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Court Ruling Reshapes Politics, Orders INEC to Deregister Parties
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties…
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Mambilla: EFCC Witness Admits Certifying FEC Documents Without Verifying Originals
The prosecution's case in the high-profile Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project trial came under intense scrutiny after a key Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
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Appeal Court voids PDP caretaker committee recognition, faults trial judge
The Court of Appeal has delivered a major setback to a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), faulting a Federal High Court judgment that recognised a caretaker committee…
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Deregistration Battle Stalled as Court Suspends Judgment on ADC, Accord, AA, Others
Fresh uncertainty has engulfed Nigeria’s political landscape after the Federal High Court in Abuja indefinitely postponed judgment in a high-stakes legal battle seeking the…
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ADC Petitions NJC Over Judges’ Handling of Nafiu Gombe Case
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC), seeking an investigation into the conduct of the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court,…
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UK Court Closes Diezani Trial, Jury Set to Decide Verdict This Week
The high-profile bribery trial of former Nigerian Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has entered its final stage at the Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom, with…
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Court Remands Ex-SDP Chairman Gabam in Party Funding Dispute Case
A Chief Magistrate Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja has remanded the expelled former National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Shehu Gabam, following…
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Supreme Court Voids ADC Status Quo, Restores Mark Leadership
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday set aside the “status quo ante bellum” order earlier issued by the Court of Appeal in the ongoing leadership crisis within the African…
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76-Year-Old Man Bags 25 Years Jail Term for Drug Trafficking in Abuja
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 76-year-old man, Francis Omofe, to a total of 25 years imprisonment for drug-related offences involving large quantities of cannabis.…
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Court Halts Shake-Up in ADC, Upholds State Chairmen in Power Struggle⁹
The leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress took a decisive twist on Tuesday as a trial court moved to halt any disruption of the party’s existing structures,…
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