The US Supreme Court has said it will hear a historic case to determine if Donald Trump can run for president. The justices agreed to take up Mr Trump's appeal against a decision by Colorado to remove him from the 2024 ballot in that state. The case will be heard in February and the ruling will apply nationwide. Lawsuits in a number of states are seeking to disqualify Mr Trump, […]
Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to reverse a Colorado ruling that barred him from running for president in that state. Colorado's top court said last month Mr Trump was not an eligible candidate as it said he had engaged in insurrection over the US Capitol riot. His appeal comes a day after he challenged a similar decision by Maine. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed in multiple […]
One of the world's harshest anti-homosexuality laws is being challenged in the Ugandan courts by rights groups. The law has caused global outrage, with the World Bank halting new loans to Uganda and the US imposing visa restrictions on key officials. Anyone convicted of being involved in homosexual acts face life imprisonment under the law which was enacted in May. Rights groups have asked judges to annul the law, arguing […]
By Garry Ochigbo Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has granted former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele bail in the sum of three hundred million naira with two sureties in like sum and must deposit his travel documents. The court granted the ex-CBN governor to bail with two sureties who must also be owners of landed property in Maitama and must deposit the certificate […]
By Garry Ochigbo High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, granted bail to the detained Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, ordered that he should be released to his lawyers. The judge held that there must be an end to detention without trial stressing that it was […]
By Garry Ochigbo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday in Abuja refused to produce former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. The release order made on November 2 was said to have been ignored by alleged confusion in the interpretation of the court order. But Justice Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi who was […]
An Australian woman charged with murdering three people in a suspected mushroom poisoning case is also accused of trying to murder her ex-partner on four occasions, court documents say. Erin Patterson, 49, was charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder on Thursday. The murder charges relate to a family lunch she hosted in July at her home in the town of Leongatha, Victoria. Ms Patterson continues […]
By Garry Ochigbo The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed Timipre Sylva as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The three-member panel, in a unanimous judgement held that the trial court which nullified Sylva’s candidature lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit filed by an APC member, Demesuoyefa Kolomo, having not been an aspirant in the […]
By Garry Ochigbo The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked Senator Sadiku Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and affirmed Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the People's Democratic party, PDP as the duly elected Senator for Kogi Central Senatorial district. In a judgment, Justice Hamma Barka resolved all contending issues against the appellant (Sadiku) and awarded a cost of five hundred thousand naira against him. The Kogi State Election Petition […]
