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NDDC BOARD: Court Dismisses Rita Lori’s Suit Against Buhari, Odubu, Okumagba

January 20, 2023 Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, January 19, 2023, struck out a suit instituted in 2019 against President Muhammadu Buhari, Dr. Pius Odubu, and Olorogun Bernard Okumagba, to challenge the appointment of Dr. Pius Odubu and Olorogun Bernard Okumagba as Chairman and Managing Director respectively of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in October 2019. The … Continue reading NDDC BOARD: Court Dismisses Rita Lori’s Suit Against Buhari, Odubu, Okumagba

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ACCORD PARTY, Legal, PRESS RELEASE, Rivers Politics

Rivers 2023: VICTORY FOR ACCORD AS PDP SUIT AGAINST STATE ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES IS STRUCK OUT BY COURT

ACCORD CASE UPDATE 07/12/22 ANOTHER VICTORY FOR ACCORD AS SUIT BY PDP AGAINST ACCORD STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES HAS BEEN STRUCK OUT. The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt today Wednesday 07/12/22 struck out suit by the People’s Democratic Party challenging the eligibility of Accord and it’s Rivers State House of Assembly Candidates to contest the 2023 general elections in Rivers State for … Continue reading Rivers 2023: VICTORY FOR ACCORD AS PDP SUIT AGAINST STATE ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES IS STRUCK OUT BY COURT

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ACCORD PARTY, Legal, News, Rivers Politics

2023: ACCORD DRAGS RIVERS GOVT TO COURT OVER THREAT TO SEAL OFF PARTY OFFICE

ACCORD DRAGS RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT TO COURT OVER THREAT TO SEAL OFF PARTY OFFICE The Accord in Rivers State has filed a legal action in court against the Rivers State Government seeking an injunction restraining the government and or its agents from enforcing its threat to seal off the State Secretariat of the party. Accord is seeking to nullify the Discontinuation Notice served on the … Continue reading 2023: ACCORD DRAGS RIVERS GOVT TO COURT OVER THREAT TO SEAL OFF PARTY OFFICE

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ACADEMICS, Education, Legal, News, Rivers News

PRES. BUHARI COMMENDS WIKE’S BENEVOLENT SUPPORT FOR LEGAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has described the Dr. Nabo Graham Douglas Campus of the Nigerian Law School, built, furnished and handed over by the Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike’s administration as a grand wonder, structured to be self-sustaining. The president noted that the project, among several others, is no doubt an abiding testament to the commitment of governor Wike to the promotion of law and … Continue reading PRES. BUHARI COMMENDS WIKE’S BENEVOLENT SUPPORT FOR LEGAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

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APC, Controversy, Legal, Politics

2023: RIVERS APC REACTS TO COURT RULING SACKING CANDIDATES FROM GENERAL ELECTIONS

The Rivers State All Progressives Congress APC, has reacted to the latest ruling by Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, which disqualified some of its Candidates from the the 2023 general elections, describing it as a failed ploy by enemies of democracy, who are afraid to meet them at the polls and want to break their spirit and force a fait accompli on Rivers … Continue reading 2023: RIVERS APC REACTS TO COURT RULING SACKING CANDIDATES FROM GENERAL ELECTIONS

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Legal, News, Rivers News, Rivers Politics

Accord vs PDP Update: DAVID SHALL BRING GOLIATH TO HIS KNEES, DUMO LULU-BRIGGS DECLARES, AS COURT FIXES JUDGMENT FOR DEC 7

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has slated Judgment for December 7, 2022, in the lawsuit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Accord and some of the candidates of Accord for election into the Rivers State House of Assembly. A statement by Iniruo Wills, Spokesperson and Head of Legal, Dumo Lulu-Briggs Campaign Council, … Continue reading Accord vs PDP Update: DAVID SHALL BRING GOLIATH TO HIS KNEES, DUMO LULU-BRIGGS DECLARES, AS COURT FIXES JUDGMENT FOR DEC 7

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INEC, Legal, Politics, RIGHT OF RESPONSE

Are INEC Resident Commissioners Homeless Bats? – By Mike Ozekhome

INTRODUCTION I watched and listened very carefully to my good friend, Chief Festus Okoye, INEC’s cerebral Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, on his recent Channels Television interview. I completely disagree with his take and analysis of the place and space of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the organogram and scheme of things concerning the electoral process in Nigeria. His analysis, which literally dismissed … Continue reading Are INEC Resident Commissioners Homeless Bats? – By Mike Ozekhome

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