale Mining Licenses (SSML). Minister of Solid Minerals…
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Donning hijabs and floor-length abaya gowns over shorts and tank tops, Chinese students at an e-commerce school perform into a smartphone camera as they learn how to sell the clothes to overseas TikTok users. It is the final day of a two-week course on selling products abroad via the short video app -- which despite…
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said over 2.5 million Nigerian students have so far enrolled on its Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Second Registrar's workshop and 75th business meeting of the Association of Registrars of…
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Manchester City's Premier League title bid suffered a blow after Norway striker Erling Haaland was ruled out of Thursday's crucial clash at Brighton. Haaland missed City's 1-0 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday due to a muscle injury sustained in the Champions League quarter-final exit against Real Madrid last…