Court Archives - Page 6 of 13

Oct

25

2023

The Supreme Court will rule on Atiku and Obi’s petitions on October 26.

News2023, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Court, Peter Obi

The Supreme Court has finally scheduled Thursday, October 26, for the delivery of final rulings in the two surviving cases contesting the validity of President Bola Tinubu's declaration as the victor of the most recent presidential election. These are the petitions that Atiku Abubakar, the PDP's presidential candidate, and Peter Gregory Obi, the Labour Party's candidate, both filed. Dr. Awemeri Festus Akande, the Supreme Court's Director of Press and Information, verified the news on Wednesday.According to him, sufficient security measures have been put in place to guard against security lapses both inside and outside the courthouse.On Monday, attorneys for the…

Oct

23

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Group condemns Gov. Lawal’s demand for President Tinubu to step down.

Opinion, Politics2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Court, Crime, Opinion

The governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has come under fire from the Arewa APC Vanguard for calling on President Bola Tinubu to resign due to his alleged certificate fraud, which is currently being considered by the Supreme Court. The organization called Governor Dauda Lawal's call nasty, aggressive, and harmful, and described the governor's actions as contempt of court. Newsmen in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, were provided with a press statement by Jonathan Audu, the chairman of Arewa APC Vanguard, disclosing this information. The group claimed that President Bola Tinubu should be permitted to carry out the excellent…

Oct

10

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Court fires Timipre Sylva, an APC candidate for governorship of Bayelsa

Metro, News, Politics2023, Bayelsa, Court, Politics

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, has been disqualified from running in the Bayelsa State election on November 11 by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Monday saw the announcement of the judgment by Justice Donatus Okorowo. Okorowo decided that Sylva would violate the 1999 constitution as modified if he were to run for office again after serving as the state's governor for five years and being sworn in twice. The judge ruled that Sylva was ineligible to participate in the upcoming November election because, should he prevail and be sworn in, he would have…

Sep

19

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Court Approves Arrest Of Former Appeal Court President’s Husband For Allegedly Influencing Wife’s Judgement

Metro, PoliticsAbuja, Court, Politics

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has approved the arrest of Sen Ahmad Muhammad Bulkachuwa, on Tuesday after he publicly revealed during a valedictory session held for the Senate that he influenced the decisions of his wife, Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa who was a former Court of Appeal President. Ekwo said the statement of the lawmaker is a confession of an irregular act that is subject to be investigated and prosecuted. Bulkachuwa had later filed a suit seeking an order restraining anti-graft agencies from inviting, interrogating, or arresting him over what he said about influencing his wife’s judgement. Bulkachuwa,…

Jul

28

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

DSS’s request to keep Emefiele in custody longer is denied by the Court

Economy, PoliticsCBN, Court, DSS/EFCC, Economy, Emefiele

A request by the Department of State Services for a "extended detention order" to hold Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, in its custody for an additional 14 days, was denied by the Federal Capital Territory High Court. Emefiele was taken into custody by the secret police on June 10 not long after President Bola Tinubu had suspended him . The DSS brought him before the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday after holding him for more than a month, where he was charged with two counts of illegal guns possession. He was given…