Court Of Appeal

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned a Federal High Court order affecting five political parties. The Court of Appeal ruling restored the legal status of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party, and three other parties…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld, in a split two-to-one ruling on Monday, an earlier judgment blocking INEC from recognising any state congresses organised by committees under Senator David Mark's chairman of the African Democratic…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) now faces at least six significant court cases that could shape preparations for the 2027 general elections. These suits, filed before the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal,…

The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and seven-year prison sentence handed to former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Umar Mohammed, over the misappropriation of funds belonging to the…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has confirmed the suspension of Kogi Central senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, stating that the Senate acted within its constitutional and procedural rights in disciplining her for misconduct. In a unanimous…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the ruling of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, and allowed the appeal filed by First Bank of Nigeria against General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL). This came with an order authorising…

The Supreme Court has nullified the judgements of the Court of Appeal and Federal High Court which sacked Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). A five-member panel of the apex court held that the…

The legal dispute over the estate of the late former Group Managing Director and CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, has escalated to the Court of Appeal following a ruling by the Lagos High Court. The appellants, Pastor Shyngle Wigwe…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has ruled that Julius Abure remains the National Chairman of the Labour Party. A three-member panel of the appellate court, in a judgment delivered on Friday by Justice Hamma Barka, upheld its earlier…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Friday, ordered a fresh hearing in the Kano Emirate legal dispute between Ado Bayero and Mohammed Sanusi. A three-member panel of the appellate court, led by Justice Mohammed Mustapha, declared the…