Category: Legal

Alleged Falsehood: Court Forecloses Prosecution in Melaye’s Trial

Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of an FCT High Court Maitama, on Thursday foreclosed the prosecution in the trial of Mr. Dino Melaye for alleged falsehood. Melaye, who until...

Double Registration: Yahaya Bello Knows Fate January 20

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday picked January 20, 2020, for ruling in the suit seeking the disqualification of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, for alleged...

Kogi PDP Governorship Ticket: Court Adjourns Suit

The suit challenging the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries held on 3rd September came up for definite hearing at the Lokoja High Court...

Omission: ABP Sues INEC, Seeks Cancellation of Kogi Gov’ship Election

Umar Zekeri Bamaiyi, the governorship candidate of All Blending Party (ABP), has sued the electoral umpire for exclusion of his name from INEC final list which was...

Court Fines Nigerian Govt N100,000 for Stalling Dino Melaye’s Trial

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama on Tuesday ordered the Nigerian government to pay N100,000 for stalling the trial of a senator, Dino Melaye,...

Kogi Guber: Has PDP Any Candidate?

As we approach the November16, 2019 Kogi State Gubernatorial Elections, it is now clear to keen watchers of politics in Kogi State that the election is clearly a two...

Kogi Poll: Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Gov. Yahaya Bello’s Eligibility till Nov. 21

By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned continuation of hearing on the suit challenging whether Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, is fit to contest...

Kogi Guber: Sunday Umoru Expresses Dissatisfaction Over Adjourned Court Judgement Till Dec 6

The Federal High Court in Lokoja the Kogi State capital, on Wednesday, adjourned judgement in a suit to determine who is the valid candidate of the African Action...

Akpoti’s Disqualification: INEC Weighs Options, May Appeal Judgment

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it might appeal to the Abuja Federal High Court ruling, which ordered the Commission to restore Mrs....

Court Adjourns Achuba’s Suit Against Kogi Govt to January 2020

The National Industrial Court, Abuja on Thursday adjourned hearing in the application brought by Elder Simon Achuba over his withheld statutory allocations which...