The Kano State Election Petition Court, has reserved judgment in a petition filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) against the victory of the state governor, Abba Kabir-Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).
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ASHENEWS reports that the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has warned that the attempts by politicians to undermine the election tribunal cases through corruption, will erode citizens’ trust in Nigeria’s judiciary, and cause anarchy in the country.
ASHENEWS reports that the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has alleged that the Nigerian judiciary is killing the Shariah Court of Appeal by failing to appoint qualified judges and compose the Shariah panel at the federal level.
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday struck out charges of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition preferred against suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.
ASHENEWS, reports that due to the absence of the first and second defendants, as a result of ill-health, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has postponed the arraignment of the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to August 23.
A legal practitioner, Mr Maxwell Opara, has filed an alleged defamatory suit seeking N10 billion in damages against Twitter and the Department of State Services (DSS).
Justice Flora Azinge, the chairman of a Kano State National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, has revealed that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria has attempted to bribe her.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has said the 10th national assembly has resolved to address issues surrounding multiple taxation in the country.
ASHENEWS reports that a Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state, on Tuesday, rejected the police headquarters’ request for it to terminate the sale of a $400,000 oil vessel to Kamoru Ibitoye Yusuf, owner of Kam Steel Holdings limited.
A Federal High Court in Lagos will on Thursday rule on an application for withdrawal of charges against the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.