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Fair Play Africa: Supreme Court Fixes Judgment Date For  Okorocha's ... : Supreme Court Fixes Judgment Date For  Okorocha's Appeal Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Supreme Court has fixed 24th January, 2014 to deli...

Supreme Court Fixes Judgment Date For  Okorocha's Appeal Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Supreme Court has fixed 24th January, 2014 to deliver judgment in an appeal filed by Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha, challenging the decision of an Appeal Court in Owerri, which joined former governor of the state, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, in an appeal instituted by Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, the candidate of then Action Congress of Nigeria in the governorship election held in the state in 2011. Senator Ararume is challenging the May 6th, 2011 supplementary elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission which ushered in Okorocha as the governor of state. Proceedings at the court was disrupted by conflicting appearance by different lawyers who claimed to have been briefed by different persons claiming to be the national. Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA,  under which platform Okorocha won the election before defecting to the All Progressive Congress. ...

Supreme Court Stops PDP Campaign Flag-off In Anambra Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Supreme Court on Thursday in Abuja barred the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from going ahead with its flag off campaign activities for Mr. Tony Nwoye, the party's candidate for the  forthcoming governorship election in Anambra state, an event scheduled to hold on Saturday. The apex court also warned the party and its national officials not to do anything between now and Monday,  4th November, that will be prejudicial to the scheduled hearing of an appeal brought before it by Mr. Nicholas Ukachukwu who is challenging his removal as the party's candidate for the election by a Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. The Vice President, Arc. Namadi Sambo is billed to lead the national leadership of the PDP to the flag off campaign in the state ahead of the governorship election which is to take place on Saturday, 16th November. The court's directives followed an undertaking it extra...

The FCT Administration on Saturday sealed off the Adamawa state Governor's Lodge in the Maitama District of the Federal Capital City for an alleged abuse of the Abuja Master Plan. The minister noted that all Governor's Lodges in Abuja were enshrined in the Abuja master plan to be for residential purposes and not for political party secretariat as the Adamawa state Governor's Lodge is currently being used. "The Governor's Lodge as it is today, is being used as a Political Party Office thereby negating the spirit of urban planning and causing nuisance and disturbance on the residents dwelling in that area of the city as well as inflicting undue pressure on the infrastructure and services therein, contrary to the principles of the Abuja Master Plan" the minister stated. The minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, further stated that the FCT Administration will not rest on its oars until the entire 250 square kilometers of the Federal Capital City is rid of ...

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Trial of suspected mastermind of the 2011 Christmas Day bombing of St. Theresa's Catholic church in Madala, Niger state, Mr. Kabiru Umar, also known as Kabiru Sokoto, came to its conclusion with his lawyer, Mr. Sheriff Okoh making a last ditch effort to save his life. At the adoption of their defence on Monday, Mr. Okoh urged the court to discharge and acquit his client of all counts of the terrorism charge slammed against Kabiru Sokoto on the ground that documents tendered by the State Security Service, SSS, purported to have been a confessional statement of his client as well as those of investigators who investigated the matter were all os suspicious origin having emanated and authored by one man, the Investigation Police Officer who investigated the matter. The defence attorney contended that Kabiru Sokoto who was arrested on the 14th of January, 2012 left the custody of the Police on the 15th of January after being taken to his home at Abaj...