Appeal Archives

Appeal Court affirms Usman as Labour Party chair, Abure vows to appeal

April 21, 2026Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Leadership imbroglio facing the Labour Party is far over as factional National Chairman, Julius Abure, on Tuesday rejected the judgment of the Court of Appeal, vowing to challenge it at the Supreme Court. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal in Abuja unanimously dismissed Abure’s appeal, describing it as unconvincing and lacking legal foundation. […]

Nigerian Supreme Court fixes April 22 for hearing in ADC leadership crisis appeal

April 14, 2026Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Supreme Court of Nigeria (SCN) has fixed April 22 for the hearing of an appeal arising from the leadership crisis created by Nafiu Bala Gombe in the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The appeal was filed by the party’s National Chairman and former Senate President, David Mark, who is challenging earlier court decisions concerning the dispute […]

ADC rejects INEC’s interpretation of Appeal Court ruling

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Bode DoluLeave a Comment

African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC’s) interpretation of the Court of Appeal ruling on the party’s leadership dispute. The party claimed that the interpretation is contradictory and influenced by external pressure. National Spokesperson of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the position known in a statement issued on Wednesday, in reaction […]

Senegal lodges Appeal against CAF decision overturning its AFCON victory

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Senegalese Football Federation (SFF) has rejected the decision of the Confederation of African Football Appeal Board (CAFAB) awarding the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title to Morocco and confirmed it will challenge the ruling at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. On Tuesday, Morocco were crowned champions of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after […]

Appeal Court dismisses Edo Assembly appeal, affirms Shaibu as Edo deputy governor

August 20, 2024Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed the lower court judgment that reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. Delivering judgment in the appeal brought before it by the Edo State House of Assembly, the appellate court dismissed the appeal seeking to uphold Shaibu’s impeachment. Shaibu was impeached on […]

Kano gov, Yusuf files 10 grounds of appeal at the Supreme Court

November 23, 2023November 23, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has on Wednesday filed 10 grounds of appeal at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, challenging his last week’s removal by the Nigerian Court of Appeal. The notice of appeal filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and Yusuf joined the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the APC and […]

An Appeal to the Owners of Nigeria, By Dele Momodu

January 9, 2022Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Fellow Nigerians, on June 12, 2023, Nigeria would have suffered, for 30 ugly years, for the calamitous mistake of annulling our best Presidential election result ever. For the benefit of those who wee not yet born, or too young to understand and appreciate the magnitude of the disaster that hit Nigeria since that saga, let […]

An Appeal to My Dear Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, By Dele Momodu

September 23, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

My dear Asiwaju, I pray my letter meets you and yours in fantastic spirit. It has almost become a tradition for me to write, or openly express my views, to you periodically on political issues, since about 2007. Before I go into the meat of my epistle, kindly permit me to establish some protocol, or […]