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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, affirmed the election of Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State and dismissed the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Saidu Umar, to challenge the declaration of…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of the Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, and ordered a rerun in five polling units (PUs). The State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal had on…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upturned the removal of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State. David Ombugadu of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) headed to the tribunal after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…

The Appellate Court, on Wednesday, restated its order that sacked Governor Abba Yusuf and dismissed the clerical error in the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment delivered on the dispute in the March 18 Kano State governorship…

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, upheld the conviction of Faisal, son of the jailed former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, PRTT, Abdulrasheed Maina. Faisal, who is 22 years old, was on…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has berated the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, over his comment on the release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. This online media gathered that IPOB was…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja today ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the 7- months old strike immediately stressing that it is the only condition that the union’s request to appeal the ruling of the…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has adjourned till Friday to rule on an application the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, filed to stay the execution of the ruling of the National Industrial Court, NIC, that ordered an end to…

The Senate on Tuesday passed an amendment Bill which provides for an increase in the number of Justices of the Court of Appeal justices from 90 to 110. The Senate gave the approval after it considered and adopted the report of its…

The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday sentenced Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, representing Delta North Senatorial District, to 7 years imprisonment for money laundering. The appellate court convicted him alongside his two…