COURT OF APPEAL

Following his detention by the police on May 6, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the September 2018 Osun State governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke has sued the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Adeleke through his lawyer, Kanmi Ajibola wants the courts to enforce his fundamental rights to personal liberty and right to freedom of movement. Joined in the suit are the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 11, Mr. Leye Oyebade; an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Simon!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has fixed May 22 to entertain an application seeking Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa to recuse herself from sitting over the five-man panel, alleging fear of preconceived bias. The court had fixed Wednesday to begin pre-hearing session on petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar challenging outcome of the Feb.23 president election. Bulkachua, also the President of the Court of Appeal, adjourned proceedings on the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has begun hearing of petition by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The five-man panel is led by the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa. Other members of the panel are Justices Abdul Aboki, Peter Ige, Joseph Ikyegh and Samuel Oseji. Three other political parties and their presidential candidates are part of the petitioners challenging the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has scored another victory in a suit challenging his eligibility to contest in the 2018 governorship election in Osun state. This comes as the Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo state, on Saturday, reaffirmed his qualification and eligibility in the election. The appellate court dismissed an appeal against the judgement of the Osogbo High Court which earlier affirmed Adeleke’s eligibility in the Osun governorship election. Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, who had come!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has dismissed the suit filed by the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) against the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The Federal High Court sometime in 2016 entered a judgment in favour of NLNG by exempting the gas company from paying levies to NIMASA NIMASA, not satisfied with the judgment, engaged the services of Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) and Mr. Mike Igbokwe (SAN) to immediately file an appeal against the said judgement of the Federal High!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke has been declared as the authentic presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP. The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, made the declaration in a unanimous judgement by a three-man panel of Justices. Recall that a Federal High Court in Abuja had on December 14, 2018, voided the emergence of Duke as SDP’s candidate for the 2019 Presidential Election. It declared Prof. Jerry Gana who came second at the primary contest winner with the highest valid…

The Court of Appeal Benin Division on Friday granted the prayers of five prisoners, seeking the order of the court to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to include all prisoners in the voter register. Justice S. Oseji, delivered the lead judgment, on behalf of Justice Helen Ogunwumiju. The appeal was filed by five inmates on behalf of other inmates in Nigerian prisons. Those that filed the appeal are Victor Emenuwe, Onome Inaye, Kabiru Abu, Osagie Iyekekpolor and Modugu Odion. The…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday gave approval for the appointments of 12 justices of the Court of Appeal, nine for the Federal High Court and seven for the Court of the Federal Capital Territory. Mr Soji Oye, the Director of Information for the National Judicial Council (NJC) stated this in a statement in Abuja. He said the president’s approval followed a recommendation by the Council for the judicial officers to be elevated to their new positions. He listed the 12 justices approved for the Court of Appeal…

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west at the National Assembly, has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court to overturn an appeal Court judgement to resume his recall process from the Senate. In an appeal he filed against the March 16, 2018 judgment of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, the senator also urged the apex court to declare the petitions submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission seeking his recall as illegal. The Court of Appeal had on March 16, asked the Independent National…

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has filed additional appeal at the Supreme Court to overturn an appeal Court judgement ordering him back to the Code of Conduct Tribunal for continuation of trial on three out of the 18 counts earlier dismissed by the tribunal.