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Court stops INEC from ending voter registration
“Extending the voter registration deadline would provide more time for eligible voters, including young people, the elderly, people living with disability, as well as those resident in states facing security challenges and living in IDP…
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Supreme Court Approves Hijab In Lagos Schools
The Supreme Court has ruled that Muslim Female Students in Lagos State can wear hijab to school.
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, who wrote the lead majority judgment, which was read by Justice Tijani Abubakar, dismissed the appeal on the…
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Alleged N321bn fraud: Court stops Bauchi Govt from prosecuting 2 ex-governors
A Federal High Court, Abuja has restrained the Bauchi Government from prosecuting two former governors over alleged misappropriation of the state’s funds and assets.
They are Malam Isa Yuguda and Mohammed Abubakar
Delivering judgment,…
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Court sentences man to life imprisonment for defiling JSS 3 student
An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Tuesday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Shola Oguntuase to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old JSS 3 student.
The convict, was arraigned and tried before Justice Adekunle Adeyeye on one-count charge of…
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Hanifa’s Murder: Court fixes date to deliver judgment
A Kano High Court fixed July 28 for judgment in the case of a school proprietor, Abdulmalik Tanko, charged with alleged murder of five-year-old pupil.
The Kano State Government filed five counts of criminal conspiracy, attempt to…
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Alleged Drug Deal: Court jails Abba Kyari’s co-defendants 2 years each
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne linked to suit filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended DCP Abba Kyari over alleged drug deal to two…
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NLC strike: Court declares Kaduna commission of inquiry illegal
The National Industrial Court has declared that the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by Gov. Nasir el-Rufai in the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) strike was unconstitutional, null, void and of no effect.
Justice Osatohanmwen…
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Appeal Court stops statutory delegates from voting at APC presidential primary
An Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the National Assembly from imposing statutory delegates at the ongoing convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
In a ruling, on Monday, Justice Haruna Tsammani also restrained the…
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APC Primary: Group drags Tinubu to court alleging ineligibility to contest for president
asking the court to determine whether Tinubu can participate in the APC primaries or that of any other political party, given his “questionable educational background and date of birth”.
Tinubu is among the leading aspirants in the race…
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JUST IN: Court grants statutory delegates right to vote at APC national convention , others
“Section 84(8) cannot be interpreted to have excluded statutory delegates from voting at the convention, congress or meeting, by virtue of Section 223 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Article 20(iv)(c) of the All Progressive…
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