Tag: Court Of Appeal
Oloto Tussle: Court Adjourns to June 3rd for hearing
A three member panel of the Appeal Court took the decision on Wednesday after some of the parties formally presented…
Appeal Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s rights breach case against DSS, AGF
But three-member panel of justices, in a unanimous judgment, held that the appeal lacked merit and had become academic following…
Alleged N180m fraud: Appeal Court upholds 3-year jail sentence of ex-Imo Commissioner
The convict, whilst serving as Commissioner of Transport under Okorochas' administration, diverted the said sum from the account of the…
Appeal Court affirms EFCC’s power to probe, prosecute cases of tax evasion
The Court also ruled that the Commission can extend its investigation of money laundering to tax evasion, being the predicate…
Court of appeal nullifies registration of ‘KPMG professional services’
In a unanimous decision delivered by Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero on Thursday, July 10, 2025, the appellate court granted all…
Ighodalo loses again as Appeal Court affirms Okpebholo as Edo governor
Okpebholo, has called on Ighodalo to accept Thursday's judgment of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed his victory
Appeal Court affirms Olaoye as Soun of Ogbomoso
Recall that Justice K. A. Adedokun of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso had, on Oct. 25, 2023,…
Labour Party: Appeal Court reaffirms Julius Abure as National Chairman
The Appeal Court had, on Nov. 13, 2024 in the earlier judgment in appeal number: CA/Abj/CV/1172/2024 between Labour Party (Appellant)…
Kano Emirate tussle: Appeal Court orders fresh hearing
The high court had stopped Aminu Bayero and four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from parading…
Suspension: Kano anti-graft czar floors CCT at Appeal Court
The CCB had, on Nov. 16, 2023, arraigned Magaji before the CCT on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged conflict…
Appeal Court quashes life jail sentence on Lagos doctor over alleged defilement
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court had on Oct. 24, 2023, sentenced Olaleye to…
Appeal Court affirms selection of Oba Shotobi as Ayangburen of Ikorodu
Mr Ademola Adeyeri, the special assistant to Oba Shotobi’s revealed the judgment in a statement he issued on Thursday in…
False declaration: FG, ex-CJN Onnoghen to settle out of court
Onnoghen was prosecuted in 2019 by the federal government on false declaration of assets at the Code of Conduct Tribunal,…
Edo election: PDP’s Asue Ighodalo wins again at Appeal Court
Esene and Ojezua had, in the appeal prayed the Court of Appeal to set aside the April 17 judgment by…
Appeal Court upturns judgement on Edo PDP primary
It held that the plaintiffs lacked the locus standi to have approached since they were not aspirants who participated in…
Appeal Court affirms dethroned traditional ruler’s conviction
The state said that Ogundare, staged the kidnap to blackmail the state government.
Rivers crisis: PDP disowns suit at Appeal Court
Ologunagba said that only the PDP national legal adviser had the exclusive responsibility of conducting the litigation, prosecution and defense…
Judgement against Edo primary: PDP takes battle to Appeal Court
The PDP is seeking an "order allowing the appeal, an order setting aside the judgment of the lower court, and…
EFCC, Olukoyede floor Yahaya Bello at Appeal Court
In a lead judgment delivered by Justice Joseph O.K. Oyewole, the appellate court on Thursday, June 13, 2024, held that…
Bobrisky appeals against sentence
The convicted cross dresser is in his appeal, urging the appellate court to set aside the six months imprisonment sentence…
Appeal Court asks ‘corrupt’ ex-civil servant to pay N50k to avoid 7 years’ jail term
Apeh was first arraigned before Justice A.O. Ebong of the FCT High Court, Abuja by the Independent Corrupt Practices and…
Labour Party: How Abure floored Lamidi Apapa at Appeal Court
Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) and his former deputy, Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led faction had been locked in legal battles over…
Appeal Court rejects bid to retry Orji Kalu for N7.6bn fraud
A Federal High Court had on Dec. 5, 2019 jailed the former governor now s a senator representing Abia North…
Appeal court affirms Agbu Kefas’ election as Taraba Governor
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Agbu as the winner of the Taraba governorship election conducted on March 18,…
Muftwang reacts to his sack as Plateau governor
Muftwang said this in a statement he issued in reaction to the Court of Appeal judgment which sacked him from…
BREAKING: Muftwang loses Plateau governorship seat to APC at Appeal Court
The appellate court sitting in Abuja in a unanimous judgment sacked Muftwang after the three- member panel agreeing with the…
NNPP’s founder Aniebonam faults sack of Gov. Yusuf by appeal court
The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices on Friday, held that Yusuf was not…
Kano governorship: Ganduje excited over Gawuna’s victory at Appeal Court
Ganduje hailed Friday’s Appeal Court’s judgement that sacked Governor Abba Yusuf, expressing hope that the Supreme Court will affirm the…
Court of Appeal affirms Sanwo-Olu’s re-election
“Though they were all pre-election matters, the appellants, PDP and its candidate, Adeniran, still failed to prove them."
Appeal Court restores Sylva, APC to Bayelsa gov. election ballot
Justice Okorowo had disqualified Sylva as candidate in the Nov. 11 election while delivering judgment in a suit filed by…