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Court fixes date to deliver ruling in Ayade’s defection suit
A Federal High Court, Abuja, will on Friday, deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party against Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River.
The PDP, through its counsel Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, had filed the suit marked:…
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JUST IN: Court sacks 20 Cross River lawmakers over defection
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sacked 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly that defected from the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC.
The court, on Monday, in a…
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Stay of Execution: Court strikes out Umahi’s bid to stop judgment sacking him as gov
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, struck out the motion filed by sacked Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State seeking for a stay of execution of the March 8 judgment.
Justice Inyang Ekwo struck out the motion after Chukwuma…
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UPDATED : Court orders AGF Malami to remove section 84(12) from Electoral Act
The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, on Friday, nullified Section 84(12) of the newly amended Electoral Act, saying it was a violation of the provisions of the Constitution.
The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice…
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JUST IN: Court vacates order restraining APC National Convention
A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Friday issued an order vacating the restraining injunction against the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), scheduled for March 26.
The court presided by Justice Bello Kawu…
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EFCC arraigns UBA staff for stealing N452m from customers
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned one Judith Nneka Nwagwu, a staff of the United Bank for Africa, before Justice D.A. Onyefulu of the Anambra State High Court sitting in…
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Court orders BUA to pay 11 disengaged staff terminal benefits
The National Industrial Court (NIC), has ordered BUA Flour Mills, to pay terminal benefits to 11 of its disengaged personnel.
Delivering judgment, Justice Ebeye Isele, ordered that five of the claimants, Aliyu Kabara, Idris Isah, Abdullahi…
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Judge threatens to throw out Abba Kyari’s fundamental rights suit
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, threatened to strike out a fundamental enforcement rights suit filed by suspended DCP Abba Kyari against National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Justice Inyang Ekwo, gave the warning…
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Court suspends revocation of Muaz Magaji’s bail
A magistrate’s court in Kano State on Monday suspended its earlier order for the evocation of a bail granted to a former state commissioner of Works, Muaz Magaji.
Mr Magaji, a critic of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, is facing a four-count…
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Osun : Court restrains INEC, PDP from recognizing Ademola Adeleke as candidate
A High Court, sitting in Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State has ordered the People’s Democratic Party, PDP and Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, not to recognise Senator Ademola Adeleke as the party candidate for July 16 governorship…
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