Category: Judiciary

Ajiran Double Murder: CHSR Alleges Plot To Frustrate Trial, Demands Clarification On Suspect’s Custody

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Photo: Comrade Omotehinse CHSR President and other activists at the media briefing By: Mandy Park The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has raised concerns over developments surrounding the ongoing murder trial involving Alhaji Ahmed Tajudeen Akanbi and other defendants before the Lagos High Court, calling for greater procedural and administrative transparency in the handling of the case. CHSR made the position known on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at an emergency press conference held at the Liberation Centre, where its President, Comrade Alex Omotehinse, addressed journalists, representatives of civil…

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BREAKING: Court Of Appeal Sets Aside NDC Deregistration As Dickson Hails Judiciary, Says Party Will Contest 2027 Elections

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By Mandy Park The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lokoja, which purported to order the deregistration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), the party’s national leader, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, has said. In a post on his X handle, Senator Dickson said the appellate court, in a judgment delivered by the presiding Justice, Justice Mohammed Danjuma, and read by Justice Hassan, allowed the NDC’s appeal against the earlier ruling and set aside the judgment of Justice Isah Dashen. He…

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Court Strikes Out UI’s Bid to Halt Student Activists’ Resumption, As CAPPA Seeks End To Varsity’s Persecution

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By: Mandy Park Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the University of Ibadan (UI) to end the continued persecution of three student activists, Ayodele Aduwo, Mide Gbadegesin and Linus Adaoma, who were subjected to disciplinary action for displaying placards bearing the inscriptions “No To Fee Hike” and “#FeesMustFall” during a student gathering in 2024. CAPPA’s call followed Monday’s proceedings at the Federal High Court, Ibadan Division, where the court struck out an application filed by the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale, seeking an injunction pending the…

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BREAKING: Tribunal sacks LP’s Ogar, affirms APC’s Onyejeocha winner of Reps election

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Emeka Njoku The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, today, Wednesday, sacked the member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency, Hon Amobi Ogah (Labour Party). It subsequently ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to withdraw the certificate of return given to Ogah and issue same to the Petitioner, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Onyejeocha is the Minister of State for Labour.

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Breaking: Labour Party Rejects Presidential Election Petition Court Judgement

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Mandy Park The Labour Party has rejected the judgement delivered today, Wednesday by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). The court dismissed petitions by the party and its presidential candidate in the 2023 poll, Peter Obi, stating that they did not prove their cases against the election of President Bola Tinubu. National Publicity Secretary of the LP, Obiora Ifoh, stated the party’s position in a press release. He said, “The Labour Party watched with dismay and trepidation the dismissal of petitions by the five-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition…

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APC has no business with Peter Obi’s LP membership – Tribunal

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The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal ruled on Wednesday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) lacks the locus standi to challenge Peter Obi’s membership of the Labour Party (LP). The APC and President Bola Tinubu had in their petitions argued that Obi’s name was not contained in the list of LP members forwarded to INEC on April 25, 2022, and breached Section 77 of the Electoral Act, 2022. However, in the lead judgment on the objections by the APC against the petitions of Obi and the LP, Justice Abba Mohammed said…

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Tribunal shuts down APC lawyer Charles Uwensuyi-Edosomwan for interruption

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Justices delivering judgments at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday shut down a counsel for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Charles Uwensuyi-Edosomwan for interruption. The tribunal consisting of five justices and led by Justice Haruna Tsammani resumed at 9 am. Eight hours later, around 5 pm, Uwensuyi-Edosomwan asked the court to be brief and either “dismiss or allow” the petitions of the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi; against the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the APC. “I have listened to your Lordship’s eloquent judgement,” Uwensuyi-Edosomwan…

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Court nullifies Ebonyi council poll

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The Federal High Court in Abakaliki, on Thursday, nullified the local government elections held in Ebonyi State. The election was held on July 30. 2022 with the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) winning all the 13 local government areas. However, some members of the opposition political parties in the State kicked against the election and challenged it in court. The plaintiffs, Otu Collins and four others, in a suit, alleged that the election contravened the 2022 electoral act. “We submit further that the proposed Local Government Areas election in Ebonyi…

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BREAKING: Court affirms Adeleke Osun PDP Governorship candidate
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By Gabriel Nwaneri Justice Nathaniel Emmanuel of the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State capital, has affirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Osun governorship election slated for July 16th, this year (2022). The judge dismissed a suit filed by Prince Dotun Babayemi seeking to be declared the candidate of the PDP. He nullified the primary election that produced Babayemi, which held at WOCDIF event center, Osogbo on March 8, 2022. The judgement was delivered amidst heavy security and lasted for…

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Court rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s application for bail

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By Mandy Park The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, Wednesday, May 18, declined to grant bail to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, pending the determination of the treasonable felony charge the Federal Government slammed against him. Trial Judge, Justice Binta Nyako held that Kanu must explain why he breached the previous bail granted to him, before he could enjoy another favourable discretion from the court. Justice Nyako held that “Until the issue of absence of the defendant for his trial,…

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