The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the conviction and 490-year prison sentence handed to former Managing Director of the Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Robert Orya, over a ₦2.4 billion fraud case. Orya was convicted by the Federal Capital Territory High Court in February 2026 on 49 counts bordering on obtaining money by false pretences, forgery and advance fee fraud….
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has commended the Court of Appeal for overturning the Federal High Court judgment that ordered the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Egbeola Martins, the council described the appellate court’s ruling as a…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed an order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising state congresses organised by the Senator David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a split judgment, the court upheld the Federal High Court’s decision that ADC state congresses should be conducted by…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered a stay of execution of the judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. In a unanimous ruling delivered on Tuesday, a three-member panel led by Justice A. B. Mohammed strongly criticised Justice Peter Lifu…
Two prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Humphrey Abba and Tajudeen Yusuf, have expressed opposing views following the Court of Appeal Nigeria ruling that nullified the party’s national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State. The disagreement emerged during an interview on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television, on Tuesday. The Court of Appeal in Abuja upheld an earlier judgment by the Federal…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s appeal against a Federal High Court ruling that restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing the outcome of the PDP’s national convention in Ibadan scheduled for November 15–16. A three-member appellate panel unanimously held that: The court also awarded ₦2…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s appeal challenging a Federal High Court ruling on his eligibility to contest the next governorship election. A three-member panel unanimously held that the trial court acted correctly in allowing Akindele Egbuwalo to amend his originating summons. Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam noted that Aiyedatiwa…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party national convention held in Ibadan. In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel led by Uchechukwu Onyemenam dismissed an appeal filed by a faction of…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the suspension of the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, ruling that the Senate acted within its constitutional and procedural powers. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a three-member panel of justices, the appellate court held that the suspension did not violate the lawmaker’s parliamentary privilege or…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed fresh attempts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) to block the payment of a ₦2.5 billion judgment debt owed to 110 workers unlawfully dismissed by the university in 1996. In two separate unanimous judgments delivered by a three-member panel, the appellate…
