The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Napoleon Bali of the Peoples Democratic Party winner of the election.
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The three-man panel led by Justice Tunde Oyebamiji Awotoye held that Datti’s appeal had merit and allowed it.
The co-Convener of the coalition, Ciroma Ahmed, made the call in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed the election of Senator Mohammed Ndume and Senator Kaka Lawan of Borno…
The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, said it was satisfied that Suswam was not the valid winner of the senatorial election that held in Benue North East on February 25
The Court of Appeal has queried the competence of an appeal brought by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and others against an FCT High Court order, directing them to pay the outstanding balance of N3.4 billion from the N4.9 billion debt.
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensen, has said that the appellate Court has 39,526 pending cases.
Hajiya Binta Zubairu, Justice of the Court of Appeal (JCA) on Sunday in Zaria said judges are not the cause of delay in the dispensation of justice as erroneously believed by some Nigerians.
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has rejected the ruling of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal that voided his election and declared his opponent and candidate of the APC, Nasiru Gawuna, the winner.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, Friday, upheld the election of Rep Jafaru Leko as member representing Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State in the House of Representatives.
The court held in a unanimous judgment that the appeal challenging the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja lacked merit and dismissed it accordingly.
Rep. Mukthar Umar-Zakari (NNPP-Kano) has vowed to challenge the judgement of the Kano State Elections Petitions Tribunal, which nullified his election over alleged certificate forgery.
Delivering judgement, a three-member panel of the appellate court Justices unanimously set aside an earlier judgement delivered on September 23, 2022 by Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which had among others, reversed their removal.
The court delivered the judgment on Friday in the Appeal filed by the former NIMASA boss.
Oyetola, whose candidacy in the poll was affirmed by a tribunal, made the prayer in a cross appeal marked: CA/AK/EPT/GOV/03/2023 filed before the three-member panel headed by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu.
Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that the court lacked jurisdiction to decide the matter after it had been adjudicated upon by a court of coordinate jurisdiction and an Appeal Court.
A three-member panel of justices headed by Justice Elfreda Williams-Dawodu, delivered the judgment on Thursday in Abuja.
In her judgment, she directed Zenith Bank to pay an interest of 15 per cent per annum on the N872,780,522.84 from May 17, 2011, when the advanced payment guarantees expired till judgment and thereafter at the rate of 10 per cent per annum until final liquidation
The Court, presided by Justice Bature Gafai, upheld the argument of Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Counsel, Johnson Usman.
The approval was sequel to the report presented by Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters , Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on the floor of the Senate.