Tag: Appeal Court

  • NDC Heads to Appeal Court Over Judgment on Party Registration

    NDC Heads to Appeal Court Over Judgment on Party Registration

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    By Opeyemi Adelakun The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected a Federal High Court ruling that set aside an earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the party, insisting it remains a legally recognised political platform. In a statement issued by its National Chairman, Moses Cleopas, the party announced that it…

  • Appeal Court Upholds Ruling Restricting NBC from Fining Broadcasters 

    Appeal Court Upholds Ruling Restricting NBC from Fining Broadcasters 

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    By Opeyemi Adelakun The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed an appeal filed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), thereby upholding a lower court judgment that restrained the regulator from imposing fines on broadcast stations. Delivering the ruling, Justice Jane Esienanwan Inyang held that the appeal was incompetent and fundamentally defective, stressing that…

  • Natasha Rejects ₦1bn Defamation Verdict, Heads to Appeal Court

    Natasha Rejects ₦1bn Defamation Verdict, Heads to Appeal Court

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    By Paul Joseph Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has rejected a ₦1 billion defamation judgment delivered against her by a Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja, vowing to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal. The judgment was awarded in favour of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, who filed the suit over comments…