Tag: court
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Court Rejects Suit Compelling INEC To Recognise Akan Udofia
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday struck out a suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish the name of Mr Akanimo Udofia as governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the March 11 election in Akwa Ibom. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held ... -
Corruption: Court Hands OBA 42-Year Prison Term
A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, on Thursday, 1st December, 2022, sentenced Senator Bassey Albert to 42 years in prison for money laundering and graft. Senator Albert, the governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2023 election, was found guilty in all the six-count charges preferred against him by the Economic ... -
Court Ends ASUU Strike
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Wednesday ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing nationwide strike. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home the demands for improved funding for universities, a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. Several meetings between ASUU and ... -
As Akan Omon’s Safeless Nicodemus Kicks Resume In Court
We all know the story of Nicodemus in the Bible. The Jewish leader who sneaked to Jesus at night to seek powers and salvation from the Lord of life. He knew the truth, but surreptitiously tiptoed to the supreme Rabbi at an unholy hour to avoid the preying eyes of his hypocritical colleagues. Overtime, Nicodemus ... -
Court Jails Nollywood Actor Baba Ijesha 16 Years
A Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday sentenced a Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, to 16 years imprisonment. Baba Ijesha is facing six counts of child defilement that include indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration. ... -
OBA Sponsors More Litigations Against PDP
Senator Bassey Albert Akpan popularly called OBA has sponsored more law suits against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and all the successful candidates of the party in the just concluded electoral processes in Akwa Ibom State. Two new matters have popped up at the Federal High Court Abuja seeking the nullification of the candidacy of ...
