Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed by candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nafiu Bala, against the election of Muhammad Yahaya, as Governor of Gombe State. A five-member panel of the apex court led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun dismissed the appeal, shortly after it was withdrawn by the appellants. Meanwhile, the apex court has adjourned to Friday for judgment in the other appeal filed by Jibrin Barde […]
Edited By Nkiru Njemanze As part of efforts to ensure discipline of personnel and entrench international correctional best practices, the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, has dismissed two personnel and sanctioned thirty-five others. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Abubakar Umar says the officers were sanctioned for misconduct ranging from trafficking in contrabands, unauthorized absence from duty, stealing, negligence of duty, criminal conspiracy, as well as […]
Edited By Georgina Humphrey The Supreme Court has today dismissed an appeal brought before it by one Basil Maduka against the Labour Party over the rightful candidate of the party in the Imo state governorship election. This is contained in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Mr. Obiora Ifoh in Abuja According to the statement a panel of five justices led by Iyang Okoro […]
By Garry Ochigbo Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking disqualification of former Petroleum Resources Minister, Timipire Sylva from contesting the November governorship election in Bayelsa State. The suit instituted against the All Progressive Congress (APC), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Sylvia was thrown out for want of merit. In a judgment on Tuesday, Justice Ekwo held that the […]
Somaliland has said it has “no plans for dialogue to discuss unity” after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's offer to mediate between the self-proclaimed republic and Somalia’s federal government President Museveni on Saturday said he had “agreed to take on the role of peace facilitator between the two” after meeting a Somaliland government envoy in the Ugandan city of Entebbe. He said Uganda did not support the breakaway republic’s secession “because […]
