•Dr Femi Olaleye and the victim The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, challenging his conviction and sentence on a two count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration of a minor. The court presided […]
•Asue Ighodalo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asserted that yesterday’s judgment of the Court of Appeal which unanimously affirmed the eligibility of its candidate in the September 21, 2024 Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo is another resounding victory for the collective will and aspiration of the people of the state. In ...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has overturned the judgement of a Federal High Court which ordered the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to allow the participation of 381 ad-hoc delegates in its February 22 primary election in Edo State. The primary election produced Asue Ighodalo as the candidate of the party in the September […]
•Philip Shuaibu Controversy late yesterday trailed the purported ruling of the Court of Appeal in Abuja upholding the decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja quashing the impeachment of Comrade Philip Shaibu as the deputy governor of Edo State. It was reported that the Court of Appeal affirmed Justice James Omotosho’s verdict that voided [...
•Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja today, affirmed the lower court judgment that reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. The appellate court, while delivering judgment in the appeal brought before it by the Edo State House of Assembly, dismissed the appeal seeking to uphold Shaibu’s impeac...
•Former Governor Yahaya Bello The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello to present himself for arraignment. The Appeal Court also restrained the former governor from taking any further actions regarding the charges against him until he has been formally arraigned, reports Channels TV. In a unanimous ...
The Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital today dismissed the sack of a former deputy speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Iroju Ogundeji, ordering the respondent to be reinstated. The judgement came four years after the suit was instituted as Ogundeji challenged his sack by the leadership of […]
The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has dismissed an appeal filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) against a judgment in favour of Richard Abbey, a pipeline surveillance contractor with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Bonny local government area of the state. In a unanimous decision, the court presided ov...
•Late former Head of State, General Sani Abacha The family of the late military head of state, General Sani Abacha, yesterday approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, to void and set aside Justice Peter Lifu’s judgment dismissing a property suit the family brought before the lower court. Justice Lifu dismissed the suit the family [&hell...
•Governor Usman Ododo The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of Usman Ododo as the Governor of Kogi State. A three-man panel of the appellate court affirmed the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which affirmed the victory of Ododo as the duly elected governor of Kogi State in the November […]

