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Akwa Ibom: Appeal Court reserves judgment in Udofia, Enang’s APC governorship poll dispute

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The Court of Appeal, Abuja has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by the sacked Akwa Ibom governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Akanimo Udofia, against the judgement of a lower court.The three-member panel headed by Justice Elfreda Williams- Dawodu made this known after counsel to the appellant, Damian Dodo, SAN, and Sen. Ita Enang’s lawyer, Mba Ukweni, SAN, adopted their briefs and presented their arguments for and against the appeal.A Federal High Court (FHC) sitting in Uyo had, on Nov. 14, nullified the nomination of Mr Udofia…

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Onitsha Explosion: Come to Our Rescue, Bridgehead Traders Appeal To Soludo

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Alphonsus Nweze Traders of Bridgehead market in Onitsha, Anambra State, have called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo, to come to their rescue over the recent explosion at the Chemical line. At least eight persons were confirmed dead, with the last victim recovered in one of the burnt shops last Monday by those excavating the debris. Several traders who sustained various degrees of injuries during the unfortunate incident are currently receiving medical attention at various hospitals in Asaba, Delta State and Onitsha. The chairman of the market, Chief Chinedu Ezekwike, said their…

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Badminton Crisis: Francis Orbih-led committee asks Appeal Court to nullify lower court order

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The Francis Orbih-led Caretaker Committee of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) has urged the Court of Appeal, Abuja to set aside the order of Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, restraining them from assuming office. Orbih and others, in a notice of appeal marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1128/2021 dated and filed on Oct. 26 before Justice Ekwo by their lawyer, Ubong Akpan, sought for three reliefs. These include: “An order setting aside the order of adjournment to 17th January, 2022, for further report of settlement, made by the Federal High…

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Alleged N400m fraud: Court okays arraignment of ex-PDP Spokesman, Olisa Metuh

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The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday fixed Oct. 14, 2021 for the arraignment of former National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, over alleged N400 million fraud.The date was fixed following the absence of the new trial Judge, Obiora Egwuatu, in court.At the court, all the parties in the matter, including Mr Metuh, were in court. But Metuh’s retrial could not proceed because of the judge’s absence.Recall that the Court of Appeal, Abuja on Dec. 16, 2020, nullified a Federal High Court judgement that convicted and…

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