LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal nullifying the conviction and sentence imposed on former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Sokoto, Hakeem Otiki, by a General Court Martial. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a five-member panel, the apex court dismissed the Nigerian Army’s appeal and…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A federal high court in Kano has nullified the candidature of Alex Otti, governor-elect of Abia, and other candidates of the Labour Party (LP) in Abia and Kano. Mohammed Yunusa, the presiding judge, ruled that the LP did not comply with provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act. The judge gave the ruling…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Taraba State on Tuesday nullified the state governorship primary election that produced Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election. The case was filed by one of the governorship aspirants, David Sabo Kente. Justice Simon Amobeda in his ruling…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, on Thursday nullified the governorship primaries that produced Chief David Lyon as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the Nov. 16 poll in the state. Delivering judgment, Justice Jane Inyang, held that the primaries were conducted arbitrarily outside the rules of the…