Category: Legal
How Not to Remove A Chief Judge
adminJun 23, 2019
Attempts by Governor, Yahaya Bello and the House of Assembly to remove the Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Justice Nasir Ajanah, from office met a strong resistance...
Ajaokuta Reps Seat: Court Fines Okino Over ‘Frivolous’ Election Appeal
adminJun 22, 2019
For filing what it described as “frivolous appeal”, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for House of Representatives election in Ajaokuta federal...
Kogi East Senate: Echocho Floors Yahaya Audu at Supreme Court
adminJun 22, 2019
**Court fines Yahaya Audu one million, five hundred thousand Naira. By Sufyan Adam. The Supreme Court has struck out the suit filed by Alh. Yahaya Audu challenging the...
Appeal Court Faults Payment of Severance Allowances to Former Political Appointees in Kogi
adminJun 20, 2019
The Court of Appeal has faulted the payment of either severance allowance, pension or gratuity to political office holders and political appointees, insisting that the...
Boko Haram: SSS Re-arraigns Ex-Kogi Varsity Lecturer, Two Others
adminJun 18, 2019
The State Security Service (SSS) on Monday re-arraigned a former lecturer of the Kogi State University, Mohammed Nazeef, and two others before Justice Iyang Ekwo of a...
You Have No Power to Remove Chief Judge – Court Tells Kogi Governor, Assembly
adminJun 18, 2019
The Kogi State High Court, Koton-Karfe, on Tuesday ruled that the Executive and Legislature, jointly or unilaterally, cannot remove the state Chief Judge, Justice Nasir...
‘Non-payment of Salaries to Kogi Judiciary Workers is Inhuman’ – Court Rules as JUSUN floors Gov. Bello
adminJun 11, 2019
…collection of their salaries by hand from the Executive is illegal and breaches the principle of separation of powers. The Kogi State Chapter of the Judiciary...
Tribunal: Oseni Jittery, Drags Natasha to Appeal Court
adminJun 07, 2019
The Kogi Central Senator elect, Yakubu Oseni has filed a case at Appeal Court to upturn the order of the Tribunal which granted the request of Natasha Akpoti, Social...
NBA Condemns ‘Humiliation’ of Kogi CJ
adminJun 02, 2019
The forum of four branches of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in Kogi state have condemned the state government for walking out the state Chief Judge, Justice Nasiru...
Kogi Central Senate: Tribunal Grants Natasha’s Prayer for More Witnesses, Fixes Date for Hearing
adminJun 02, 2019
Kogi Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has accepted the prayer of Counsel to Barr Natasha Akpoti of SDP, Barr. P.B. Abalaka to bring in more witnesses and...