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The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday restored the registration of the African Democratic Congress and four other political parties, vacating a Federal High Court judgment that had directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to strike them off the register with preparations for the 2027 general elections already under way. A three member…
Seven prime properties spread across Lagos and Delta State, along with 2.045 million dollars in cash and two share certificates linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, have been permanently forfeited to the Federal Government after the Supreme Court on Friday, July 17, 2026, brought a two year legal contest to…
A long running battle for control of the African Democratic Congress has entered its most consequential phase yet, with the Independent National Electoral Commission confirming that only nominees submitted by the leadership of Senator David Mark will stand on its ballot for the 2027 general election, even as a rival group insists it has…
The legal survival of the African Democratic Congress and four other political parties now rests with the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which on Tuesday reserved judgment in a cluster of appeals seeking to overturn a Federal High Court order that would strike the parties off the register barely a year before the 2027 general…
Barely a year before Nigerians return to the polls, the sharpest contests of the 2027 election cycle are playing out not on campaign podiums but inside courtrooms, where a widening chain of suits now hangs over the survival of some opposition platforms and the candidacies they carry. The pattern hardened on Monday, July 13, 2026,…
The African Democratic Congress moved quickly on Monday to calm anxiety within its ranks, declaring that a fresh Court of Appeal judgment on its internal congresses carries no consequence for the candidates it has fielded through direct primaries. The reassurance came only hours after the appellate court in Abuja handed the party a setback…
A single ruling from the Federal High Court in Abuja has reopened one of the most delicate questions in Nigeria’s democracy: whether the state can lawfully shut down a political party, and if so, on whose terms. Justice Peter Lifu’s order directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to strike five parties off its register…
Counsel to the Peace Movement Party, Chikezie Ekeocha, has defended the application that led the Federal High Court in Lokoja to set aside its judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress, insisting the move was driven by alleged concealment of material facts and a contested party logo rather…
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…