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Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has ordered a stay of execution of the Federal High Court judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties.In a unanimous ruling delivered on Tuesday, a three-member panel led by Justice A. B. Mohammed faulted the decision…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the National Assembly’s spending of N110 billion on vehicles and allowances for lawmakers was unlawful. Delivering the judgement, Justice Yellim Bogoro held that the expenditure, N40 billion for 465 vehicles and N70 billion in support allowances for newly elected lawmakers violated procurement laws, constitutional provisions, and…
Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned parts of a Federal High Court judgment that recognised a factional caretaker committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ruling that the lower court granted reliefs that were not requested by any of the parties involved in the case. In a judgment delivered by Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam, the…
Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday nullified the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025, in a major setback for a faction of the opposition party led by former Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu Turaki, SAN. In a decision delivered by a five-member panel…
Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in the leadership crises rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), deepening uncertainty over their readiness for the 2027 general elections. The apex court, sitting in a five-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba, has declined to fix a date after hearing appeals…
Former Governor of Kaduna State l, Nasir El-Rufai, ,who was arraigned over alleged corruption-related offences, Tuesday morning, arrived the Federal High Court Kaduna under tight security He was brought to the court premises at about 9:00 a.m. in a Hilux vehicle and remained inside for over 30 minutes before being escorted into the courtroom at…
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned an alleged incident involving Justice Mohammed Umar, describing reports that he ordered a lawyer to kneel in court as a violation of judicial standards and professional dignity. The incident reportedly occurred at the Federal High Court in Abuja during proceedings in a case involving activist Omoyele Sowore, who…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene has sentenced a lecturer of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Abel Udo Jacob, and his accomplice, Innocent Nicholas Ntokon, to a combined 11-yea herr jail term for their involvement in a ₦50 million extortion l. Delivering his judgment, Justice Augustine Odokwo found the two men guilty…
Nigeria has won a major legal victory, against the European Dynamics UK Ltd in an international arbitration, saving the country over $6.2 million (₦9.3 billion). The dispute arose from a stalled national e-Procurement project under the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), with the contractor claiming payments for alleged project milestones and damages. But the tribunal…
Lagos State Taskforce has arrested a woman, identified as Alimat Yusuf Idowu, alongside one Ola, Sanjay, Aliu and five other suspects over the alleged illegal sales of “immunity stickers” to motorists to evade arrest and sanctions for traffic violations within the state. The arrests followed coordinated enforcement operations carried out across key locations in Lagos,…