Tag: Appeal Court
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Analysis: A’Court judgement on Zamfara APC primaries and implication for party’s win
It is no longer news that the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto on Monday led by Justice Tom Yakubu, has set aside the judgement of a Zamfara High Court on the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries that produced the party’s candidates for governorship, National and State Assembly elections. However, what is not clear to…
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Election Petitions: Discharge your duties without fear, sentiments – A’Court President tells Tribunal members
Members of the 2019 election petition tribunals have been warned to avoid sentiments in handling the various cases brought before them. The President of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, gave the warning on Wednesday at the induction of the tribunal members in Abuja. Ms Bulkachuwa inaugurated the tribunal members before they were sworn in…
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JUST IN: Appeal Court reserves judgments in Onnoghen’s cases
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgments in the four appeals filed by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnghen. A three-man panel of the court, led by Justice Stephen Adah, after taking arguments from parties, in respect of the appeals, said they will be informed when judgments were ready.…
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Ozekhome writes INEC, says A’Court didn’t clear Zamfara APC to field candidates
Lawyer to the Senator Kabiru Marafa faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) confirmed on Friday that the judgment by the Court of Appeal in Abuja given on Thursday set aside the January 27, 2019 judgment by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Justice Ojukwu had,…
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Appeal Court clears Zamfara APC candidates for 2019 elections
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside a decision of the Federal High Court which affirmed the exclusion of the All Progressives Congress candidates in Zamfara State from the forthcoming general elections. The lower court presided by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu had on January 25 ruled that INEC was right to have excluded the…
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Again, Appeal Court postpones hearing in suspended CJN Onnoghen’s appeals
…Reschedules hearing for Feb 27 The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday postponed its planned hearing of the three appeals filed by suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen to February 27. This is the third time, in one month, the court will postpone hearing in the appeals filed against the decisions…
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JUST IN: Appeal Court sacks Balogun-Fulani’s Kwara APC executives
…Affirms Bolarinwa as authentic Kwara APC chair Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital on Tuesday sacked the Hon Ishola Balogun-Fulani faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The court thereafter affirmed the authenticity of the Hon Bashir Bolarinwa-led APC executives in the state. A Kwara state High Court…
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BREAKING: Appeal Court fails to hear Onnoghen’s appeals
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday failed to hear the three appeals filed by suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen. The appellate court had in late January adjourned on February 12, 2019 for the hearing of the appeals. But, when lawyers to parties got to court on Tuesday, the court…
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Rivers APC reacts to Appeal Court judgement allowing it to field candidates
The Rivers State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially reacted to a court judgement on Monday afternoon granting a stay of Execution on the Judgement of Justice Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court which nullified all Primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and also restrained the Independent National Electoral…
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BREAKING: Appeal Court rejects Onnoghen’s request to stop trial at CCT
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a request brought by suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, for a stay of proceedings in his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The court in a ruling on Wednesday said the request brought by Onnoghen “was brought in a vacuum,” without a proper backing of legal…