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There are strong indications that the Federal Government may appeal the judgment . YOUNEWS Checks on legal perspective revealed that the government would study the ruling and take a decision on it. “All options are on the table; we will study the order but we will likely appeal it. The court only discharged him, it did not acquit him,’’ the ...
Court Cases
October, 2022
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14 October
Details of Appeal Court on Nnamdi Kanu, Legal Perspective
Delivering judgment in the appeal on Thursday, the appellate court declared as illegal and unlawful, the abduction of Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria and quashed the entire terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government. It further held that the Federal Government breached all local and international laws in the forceful rendition of Kanu to Nigeria thereby making the ...
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13 October
Court dismisses 3 cases filed against Dapo Abiodun, of APC
A Federal Higher Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital, has dismissed three different cases filed against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Prince Dapo Abiodun, challenging the victory of the state Governor at the party primaries conducted on May 26, 2022. In the three cases decided, Hon Justice Joyce O Abdulmalik, dismissed the cases for various ...
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4 October
Trump lunches lawsuits on Media, starts with $475m on CNN for defamation
Former President Trump is set for legal war with media Houses. Trump announced his intent to sue CNN, heralding actions against other media outlets who have “defamed me and defrauded the public regarding the overwhelming evidence of fraud throughout the 2020 Election.” He had sued CNN in federal court in Florida for defamation. In the lawsuit filed Monday, Trump’s attorneys ...
September, 2022
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29 September
S/Court dismisses Babayemi’s appeal to replace Adeleke as PDP gov elect
THE Supreme Court has affirmed Ademola Adeleke as the authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s for the July 16 governorship election in Osun State. In a judgment delivered by Justice Amina Augie, the five-member panel held that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the suit after the counsel for the appellant, Adebayo Adelodun, withdrew the earlier notice of ...
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29 September
Court OKs Obi’s Oct 1 Lagos rally, ..but no gathering @ Lekki Toll Gate
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has refused to stop the Labour Party (LP) and its supporters from holding the #Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally billed to hold on October 1, 2022. Justice Daniel Osiagor, however, ordered Peter Obi supporters not to converge at the Lekki toll gate for their rally. The judge directed that the rally procession cannot converge ...
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28 September
Why Court Dismissed NANS’ Suit Against ASUU, FG
The National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed a suit filed by the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, to compel the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the Federal Government to call off the lingering strike. Justice Polycarp Hamman terminated further proceedings in the matter on Tuesday, after it was withdrawn by factional President of NANS, ...
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28 September
Gov Abiodun’s aide jailed 5yrs for Covid 19 Fraud in US
A former Nigerian government official Abidemi Rufai has been sentenced to five years in prison. Court okayed the jail term on Monday for stealing more than $500,000 in pandemic relief benefits in the United States. Abidemi Rufai was wearing a $10,000 watch and $35,000 gold chain when he was arrested at JFK International Airport in New York on his way ...
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25 September
Revealing and Surprising : Other side of brutalized Policewoman story
Revealing and Surprising : Other side of brutalized Policewoman story Professor Zainab Abiola had denied assaulting the officer, saying it was strange that the IGP would forcefully violate “the fundamental Rights and liberties of a distinguished law-abiding citizen and proceed to forcefully take her pictures and maliciously publish same in the print and electronic media in this nascent democratic dispensation.” ...
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25 September
Court reaffirm Akpabio for APC senatorial, shun Ekpoudom…the intrigues & politics
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the suit filed by Udom Ekpoudom challenging the APC’s failure to summit his name to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s candidate for the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District for the 2023 general elections. Delivering judgment, Justice Donatus Okorowo, held that the plaintiff’s action was not justiciable, hence, the ...
