Tag: Appeals
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Kidnapping: Court dismisses Evans' appeals to stop trial
The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Monday dismissed three appeals by suspected billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, seeking to stop his trial at two high courts in Lagos State. A three-man panel led by Justice Jummai Sankey held that Evans’ appeals against three rulings of the Ikeja High Court were without merit.…
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Onnoghen appeals conviction by CCT, calls it a miscarriage of justice
Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has asked the Court of Appeal, Abuja to quash the judgment of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) that convicted him of charges of false assets declaration. Onnoghen in his appeal filed Thursday against the judgment of the tribunal is also praying the appellate court to set…
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Rivers APC primaries: S’Court fixes April 8, 11 to hear Abe, Tonye Cole, others appeals
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned hearing in the four appeals on Rivers State All Progressive Congress(APC) primary election, for nomination of candidates for 2019 general election, until April 8 and 11. The apex court adjourned hearing in the matter for various reasons, but mainly for the absence of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC)…
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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…