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Court orders INEC to accept LP candidates in Kano, Lagos, Rivers, 21 other states
The Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept the nomination of candidates of the Labour Party (LP) in 24 states of the Federation for the 2023 general elections.
Justice Inyang…
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Again, court orders arrest of Kano APC Chair, Abdullahi Abbas
By Baba Aminu
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has granted an order for leave to immediately investigate, arrest and prosecute the Kano State APC chairman Abdullahi Abbas over threat to life, distraction of peace and hate…
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2023 Elections: Supreme Court sacks Bwacha as APC governorship candidate in Taraba
The Supreme Court on Wednesday nullified the nomination of Emmanuel Bwacha as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State.
A five-member panel led by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun delivered the judgment on…
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Yobe North Ticket: Ahmad Lawan to know fate Feb 6
The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed Feb. 6 for judgment in the long drawn legal battle over the authenticity of the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC.
Entangled in the legal battle for the Senatorial ticket is…
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Alleged $1.3m fraud: Absence of counsel stalls arraignment of business mogul
By Muhammad Muhammad
All Progressives Congress (APC), Kano central senatorial candidate Alh. Abdulsalam Abdulkarim Zaura on Monday appeared before a Federal high court sitting in Kano to defend the alleged financial misappropriation…
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JUST IN: Tribunal declares Oyetola Osun gov, sacks Adeleke
The Osun Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Friday ordered that the certificate of returns given to the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke be withdrawn with immediate effect and issued another one to…
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Alleged N5bn fraud: ICPC re-arrest Ojerinde at Federal High Court premises
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), on Thursday, re-arrested Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
The operatives of ICPC made the arrest…
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Court strikes out Saraki’s suits against EFCC, ICPC, others
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Wednesday, struck out two separate suits filed by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling,…
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Teacher bags life jail for defiling eight pupils
Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, Lagos State, has sentenced an Islamic teacher, Adam Farouk, to life imprisonment for defiling eight pupils in his class.
Farouk defiled the pupils, who were…
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JUST IN: Tribunal fixes date to deliver judgement in Osun governorship election
The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has fixed Friday to deliver judgement on the petition challenging the declaration of Governor Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the July 16 election.
Recalls that the former Governor,…
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