Tag: Court
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Confusion in court as 2 lawyers appear in suit seeking Rivers expenditure shutdown
There was confusion in a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, as two counsel announced appearance for Rivers House of Assembly in a suit seeking an order shutting down all expenditures of the state government. The Rivers assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, had filed the suit before Justice Emeka Nwite to restrain
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Protest: Court restricts protesters to Abuja stadium
A Federal Capital Territory ( FCT), high court has restricted participants in the August 1 protest to the MKO Abiola stadium, also known as National Stadium.
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Court restrains PDP, National Chairman, others from holding congress in Rivers
A Rivers High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, on Friday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) from gathering or holding any congress in the state. The high court also restrained their agents from gathering anywhere in the 319 wards of the 23 local government areas in the state.
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Late Sani Abacha’s family drags president Tinubu to court over revoked Property
Abacha family, including Nigeria’s former First Lady, Hajia Mariam Sani Abacha, and her son, Mohammed Sani Abacha, has appealed to the
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Rivers: Court stops INEC from releasing voters register for LG Polls
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to conduct the forthcoming local government elections in the state.
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Just In: Court stops INEC from releasing Voters Register for Rivers LG elections
A Federal High court in Abuja on Friday stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) , for the purpose of conducting the forthcoming local government elections in the state. Justice Peter Lifu issued an order of interim injunction against INEC while delivering ruling…
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Edo poll: Court dismisses suit seeking Akpata’s disqualification as LP candidate
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the suit filed by Kenneth Imansuangbon, seeking the disqualification of Olumide Akpata as Labour Party (LP)’s candidate for the Sept. 21 Edo governorship election. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, dismissed the suit on grounds that the suit was statue barred, having been filed
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BREAKING: Court of Appeal dismisses APC, Sylva’s suit on Bayelsa governorship election
The Court of Appeal Abuja has dismissed the appeal brought before it by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva to challenge the judgment of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.
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Adjourn case against me indefinitely – Yahaya Bello tells court
The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has urged the Federal High Court, Abuja, to adjourn indefinitely the ongoing fraud case filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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Court dismisses suit seeking Ighodalo’s candidature invalidated
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, dismissed a suit by impeached Deputy Governor of Edo, Phillip Shuaibu and others seeking to invalidate Asue Ighodalo’s nomination as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election in Edo. The off-cycle elections are to hold on Sept. 21 in Edo.