Tag: Judgement
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2019: APC reacts to High Court judgment nullifying party primaries in Rivers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it is still studying the judgement of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, which nullified the primaries conducted in the state. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said this in a terse message on Monday. He said, “We have received the news of the…
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Court reinstates sacked UNILORIN lecturers, ASUU hails judgement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commended the National Industrial Court, Akure, for reinstating the sacked lecturers of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). The affected lecturers were executives of the ASUU in the institution. Both ASUU Chairman, Dr Kayode Afolayan and Secretary, Solomon Oyelekan, were illegally sacked by the authorities of the institution…
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Fayose versus Police: Nigerians’ rush to judgment, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon The hotly contested Ekiti governorship election has been won and lost. But while its closing campaigns narrowly escaped a bloodbath, three groups of Nigerians reacted to Wednesday, July 11 highly publicised alleged police attack on Governor Ayodele Fayose at the Government House in Ado-Ekiti. They are those quick to criticise without getting…
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14 years imprisonment: Appeal the judgement, Taraba residents tell ex-Gov Nyame
Following the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja which sentenced former Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State to 14 years’ imprisonment, residents of Taraba have urged him to appeal the judgement. Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Gudu, Abuja, had, on Wednesday, found the…
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Stop leaking court judgments, CJN warns judiciary workers
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen has warned court staff to desist from leaking rulings and judgments yet to be delivered to parties. Justice Onnoghen urged court support staff to always be guided by the code of conduct for court employees and abstain from unethical conduct in order to retain public confidence…
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Patience Jonathan asks court to strike out judgement to forfeit $8.4m, N7.3b
Wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience, on Monday asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to strike out an ex-parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking the temporary forfeiture of her $8,435,788.84 and N7.35 billion respectively. She asked the court to grant an order striking out the motion…
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PDP faults Obasanjo’s claims on procurement of judgement from S’Court
…says we are Nigeria’s only true egalitarian platform The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it represents the true coalition of Nigerians from across the country. It stated this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Wednesday in Abuja. It said that its experience in governance and successful rebound from challenges…
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Chieftaincy review: Ajimobi appeals judgement nullifying appointment of 21 monarchs
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Tuesday filed eleven grounds of appeal before the Appeal Court, seeking to quash the judgement of the state high court nullifying the recent elevation of some high chiefs as monarchs in the state. Recall that Justice Olajumoke Aiki had last Friday declared the governors appointment of the monarch…
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Chieftaincy review: We’re not celebrating High Court judgement – Olubadan
The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji on Sunday said he and his supporters are not celebrating the State High Court’s judgment which declared the panel that recommended the review of the Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration a nullity. Recall that an Oyo State High Court, on Friday, declared the panel and the activities it produced as…
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Ibadan Chieftaincy title: We‘ll appeal judgment – Ajimobi
The Oyo State Government says it will appeal the judgment which declared unconstitutional and illegal the Commission of Inquiry recommending the elevation of some Ibadan high chiefs to Obas. Justice Olajumoke Aiki of Oyo State High Court had on Friday declared the retired Justice Akintunde Boade’s Commission of Inquiry which reviewed the 1957 Ibadan Chieftaincy…