Prof. Yemi Akinseye (SAN), on Thursday, urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to exercise caution in accepting defectors from other political parties. Akinseye, a fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, made call in Abuja during an interview with the News Agency of
The Court of Appeal in Akure, the Ondo State capital, yesterday dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), candidate in last year’s governorship election in Osun state, Iyiola Omisore, against the election petition tribunal’s judgement which affirmed the election of Governor Rauf Aregbesola. Immediately after the judgement, Omisore announced that
Constitutional lawyer, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), on Thursday advocated for balanced voting in Nigeria’s elections in order to deepen the nation’s democracy. Agbakoba made this known while briefing newsmen in Lagos. He noted that a critical appraisal of the just concluded presidential and parliamentary elections showed that some Nigerians were still voting on
The growing attacks on courts across the country by armed supporters of politicians has once again heightened fears that brigandage is gradually being extended to the judiciary. Just on Monday, no fewer than 15 lawyers, among them a pregnant woman and two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), escaped death in a stampede triggered by armed […]
The Federal High court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from using the Smart Card Reader Machines for the presidential election holding Saturday, March 28. In a ruling this afternoon, the presiding Judge, Justice Ademola Adeniyi turned down the request for an interim order […]
The Federal High Court, sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has fixed today for the hearing of the case, filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the candidates of three opposition parties-All Progressives Congress (APC), Accord party, and Labour party -challenging their eligibility in the forthcoming general election in the state. Joined as defendants in the […]
