By Nefishetu Yakubu The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has welcomed the Court of Appeal judgment setting aside the Federal High Court’s decision proscribing five registered political parties. A statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the IPAC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Martins Egbeola, said the judgment strengthenedContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday upheld the judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising state congresses organised by committees appointed by the David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). A three-member panel of the appellate court, in aContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the ruling of a Lokoja Federal High Court setting aside its earlier judgment recognising Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, described theContinue Reading
By Opeyemi Gbemiro A Federal High Court in Lokoja on Friday set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. Justice Isah Dashen, the presiding judge held that all relevant parties must be heard before anyContinue Reading
Judgment By Taiye Agbaje & Rashidat kabiru The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four of the five defendants being prosecuted for their involvement in the 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, to death by hanging. Judge Emeka Nwite, in a judgment,Continue Reading
By Grant Onyeke Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has welcomed the Federal High Court judgment nullifying certain guidelines issued by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party, in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Muhammed Ishaq, described the ruling as a boostContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu African Democratic Congress (ADC) has welcomed the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja on the deadline for party primaries, among others. In a statement issued in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said it viewed the ruling asContinue Reading
Judgment By Usman Aliyu An Edo High Court in Benin on Monday dissolved the 12-year-old marriage between a renowned female journalist, Best Mbiere, and her estranged husband, Okechukwu Mbiere, over what it described as an irretrievable breakdown of the union. Justice Daniel Okungbowa of Edo High Court, also awarded custodyContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Supreme Court judgment of Thursday leaves the main opposition party without a defined leadership structure. Ini Ememobong, the National Publicity Secretary of the faction, stated this in a statement in Abuja in reaction to the SupremeContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it will review the court judgment sacking its state executives before taking a position. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party was reacting to Wednesday’s Federal High Court judgment sacking its elected but yet-to-be inaugurated state executives.Continue Reading
