Tag: Appeal Court
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Appeal Court sacks APC Rep member in Katsina, orders fresh elections
The Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna has nullified the election of member of the House of Representatives representing Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency of Katsina state, Hon. Mansir Aliyu Mashi of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The court which affirmed the judgement of the Election Petition Tribunal, which had earlier ruled on the matter,…
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JUST IN: Patience Jonathan loses at Appeal Court, to forfeit N5.7m to FG
The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, over the temporary forfeiture of her $5.7million. She had appealed against a ruling by the Federal High Court in Lagos which temporarily ordered the money’s forfeiture to the Federal Government. The Court of Appeal upheld…
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Appeal Court orders INEC to go ahead with Anambra senatorial re-run election
The Court of Appeal on Thursday in Abuja dismissed a motion seeking to restrain Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting the re-run election into the Anambra Central Senatorial District. Delivering the judgment, Justice Abubakar Yahaya held that the earlier order made on Nov. 20, 2017 directing INEC to conduct election for the senatorial seat…
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Oando heads to Appeal Court over ‘biased’ SEC sanctions
Oando PLC has challenged at the Appeal Court the findings and sanctions on it by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), following an alleged investigation, which began in May 2017. SECs had placed technical suspension on Oando PLC shares and ordered a forensic audit into the company’s affairs. A statement published on Oando’s website on…
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Remaining 3-count charges: “That aspect of the judgment will not stand” – Saraki
Barely 4 hours after the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed 15 out of the 18 count charges filed against Senate President (SP) Bukola Saraki, the Nigerian SP has responded saying, “That aspect of the judgment will not stand”. “We noted the verdict of the Court of Appeal today in which it agreed…
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JUST IN: Appeal Court bans EFCC from investigating serving judges
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does not have powers to investigate or prosecute serving judicial officers except where such officers have been dismissed by the National Judicial Council. The judgment was delivered in a suit between the EFCC and a judge of…
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Tompolo: Appeal Court backs seizure of properties by EFCC
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, seeking to set aside the decision of the Federal High Court, Lagos which empowered the EFCC to seize all the properties belonging to the ex-militant. Justice I. N. Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos, had on…
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JUST IN: Appeal Court orders DSS to produce Dasuki in court
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday ordered the Department of State Service, DSS, to produce the detained former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), before a Federal High Court in Abuja to enable him to testify in defence of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh.…
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JUST IN: Appeal Court upholds sack of Senator Sekibo, affirms Abe’s election
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the sack of Senator George Thompson Sekibo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), representing Rivers East Senatorial District in the Senate. TheNewsGuru.com reports that in a unanimous judgment on Thursday, a three-man of the appellate court, dismissed Sekibo’s appeal, upheld the decision of the election tribunal, which…
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Appeal panel upholds NCAA’s N33.5 million sanctions on FirstNation, pilot
A five-member appeal panel has upheld and reaffirmed the N33.5 million sanctions imposed on FirstNation Airways and one of its pilots by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. The General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Sam Adurogboye, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. Mr. Adurogboye said the panel had concluded its…