Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has faulted the ex-parte order issued by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) upon which President Muhammadu Buhari acted in suspending former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen.…

The Court of Appeal, in Abuja, on Monday, May 6, dismissed an appeal seeking the disqualification of the Ogun State governor-elect, Dapo Abiodun. The court, in its ruling, said Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has set aside the conviction of a former Chief of Transformation and Innovation at the Nigerian Army Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Sani, by a Special Military Court Martial. The appellate court,…

The Court of Appeal sitting over the case of eligibility of Sen. Ademola Adeleke in the September 2018 governorship election has adjourned till May 2, 2019. The adjournment was on the request of the counsel to Sen. Adeleke, to allow for…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, Edo State, on Monday, nullified the election of Peter Akpatason of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a member of the House of Representatives for the Akoko-Edo Federal constituency. The News…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the issuance of Certificates of Return to winners of the just concluded Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Zamfara State. The presentation of Certificates…

The Court of Appeal has constituted the National Assembly and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Katsina State. Hajiya Aishatu Abubakar, the Secretary of the Katsina State Governorship, National and State House of…

Blessing Okorite, Port Harcourt Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), in Rivers State, on Wednesday, clashed with suspected agents of a major political party while trying to disrupt proceedings of the Court of Appeal sitting, in…

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has stopped the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) from proceeding with hearing in the false assets declaration filed against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. The three-man Appeal…

Some legal practitioners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have supported the calls for prisoners to exercise their civic rights during elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice S. Oseji of the Court of…