APPEAL COURT

Drama unfolds at Appeal Court as Apapa, Labour Party officials clash

2 years ago773 min

On Wednesday, the acting chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, and the Director General of Peter Obi’s presidential campaign council, Akin Osuntokun, clashed at the Appeal Court. Apapa and Osuntokun were seen arguing over a seat at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) in Abuja in viral videos. The Labour Party has been embroiled in a leadership battle, with Apapa appointed as acting chairman last week pending the outcome of the party’s leadership lawsuit...

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Judiciary & Crime News

Breaking: Appeal Court president asks transfer of Ebonyi election tribunal to Abuja

2 years ago663 min

The Ebonyi State Election Petitions Tribunal must move to Abuja right away, per a directive from Court of Appeal President Monica Dongban-Mensem. On Wednesday, Nyior Sekulla, the tribunal’s secretary, made the announcement in Abakaliki. He claimed that as a result of the directive, the tribunal office at the Abakaliki location of the Ebonyi State Judiciary Headquarters has been closed as of Wednesday. He stated that all proceedings pertaining to the tribunal’s cases would continue in...