4 d. ago Reps seek to stop gov, N’Assembly election petitions at A’Court

The House of Representatives is considering a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to make the Court of Appeal the final court for resolving disputes related to governorship, National Assembly, and State Houses of Assembly elections in Nigeria. The bill, sponsored by Nnamdi Ezechi, the lawmaker representing the Ndokwa East/Ndokwa West/Ukwani Federal Constituency in Delta Read More

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4 d. ago Reps propose 23 bills to reform Nigeria’s judiciary, elections

…to make Appeal Court final arbiter for governorship poll petitions …to expand justices of Supreme Court, cut excesses of chief read more Reps propose 23 bills to reform Nigeria’s judiciary, elections

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4 d. ago Reps seek to end Supreme Court involvement in elections dispute

The House of Representatives is considering a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to make the Court of Appeal the final court in disputes involving governorship, and National and State Houses of Assembly elections in Nigeria. The bill sponsored by the lawmaker representing Ndokwa East/Ndokwa West/Ukwani Federal Constituency, Delta State, Nnamdi Ezechi, passed second reading Read More

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3 w. ago Court orders permanent forfeiture of $1.4M linked to ex CBN gov, Emefiele

From Lukman Olabiyi Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has ruled that $1.4 million tied to fraud involving former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, be permanently forfeited to the federal government. Delivering the judgment yesterday ,Justice Ayokunle Faji stated that the funds were proven to be proceeds of unlawful […] The post Court orders permanent forfeiture of $1.4M linked to ex CBN gov, Emefiele appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Again, Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of $1.4m Linked To Emefiele

Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of $1.4million linked to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to the federal government. The judge initially granted a final forfeiture order on June 24, 2024, but set it aside on June 27, 2024, […]

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3 w. ago I Singlehandedly Murdered, Butchered Kwara Final Year Female Student, Suspect Tells Court

AbdulRahman Bello who allegedly killed and butchered a final year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Hafsoh Lawal of Adefalu compound, Okelele, Ilorin, on Thursday told the court that he singlehandedly committed the crime. The acclaimed Islamic cleric who was in court alongside his alleged four accomplices pleaded with the court to release […]

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