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Recall: Melaye rejects Appeal Court judgment, heads for Supreme Court

The senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has rejected the judgement of an Appeal Court on his recall process by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Senator Melaye, who faulted the judgement on Friday hours after it was delivered, vowed to appeal the ruling in the Supreme Court. Following series of […]

Controversy trails Appeal Court verdict on judge

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NJC okays judge’s prosecution in letter to EFCC Ï Judgment in order, good for judiciary -Ozekhome Ï No, it will encourage corruption -Jiti Ogunye Controversy is now trailing the Court of Appeal in Lagos judgment which held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), lacks the power to prosecute a serving judge on corruption […]

Nigerian appeal court drops 15 of 18 charges against Senate President

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A Nigerian appeal court dropped most charges against Senate President Bukola Saraki, accused of falsely declaring his assets, but said he still had a case to answer on three counts. The decision of the Abuja Court of Appeal to abandon 15 of the 18 charges brought against Nigeria’s third-most powerful person after President Muhammadu Buhari […]

$5.7m Forfeiture: Appeal Court judge withdraws from Patience Jonathan’s case

One of the three-man panel at the appellate court, Lagos division, sitting over a suit brought by wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, seeking to stop the forfeiture of her $5.7million and N2billion to the federal government on Wednesday said was recusing himself from hearing the appeal. The appellate court justice said he was […]