Tag: Appeal Court
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Bayelsa guber: Diri reacts to another Appeal Court victory
Govenor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Friday said he is God’s messenger and that nobody can unseat him. Diri while reacting to Friday’s separate Court of Appeal victories in his favour and that of his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. The appellate court in a unanimous decision overturned the August 15 Bayelsa Election Tribunal Judgment…
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Appeal Court President constitutes tribunal for Edo governorship election
President of the Court of Appeal Justice Monica Dongban-Menem has constituted the election tribunal to adjudicate petitions arising from the just concluded Edo governorship election. The tribunal’s Secretary, Sunday Martins said, in a statement, Edo Chief Judge approved the use of the High Court on Sapele Road, Benin City as venue of the tribunal’s sitting.…
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Sad! Appeal Court affirms seven-year imprisonment for pastor
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday upheld the conviction and the 14 years detention imposed on a pastor, Basil Princewill, for raping a 14-year-old girl. The pastor with the title of ‘Apostle’ was also said to have attempted to abort the pregnancy resulting from the sexual scam. A three-man panel, in…
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Trump furious after Appeal Court overturns Boston bomber death penalty
U.S. President Donald Trump has flayed an appellate court ruling that overturned the death sentence given to the 2013 Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. In a tweet on Sunday, Trump said that hardly had anyone deserved the death penalty than Tsarnaev. He said the government must push for the death penalty, adding that the country…
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Kogi West: Melaye loses final bid to return as 9th Assembly senator
It is end of the road for Senator Dino Melaye as the Appeal Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed his appeal against Senator Smart Adeyemi. The court upheld the victory of Adeyemi as winner of the Kogi West Senatorial District election held last year. The Electoral Tribunal had thrown out Melaye’s suit, but he went…
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Appeal Court upholds ex-Chrisland supervisor’s 60-year sentence for defilement
A Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Monday upheld the 60-year sentence for Adegboyega Adenekan, a former Supervisor of the Chrisland School convicted of defiling a two-year and 11-month old pupil of the school. Delivering judgment in the appeal, the three-member panel led by Justice Mohammad Garba unanimously affirmed the judgment of the lower…
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Appeal Court upholds sack of Oyo Council chairmen
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday set aside the Oyo State High Court’s judgement restraining the state governor and or government from dissolving local government councils in the state. Justice Haruna Tsammani who delivered the judgment said the sacked local government Chairmen failed to show verifiable facts of the plan by the…
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BREAKING: Appeal court affirms Bello as Kogi Gov
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the election of Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello. It also discharged four appeals challenging his victory at the November 16, 2019 poll. The five-man panel led by Justice Adamu Jauro, in separate undisputed judgments, dismissed the four appeals for lacking in merit. The…
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Edo APC Crisis: The Appeal Court legal titbits that nailed Oshiomhole
By Prof N. O. Obiaraeri Here are nine titbits and simplified analysis of the legal implications of the latest Court of Appeal judgment upholding the order of the FCT High Court Abuja for the suspension of Adams Oshiomole as APC National Chairman. ■ 1. The unanimous Court of Appeal judgment shows that OSHIOMOLE is in…