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A standoff has emerged between the Independent National Electoral Commission and political parties over the issuance of access codes for uploading candidates’ particulars, just as the window for nominating presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general election opens. While the parties, with the exception of the BOOT party, said they had not…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has fixed July 7 for the hearing of an appeal challenging the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress, Accord Party and three other opposition platforms, pushing back a politically charged case that has gripped the country barely months before the 2027 general election. The three-member panel, led by Justice…
Political parties preparing for the 2027 general elections face growing legal uncertainty after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) insisted that any primary election conducted after its May 30 deadline remains invalid unless a higher court overturns an earlier judgment affecting parts of the electoral timetable. The clarification was issued by INEC National Commissioner…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan is constitutionally eligible to contest the 2027 presidential election, dismissing a legal challenge that sought to bar him from seeking a return to the nation’s highest office. In a judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, the court held that no legal…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally challenged the Federal High Court judgment that nullified its revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections, filing both a notice of appeal and a motion for stay of execution. The notice of appeal, dated and filed on May 25, was lodged through…
The National Broadcasting Commission has filed an appeal against a Federal High Court ruling that temporarily barred it from enforcing controversial sections of the 6th Edition of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, escalating a legal battle that has placed press freedom at the centre of Nigeria’s regulatory debate. The commission filed its Notice of Appeal…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has formally challenged a N100 million defamation judgment delivered against it by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, filing an appeal at the Court of Appeal and simultaneously seeking a stay of execution pending the outcome of the case. In a statement issued on…
A legal dispute between Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and former Kogi State governor Yahaya Adoza Bello has escalated, with the senator rejecting a ₦1 billion damages award and signalling plans to challenge the judgment at the Court of Appeal. The ruling, delivered by Justice A. S. Ibrahim of the Kogi State High Court in Lokoja, found…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in the leadership dispute threatening to fracture the African Democratic Congress, following heated legal arguments over whether courts possess jurisdiction to intervene in the internal affairs of a political party. A five-member panel headed by Justice Mohammed Garba deferred its decision after hearing submissions from all parties in…
The Supreme Court has fixed April 22 for the hearing of an appeal filed by African Democratic Congress National Chairman David Mark, arising from the protracted leadership crisis rocking the political party. A five-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Mohammed Garba, fixed the date on Tuesday after granting an accelerated hearing…
