Appeal Court Orders Immediate Release of Dasuki, Says Detention Illegal, Unlawful, Unconstitutional
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has declared the detention of former National Security Adviser Colonel Sambo Dasuki retired since December 29, 2015, by the Department of State Security Service (DSS) as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional and ordered his release on conditional bail. The appellate court held that the DSS and its Director General acted outside their constitutional powers on the long period of the detention of a Nigerian citizen and imposed a fine of N5m on them to be paid to Colonel Dasuki as compensation for breach of his fundamental right. In a unanimous judgment of a 3 –
Appeal Court Judge Allegedly Slap RCCG Pastor, Others During Church Service In Ondo
It is was like a soap opera on Wednesday as Mrs Folayemi Omoleye, Justice of the Appeal court, allegedly entered into a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) at Ijapo Estate, Akure, to slap a-68-year-old woman assistant pastor and one other during an ongoing church service over alleged public disturbance. Starnews gathered that Justice Omoyele has been complaining of public disturbance as a result of noises coming from the church during church service before the faithful day. A church member told starnews that she allegedly entered the church and disrupted the service by recording the church’s ongoing
Tribunal: Justice Bulkachuwa Rules Against Atiku To Avoid Future Reoccurrence
* But Says “I am recusing myself from the panel for personal reasons”. * Directs other panel members to continue with the preliminary case pending appointment of new chairman The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, on Wednesday withdrew as a member of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. This followed allegations of likelihood of bias leveled against her by the Peoples Democratic Party, and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Although the five-man panel of the tribunal, in a unanimous ruling dismissed the application, but Bulkachuwa, said she was withdrawing for “personal reasons”. Justice Olabisi Ige, who
A’Court President, Justice Bulkachuwa withdraws from presidential election tribunal
The President of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, has recused herself from presiding or being a member of the presidential election petition tribunal. Her decision follows a petition by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Both parties are challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February presidential election. Mrs Bulkachuwa’s husband is a senator-elect of the governing All Progressives Congress, a ground upon which Mr Abubakar and the PDP asked her to recuse herself. The judge announced her decision to recuse herself on Wednesday despite the panel ruling against the PDP. Details later…
Osun: The Dissenting And Majority of Appeal Court Judgements That Keep Nigerians Talking
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, upheld the election of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State, even as it nullified the tribunal judgment that declared Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as valid winner of governorship election that held in the state in September, The appellate court, in a four-to-one decision, held that the entire proceedings of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, including its judgment, amounted to a nullity. Justice Jummai Sankey who read the lead judgment of the appellate court, said it was wrong for a member of the tribunal panel, Justice Peter
Osun: Why Appeal Court judgement cannot stand – Adeleke
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Osun 2018 Governorship Election, Ademola Adeleke, said he had instructed his counsels to challenge the appeal court judgement which upheld Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s election at the Supreme Court. Mr Adeleke, in a statement made available to journalists in Osogbo, the state capital on Thursday, said he received the appeal court judgement with dissatisfaction. According to him, the judgment of the appeal court relied on weak technical foundation, while the substantive issue which formed the basis of the lower tribunal judgement was relegated to the background. “I received with dissatisfaction the judgement of
2019: Appeal Court Voided Judgment Stopping Nass From Reodering Election Date
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reversed the judgment by the Federal High Court, Abuja which voided Section 25 in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018, which sought to dictate the sequence of the next general elections. According to the Nation Newspaper, Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja had, in a judgment on April 25 this year, upheld a suit by Accord Party, to the effect that the National Assembly attempted to usurp the exclusive power of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by seeking to dictate the sequence of elections. But, in a judgment on Wednesday on an appeal by
