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Judges Found Guilty of Corruption Should Be Jailed – Activists

Ade Adewale — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 17:50:34 +0000

A group of activists in the country have declared on Wednesday that any corrupt Judge found guilty of corruption by the Court of Competent Jurisdiction should bag jail term of seven years in consonance with sections 98, 99 and 494 of the Criminal Code of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Section 172 & 209 [...]

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President Buhari Urged To Set Up Panel Of Inquiry On Contradictory Judgments On Election Petitions

Wale Adebayo — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 13:00:09 +0000

Akwa Ibom State Elders have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to set up a judicial panel of inquiry into what they called contradictory judgments in the election petitions. In a statement issued yesterday, the elders expressed concerns over “the clear cases of miscarriage of justice in nearly all of the decided cases so far”. The [...]

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#Adamawa > Election Petitions Tribunal Adjourns Indefinitely

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 21:30:07 +0000

The National and State Legislative Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal for Adamawa State has adjourned indefinitely to allow the judges prepare judgment on seven petitions filed before it. The Secretary of the tribunal, Falilat Orire, said in Abuja on Tuesday that the Justice Anthony Onovo-led three-member tribunal would notify counsel in the petitions on the day [...]

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#Nigeria > Petitions Tribunal Affirms Jang’s Election As Senator

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 19:30:10 +0000

The Legislative Houses Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos on Saturday upheld the election of Senator Jonah Jang of the PDP as senator representing Plateau North Senatorial District in the National Assembly.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mrs Ayisa Sambo of APC had filed a petition seeking to nullify the return of Jang by [...]

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