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JUST IN: Supreme Court strikes out suit against PDP’s zoning arrangement
The Supreme Court, on Friday, struck out a suit seeking to compel the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to zone its nomination of presidential candidate to the South East Geo-political Zone of the country.
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UPDATED: Court orders ASUU to call off its ongoing strike
The National Industrial Court ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to go back to work.
The Federal Government in a suit, prayed for the order for ASUU to call off its seven months strike.
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Ekweremadu: Court fixes December 5 to rule on Ukpo’s application
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed Dec. 5 for ruling on an application filed by David Ukpo, the kidney donor, asking the court to set aside its orders made on July 1 and July 6 which gave Ike Ekweremadu, former Deputy Senate…
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Alleged N712m fraud: You have a case to answer, court tells Sule Lamido
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has ruled that former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido and his co-defendants have a case to answer in the N712 million money-laundering charges filed against him.
The Economic and Financial…
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UPDATED: Court nullifies APC governorship primary in Taraba
A Federal High Court in Jalingo on Tuesday nullified the governorship primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that produced Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha as the candidate of the party for the 2023 general elections.
An aspirant,…
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EFCC arraigns former president Obasanjo’s in-law, ex-banker for fraud
Dr. John Abebe, the younger brother of a former First Lady, late Stella Obasanjo, was on Monday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja over allegations of…
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UPDATED: Court sentences Evans, accomplice to 21 years in jail for kidnapping
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping a businessman Slyvanus Ahamonou and collecting 420,000 dollars as ransom from his family.…
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UPDATED: Alleged blasphemy: Court awards N10m fine against Kano cleric
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, awarded a N10 million fine against the detained Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdul-jabbar Kabara, for filing a fundamental rights enforcement suit considered to be an abuse of court process.…
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JUST IN: Court annuls PDP governorship primary election in Zamfara
A Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, the Zamfara State Capital has nullified the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship primary election that produced Dauda Lawal as the State Governorship Candidate of the party ahead of the 2023…
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ASUU strike: Court adjourns to deliver ruling in FG’s prayer
The National Industrial Court on Friday fixed Sept. 19 to deliver ruling on Federal Government’s prayer asking the court to order the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its seven months strike.
The matter which was…
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