What the President said while swearing in the new Ag. Chief Justice of Nigeria
Justice Kayode Ariwoola who is second on the order of seniority has formally taken over as the Ag. Chief Justice of the federation. He took over the reins from Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad who stepped aside on health grounds on Monday. Swearing in the Acting…
Kanu, 7 rivers to cross
… as court drop 8 counts In what is being seen by observers as a possible commencement of a fair trial, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed eight out of15 charges preferred against the self acclaimed leader of the Biafran struggle, Mazi…
Resignation of political appointees: State Governments may withdraw circulars
Reps in session State Governments which on the basis of the new Electoral Act issued circulars to appointees to resign if they want to contest elected offices may have to withdraw them from circulation. A court ruling at the weekend threw a spanner in the…
Section 84(12): Reps wait for certified true copy of court ruling
The House of Representatives has reacted to the ruling of an Umuahia High Court which has thrown section 84(12) out of the country’s Electoral Act. The Court which sat in Abia Friday said the provision of the subsection in respect of the fate of appointed…
Buhari loses against the Senate
… Noose tightens around the neck of appointed office holders President Muhammadu Buhari who is out of the country attending to health issues has lost his bid to persuade the Nigerian Senate to amend section 84, sub section 2(12) of the electoral act. The Senate…
Video of What Governor Wike said about Court decsion
Governor Nyesom Wike has reacted to the judgment of the Court of Appeal on a suit filed by the Rivers State against the Federal Government, challenging it for illegally tampering with funds from the Federation Account that are meant for Rivers development. Ruling Wednesday…
Wike Vs ThisDay: N7b Libel Suit Gets Underway
“When you say somebody cannot be trusted; Governor Nyesom Wike said Tuesday, “that cannot be a fair comment.” Governor Wike was testifying as a prime witness in suit No. PHC/1505/CS/2020 brought before Justice A. Enebeli of the Rivers State High Court. The Governor claimed the…
Wike floors Secondus
… Opens door to the PDP’s National Convention All obstacles standing in the way of the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which is billed to take place tomorrow in Abuja have been removed. This is sequel to a verdict that has just…
Again!; Muhammad slams lawyers, judges
“The legal profession should indeed take the lead in all human affairs”, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has declared. Swearing-in the Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf, the CJN took a swipe…
PDP Convention: Secondus’ last fight
Prince Uche Secondus, outgoing National Chairman of the PDP who is embattled on several fronts would be hoping to stop the party he has led for years from going ahead with its convention. This year’s National Convention of the former ruling party is planned for…
