Category: Legal
Appeal Court Upholds Yahaya Bello’s Election As Kogi Governor
adminAug 04, 2016
The Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld the election of Yahaya Bello as the duly elected governor of Kogi State. Details of the judgment is still sketchy, but our...
Kogi Gov: Appeal Court Judgement Against Me Political – Faleke
adminAug 04, 2016
Following Thursday’s ruling of the appellate court which upheld the ruling of the lower tribunal that declared Governor Yahaya Bello as the governor of Kogi state,...
Kogi: In Minority Ruling, Appeal Court Judge Sacks Gov. Bello, Orders Fresh Election
adminAug 04, 2016
An Appeal Court judge in Abuja on Thursday ruled that the election of Yahaya Bello as governor of Kogi State was flawed and should be annulled. But a differing ruling by...
Kogi High Court Commences Vacation
adminAug 03, 2016
Kogi State High Court of Justice yesterday said it had commenced its 2016 annual leave putting on hold normal court sittings. A statement signed by Yahaya...
Kogi Gov Petition: Wada Remains Gov-in-Waiting, Declare Him Winner – Chris Uche
adminJul 26, 2016
Counsel to the immediate past Governor Idris Wada of Kogi state, Chief Chris Uche SAN, has urged the Appeal court panel sitting in Abuja to compel Independent National...
Kogi Gov Petition: INEC Simply Coronated Yahaya Bello – Wole Olanipekun
adminJul 26, 2016
Counsel to All Peoples Congress, APC, Deputy Governorship candidate in Kogi’s November 21, 2015 governorship election, James Abiodun Faleke, Chief Wole Olanipekun...
Faleke v Bello: Summarised Points of Law on Locus Standi and Time To File Petition
adminJul 25, 2016
HONOURABLE JAMES ABIODUN FALEKE v. H.E. ALHAJI YAHAYA BELLO (Summarised Points of Law) WHO CAN PRESENT A PETITION: This raises the issue of locus standi, that is,...
Boko Haram in Kogi: Court Rules On ASTA’s Bail August 4
adminJul 14, 2016
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday picked August 4 for ruling on the bail application filed by a suspected Boko Haram sponsor, Salami Abdullahi ASTA. ...
Workers’ Salaries: FCMB Drags Kogi Govt To Court
adminJul 05, 2016
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman FAB The management of First City Monument Bank, FCMB, has dragged Kogi State government to court over an alleged contractual defiance on the...
N1.4bn Fraud: Ex-Ogori Magongo Chairman Loses Post-conviction Bail Bid
adminJul 04, 2016
Convicted former Caretaker Chairman of, Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi state, Gabriel Daudu, today lost his post conviction bail bid as a Federal High Court...