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Relief for ADC, AP as Appeal Court stops deregistration order

Several opposition political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Accord Party (AP), have secured temporary relief after the Court of Appeal halted the enforcement of a Federal High Court judgment ordering their deregistration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Earlier in the week, Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered INEC to deregister ADC, Accord, Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) for failing to meet the constitutional thresholds required to remain on the register of political parties. The trial court held that the parties breached Section 225A of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which empowers INEC to deregister political parties that fail to win any elective seat or secure at least 25 per cent of the votes in relevant elections at federal, state or local government […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA June 17, 2026

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Nigeria

PDP crisis: Wike accuses Turaki, others of flouting court rulings

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and influential Peoples Democratic Party leader, Nyesom Wike, has accused Kabiru Tanimu Turaki and his allies of disregarding clear court rulings in the ongoing PDP leadership crisis. He said the faction has continued to act in open defiance of binding judgments on the party’s disputed convention and national executive. Wike insisted that a series of court decisions, including those of the Federal High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, have already settled the questions around the legality of the PDP convention held in Ibadan and the leadership it produced. He accused the Turaki camp of twisting and misrepresenting the judgments to confuse party members and the public. According to him, the Court of Appeal ruling delivered on March 9 upheld an earlier Federal High Court decision that the processes leading to the […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA May 6, 2026

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Nigeria

Supreme Court judgment: Rivers ADC shifts focus to winning 2027 polls

The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress says it is now fully focused on winning the 2027 general elections after a Supreme Court judgment restored the party’s David Mark led national leadership. The ruling set aside an earlier Court of Appeal order that had asked all factions to maintain the status quo in the party’s leadership crisis. Rivers ADC chairman elect Dr Chukwudi Dimkpa described the Supreme Court decision as a welcome development and a major relief for members. He said the verdict provides a clear and lawful pathway for the party to organise itself and prepare for the next polls. The apex court held that the Court of Appeal acted outside its jurisdiction when it issued fresh directives after already dismissing the appeal before it. Justices of the Supreme Court called the status quo order unnecessary, unwarranted […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA May 1, 2026

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Nigeria

Supreme Court reserves judgment in David Mark’s appeal on ADC leadership tussle

The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by a factional National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over the party’s leadership dispute. A five member panel of the apex court headed by Justice Mohammed Garba announced on Wednesday that the date for the judgment would be communicated to lawyers representing all parties in the case. The decision followed the adoption of briefs by counsel, who each urged the court to grant the reliefs sought by their clients. The appeal, marked SC/CV/180/2026, was lodged by David Mark and challenges the March 12 judgment of the Court of Appeal. The appellate court had dismissed his appeal against a September 4, 2025 ruling by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which refused to grant injunctive reliefs sought in an ex parte application filed by ADC chieftain […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA April 22, 2026

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Nigeria

JUST IN: Supreme Court to hear appeals on PDP leadership dispute on April 22

The Supreme Court has fixed April 22 for the hearing of two appeals filed by the Kabiru Turaki‑led leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging recent judgments on the party’s national leadership dispute. A five‑member panel of the apex court headed by Justice Mohammed Garba set the date on Tuesday while ruling on applications seeking accelerated hearing. The court granted the requests, allowing a departure from its usual rules and abridging the time within which the respondents must file their briefs. Under the timetable, the respondents have five days to file their briefs of argument, while the appellants are to file any reply briefs within two days. The court then adjourned until April 22 for substantive hearing of the two appeals. The Turaki group is appealing two March 9, 2026 Court of Appeal judgments which affirmed earlier decisions of […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA April 14, 2026

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Nigeria

Rivers Chief Judge rejects impeachment request over court orders

The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Chibuzor Simeon Amadi, has declined a request by the Rivers State House of Assembly to set up a seven member panel to probe Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof Ngozi Odu, over alleged gross misconduct. In a leaked response letter, he said his hands were tied by subsisting interim injunctions issued by a High Court on 16 January 2026 in two separate suits filed by the governor and his deputy.​ The court orders expressly barred the Chief Judge from receiving, processing, considering or acting on any impeachment related request or communication from the Assembly pending further hearing of the cases. Amadi noted that he was listed as the 32nd defendant in the suits and confirmed that the interim orders had been duly served on his office.​ He stressed the supremacy of constitutionalism […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA January 22, 2026

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Nigeria

Appeal Court deploys 40 justices to clear Lagos backlog

The Court of Appeal has deployed 40 justices to Lagos for a special sitting aimed at speeding up the hearing of appeals in the state. About 360 cases have been listed before 16 panels set up for the exercise.​ President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban Mensem, who presided over Monday’s session, said the move is a deliberate effort to improve the efficiency of justice delivery. She noted that Lagos, as Nigeria’s commercial centre, carries a heavy appeal workload that demands proactive intervention.​ She explained that the 16 panels are made up of 40 justices drawn from various divisions of the court across the country. They are expected to sit throughout the week in Lagos, including at the National Industrial Court.​ Justice Dongban Mensem said the deployment required sacrifice because some divisions were left with fewer justices to […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA January 19, 2026

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Nigeria

National Assembly seeks faster election justice

The National Assembly’s Constitution Review Committee has proposed that all election petitions must be decided before winners are sworn into office.​Lawmakers also want tribunals to conclude election petitions within 60 days and appellate courts to deliver judgments on related appeals within another 60 days.​ Under the proposal, the Supreme Court will handle all presidential election petitions as a court of first instance, with its decisions on such cases to be delivered within 60 days of filing.​Appeals from governorship election petitions will end at the Court of Appeal, which must also give its decisions within 60 days.​ The recommendations are part of 44 harmonised constitution amendment bills now before both chambers of the National Assembly for debate.​They include changes to Sections 232, 239 and 286 of the 1999 Constitution to shorten timelines for pre-election and post-election cases.​ For pre-election cases, the […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA January 7, 2026

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Nigeria

EFCC challenges court order releasing Okwete’s 27 houses

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed an appeal against a Federal High Court judgment that ordered the release of 27 properties linked to businessman James Ikechukwu Okwete.​ Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Abuja division had earlier vacated an interim forfeiture order on the houses and directed the EFCC to immediately return the properties and documents to Okwete, his company Jamec West African Limited, and another claimant, Adebukunola Iyabode Oladapo.​ The judge ruled that the anti graft agency failed to prove that the assets were proceeds of unlawful activity, holding that affidavits and documents submitted by the owners showed legitimate acquisition and therefore had merit.​ In its notice of appeal lodged at the Abuja Court of Appeal, the EFCC is asking the appellate court to set aside the decision, arguing that the trial judge erred in law by dismissing […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA December 4, 2025

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Nigeria

Appeal Court strikes out Nnamdi Kanu’s rights violation case

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out an appeal by convicted IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, ruling that his case alleging violations of fundamental rights by the Director General of the DSS and the Attorney-General of the Federation lacked merit and had become academic. The court held that Kanu’s complaint could no longer stand following his November 20 conviction for terrorism offences by a Federal High Court and his subsequent life imprisonment and remand in prison custody.​ In the lead judgment, Justice Boloukuromo Moses Ugo said that once Kanu’s counsel, Maxwell Opara, confirmed that his client was now held at Sokoto prison, the request to be moved from the DSS facility to Kuje prison was no longer one the appellate court could grant. The judge added that Kanu had previously indicated a preference for prison custody, so his prayers […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA November 28, 2025

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