The Court of Appeal in Abuja dismissed an appeal challenging a Federal High Court ruling on the APC primary election for Owo-Ose Federal ConstituencyJustice Peter Lifu had earlier declared Abdulghani Arobo the winner of the May 2026 APC primary after the party failed to announce a resultFour other aspirants who took pa…

…to choose their preferred states in the South-West for the service. In politics, the Court of Appeal has rejected the bail application of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in another development in his ongoing legal battle with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over all…

…Act 2026 as enacted by the National Assembly, by setting aside the order of the Court of Appeal nullifying S.77(5) to (7) and S. 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026 and Activity Serial Number Two of the INEC Revised Timetable and Schedule and Schedule of Activities for 2027 General Election as unconstitutional.See more Pun…

…Constitution, which confers on the Supreme Court jurisdiction to hear appeals from the Court of Appeal, the panel noted that section 240 empowers the Court of Appeal to entertain appeals from a range of courts and tribunals.Invoking the Latin maxim expressio unius est exclusio alterius, the majority stressed that altho…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto Division reserved judgment in an appeal over the APC senatorial primary election in Zamfara NorthLawyers for all parties adopted their written briefs of argument in court on Tuesday, clearing the way for a rulingSenatorial aspirant Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi said he is confident th…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna on Tuesday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, challenging the refusal of his bail application by the Kaduna State High Court. The three-member panel, led by Justice Onyekachi Otisi, reserved judgment after listening to arguments fr…

…Place, on Plot 826, Solomon Lar Way, opposite the NHIS Headquarters and Customary Court of Appeal in Utako, Abuja. PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!As reported by The Punch, the reception followed at 3pm at the Nigerian Army Conference Centre along Km 10 Expressway, Asoko…

…the payment of their salaries through the enforcement suit, the workers approached the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt with an application to overturn the decision of the lower court. Counsel for the applicants (RSSDA workers), Isa Saidu, in his presentation on Monday, noted that the appeal was filed on 17th J…

…for these charges, although fines and less severe penalties were also available.” “The Court of Appeal, despite having the option of holding a hearing, did not hold a hearing and upheld the judgment. It appears that the main reason for issuing this judgment was to deter the recurrence of similar events.” The original s…

…were not inconsistent with the 1999 Constitution and setting aside the earlier Court of Appeal decision that had voided them. The restored provisions require parties to rely on the membership register submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, at least 21 days before a primary. A party cannot use…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday affirmed the judgment of a HIgh Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, which imposed a fine of N85 million on a Commercial Bank and the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, for freezing a bank customer’s account with an invalid court order. A three-member panel of the court, led by Ju…

There is tension in Iloro-Ekiti following a Court of Appeal judgment ordering the removal of the Oluloro of Iloro-Ekiti, Oba James Oluwafemi Olugbesoye. The judgment, delivered virtually via Zoom on Monday, August 31, 2026, affirmed an earlier decision of the Ekiti State High Court which removed the monarch from the th…

…Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association from conducting the elections. He said the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division, on July 14, 2026, unanimously held that the Oyo State High Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit and set aside the proceedings, including the interim order restraining the ECNBA from conducti…

…have issued new rulings limiting the policy. A divided three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in June upheld a block on the policy for 28 service members who sued. Advocates say that the administration has been aggressively pursuing separation of other trans service members. by Linda Ikeji at 2…

…by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation. It says on July 7, 2026, the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, in Appeal No. CA/LAG/CV/721/2024, set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court, thereby paving the way for Olawale's extradition to the U.S. It says the extradition of Olawale and Adekunle undersco…

…into Saudi Arabia. His conviction and death sentence were subsequently upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court before the sentence was carried out. Saudi Arabia maintains strict laws against drug trafficking, with severe penalties, including the death penalty, imposed on individuals convicted of smuggling o…

…Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, after his discharge and acquital by the Court of Appeal. Chidera, a member of the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Legal Consortium, made the assertion in a petition addressed to the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, and the International Bar Association, IBA. He urged the NBA and th…

Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Judicial Division, passed away, and his family announced the news on Wednesday, August 26The family said Bayero was known for his integrity, fairness on the bench, and quiet generosity outside the courtroomJustice Bayero's family believed the late justice h…

By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA The Court of Appeal may have settled one question for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun, but it has stirred a more consequential question over the troubled opposition party: who controls the machinery of the PDP? Read Also: Full list of APC Presidential Campaign Council members The…

…with the Electoral Act and denial of a level playing field. The party said the Court of Appeal subsequently affirmed the judgment in May 2025. It further alleged that EBSIEC conducted another local government election on July 20, 2024, despite the ongoing litigation, with candidates of the ruling party emerging across…

…process is already before the courts. “The election is already sub judice before the Court of Appeal in Suit No. CA/ABJ/CV/1120/2026 and the Federal High Court in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1755/2026, with demands for reforms and the enforcement of pending court judgments,” Jalla said in a statement. “The group that hijacked…

…said Osun voters thought Ajala would not participate in the poll. He noted that the Court of Appeal judgment clearing Ajala came barely a day before the poll, which put him at a disadvantage during the just-concluded Osun State election. According to him, the party’s abysmal performance in Osun does not indicate that i…

…Malians when he took the stand in his trial, which opened on August 10 at the Bamako Court of Appeal’s criminal chamber. Two lawyers told AFP on condition of anonymity that the prosecutor had told the trial that “Ras Bath is a danger” to the junta and “must be kept a long way from social media and the radio”. Prosecuto…

…Oyetola, with 403,371 votes, winning 17 LGAs. ‎ ‎Oyetola challenged the result, but the Court of Appeal and later the Supreme Court affirmed Adeleke’s victory. ‎ ‎He was sworn in as the 6th democratically elected governor of Osun State on Sunday, 27 November 2022 by the State Chief Judge at Osogbo Township Stadium. ‎ ‎…

…and k!lled on 3rd May, 2026. An international warrant of arrest was issued by the Court of Appeal, N'Djamena, on 22nd June, 2026, for Abdoulaye and her accomplice, Fatime Senoussi Mouktar, in connection with the case. Confirming the arrest and repatriation, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Ani Iniedu,…