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A New York appeals court has reinstated a gag order prohibiting former US President Donald Trump and his attorneys from making public statements about the courtroom staff in the ongoing $250 million civil fraud trial. Judge Arthur Engoron originally issued the order barring Trump from making public statements about his …

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has sacked the Deputy Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Jamilu Umaru Dahiru Barade, and ordered a rerun in some polling units.   This comes days after the appellate court nullified the election of the Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos state today November 28 dismissed the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Patrick Tonye-Cole, against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).   Tonye-Cole had …

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that two Arizona lawmakers must testify about their reasons for supporting state laws requiring proof of citizenship for voting in federal elections. The court’s brief order gave no reasons, which is typical when the justices act on emergency applications. No dissents were noted. The …

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has nullified the election of the Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon. Yusuf Liman, of the All Progressives Congress (APC).    The appellate court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return from the Speaker …

The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of thirty-three (33) internet fraudsters to various jail terms.   The convicts were jailed by Justices Ladiran Akintola, Adebukola Olajide and M.O. Ishola of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan; Justice B.B. …

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has ordered the federal government to amend some sections of the Nigerian Press Council Act of 1992. Isaac Olamikan and Edoghogho Ugberease, two Nigerian journalists — had sued the federal government in 2021 for violating their rights to …

The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court sitting at the Chief Magistrate’s court in Awka, Anambra State, has remanded a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen, for allegedly r@ping and impregnating a teenager.    The magistrate ordered the prosecutor to transmit the original case file to the office of the …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja berated the Independent National Electoral Commissioner, INEC, while accusing it of being partisan.   The appellate court on Friday, Nov. 24, slammed  the Commission for appearing before it to act in favour of a party in an election dispute, by disowning documents that …

Eleven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the Plateau state assembly were on Friday, November 24, sacked by a court of appeal sitting in Abuja.    The panel led by Justice Okon Abang, held that all the sacked lawmakers scored wasted votes at the time of the March 2023 general …