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The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), said Akeredolu could have lost his seat over Buni

Jegede, who also congratulated the APC candidate on the victory, however, said his loss at the apex court had not reduced his respect for the judiciary.

In the majority judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, four of the seven-member panel, dismissed the appeal by Eyitayo Jegede and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the grounds that it was incompetent.

The apex court granted the order on Wednesday in Abuja while ruling in chamber on an ex parte motion.

The court had in February granted Kalu leave to challenge the legality of the retrial.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the three lawyers were sanctioned by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee for various misconduct in the discharge of their professional duties.

Dr. Alanamu, before his conviction by the lower court, was nominated in 2017 into the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) before he was dropped following allegations of corruption.

Dr Festus Akande, Director of Press and Information of the apex court said the decision was a set of fresh practice directions issued by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the CJN on June 3, presented to the Senate Committee on the review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended a 45- point constitutional proposal on judicial reforms for amendment.

The apex court in a judgement delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim held that the Ize-Iyamu failed to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt.

In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on Friday, Ojo said any attempt to conduct the election would be illegal and a travesty of justice.

The state government in a statement made public in Ibadan said that as a believer in the rule of law and as a government with the utmost respect for the Supreme Court, it will comply with the ruling of the apex court.

Alao-Akala gave the advice on Friday, while reacting to the Supreme Court judgment which invalidated the sack of the duly elected 33 local government chairmen in Oyo State

In an unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro in a zoom conference, the apex court directed that the unlawfully dissolved council officials be paid all their entitlements from the date of their illegal dissolution to the date they were to vacate office.

The apex court made the pronouncement on Friday following the litigation that followed the bye-election

This is contained in a statement issued by Tunde Olofintila, the Director, Corporate Information of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday.

The gates to the apex court were said to have been locked, leaving workers who intended to resume duties after the Easter holiday stranded

Ikuforiji is arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside his former Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi on 54 counts bordering on money laundering.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the petition was signed by its acting National Chairman and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni.

Okoye said this in a statement on Friday following agitation for the Commission to recognise the 74 political parties it once deregistered