Tag: Court of Appeal
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Appeal Court says ex-Executive Director of Projects- NDDC, Tuoyo Omatsuli has case to answer in money laundering charges
Omatsuli is facing prosecution alongside Francis Momoh, Don Parker Properties Limited, and Building Associates Limited
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POLICE PENSION FUND: Supreme Court gives nod to six years jail term, N22.9 billion fine, for Yusufu Yakubu
It was in tandem with the impact on retired police officers
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Court of Appeal nods over appeal against judgment mandating AGF to delete Section 84 (12) from the amended Electoral Act
The case marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/247/2022, now before Justice Inyang Ekwo has been adjourned till April 28 for hearing
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NBA Official Criticizes Judges, Lawyers for Violating Territorial Jurisdiction, Calls for Disciplinary Steps against Them
A week after Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme of the Court of Appeal in Awka openly criticized two State High Court Judges in Jigawa and Imo for allowing lawyers to use their courts for what is known in legal circles as forum shopping, a national official of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed support for punitive…
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Court of Appeal Justice Demands Punishment for Jigawa, Imo High Court Judges for Dabbling into Anambra Gubernatorial Matter
Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme of the Court of Appeal has demanded punishment for the judge of the Jigawa State High Court, Justice Ubale of Birnin Kudu, and his counterpart in the Imo State judiciary, Justice B. C. Iheka, for what she described as their unprofessional conduct by dabbling into the Anambra State gubernatorial election controversy and…
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Buhari approves appointment of 18 Court of Appeal justices
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 18 Court of Appeal justices. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the appointed judges were recommended and interviewed by the National Judicial Council to the President at its 94th meeting. The newly appointed justices include; 1. Bature Gafai 2. Muhammad Sirajo 3. Abdul-Azeez Waziri 4. Yusuf Bashir 5. Usman…
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BREAKING: Court of Appeal affirms election of Gov. Diri of Bayelsa
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of Gov. Duoye Diri of Bayelsa. The court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the election of Douye Diri as governor of Bayelsa state. In a split judgment on August 17, two out of three judges had upheld the petition filed by Lucky…
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Ex-Court of Appeal President, Mamman Nasir is dead
A former President of the Court of Appeal and the District Head of Malumfashi in Katsina State, retired Justice Mamman Nasir, has died at the age of 90. The Information Officer, Katsina Emirate Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Bindawa, made the announcement on Saturday in Katsina. He said that the late Galadima-Kastina died in the afternoon at…
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BREAKING: Court of Appeal reduces ex-gov Dariye’s jail term
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reduced the 14 years sentence against former governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye to 10 years. The presiding judge, Justice Stephen Adah on Friday reduced the charges in the counts to 10 years, while the terms with two years are reduced to one year each. The sentences…
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Court of Appeal suspends bench warrant on INEC boss
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday gave an order barring the arrest of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu. Delivering the ruling, Justice Abdul Aboki leading a three-man panel suspended the enforcement of the arrest warrant issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Aug.1. Aboki held that…