LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa State Governor, Mr Douye Diri, will appeal Monday’s ruling of the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja, which nullified his election. Diri said he has, consequently, instructed his lawyers to file the necessary papers. He spoke shortly after the tribunal ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission wrongly excluded…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). An FCT High Court had on March 4 granted an application by six members of the APC in Edo State suspending Oshiomhole from office. A three member panel of…
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It is a win-win for Adam Oshiomhole as Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered a stay of Execution of the judgement delivered by Justice Danlami Senchi of the FCT Court which ordered Adam Oshiomhole to step aside as the chairman of All Progressives Congress. The judgement which was delivered after the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Forty Eight-hours after the Appeal Court Panel sitting on Oyo State Governorship Election Petition gave its judgment, the copy of the judgment has not been made available to lawyers of the Governor of Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde, investigations have revealed. Informed sources close to the judiciary in Ibadan told our Correspondent…
LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has set aside the order of a High Court of Rivers State which sentenced the Managing Director of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Osagie Okunbor, and two other senior officers of the company to three months in prison for contempt….