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Anyanwu takes his expulsion from PDP to Court of Appeal
Former national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Samuel Anyanwu, has filed a Notice of Appeal before the Court of Appeal, challenging the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, which dismissed his suit and affirmed his recommended expulsion from the party.
Anyanwu, alongside some other members of the party including FCT minister, Nyesom Wike and former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, were expelled during the party’s November 2025 elective national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, following the adoption of a motion on alleged anti-party activities.
The appeal, dated April 10, 2026, was filed at the Abuja Judicial Division of the appellate court against the January 12, 2026, judgment delivered by Justice Yusuf Halilu in suit No. FCT/HC/CV/1050/2025.
In the Notice of Appeal, Anyanwu, listed as appellant, is contesting the decision against nine respondents, including the PDP, its immediate-past acting National Chairman, Amb Umar Damagum, and members of the party’s National Executive Committee.
The appellant is urging the appellate court to set aside the entire decision of the lower court, which declined jurisdiction on the basis that the matter constituted an internal party dispute.
Court documents showed that Anyanwu, in his nine grounds of appeal, is challenging the whole decision of the trial court.
Under the grounds of appeal, he faulted the trial judge’s finding that his failure to exhaust internal remedies rendered the suit premature and incompetent.
Quoting the lower court, the appeal stated: “The plaintiff’s failure to exhaust the internal remedies provided by the 2nd Defendant’s Constitution renders this suit premature and incompetent, and the jurisdiction of this Court is thereby ousted.”
He argued that the conclusion occasioned a miscarriage of justice, maintaining that his suit sought declaratory and injunctive relief on the competence of the PDP’s National Disciplinary Committee to entertain allegations against him.
According to him, the issues raised bordered on his constitutional right to a fair hearing and the legality of the disciplinary process.
“The complaints of the appellant touch and concern his constitutional rights (particularly right to fair hearing) and the violation of the Constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party,” the appeal read.
Anyanwu further contended that the suit challenged the legality, constitutionality and conduct of the disciplinary proceedings, including the findings and recommendations of the National Disciplinary Committee led by High Chief Tom Ikimi.
He insisted that his grievances transcended the internal affairs of the party and were therefore justiciable, adding that the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria remains supreme over party rules.
“The appellant has unfettered access to the court to ventilate his grievances and seek appropriate remedy,” he stated, adding that the suit was not premature and that the lower court had jurisdiction to entertain it.
On another ground, he faulted the trial court’s conclusion that his claims did not fall within any recognised exception to the doctrine of non-justiciability of intra-party disputes.
The Enugu State Government has suspended His Royal Majesty, Igwe Eze William Ezugwu, the traditional ruler of Ibagwa Ogbozalla Opi Autonomous Community, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state.
The state government accused Igwe Ezugwu of violating provisions of the state’s Traditional Rulers Law.
In a letter of suspension dated September 24, the Enugu State Government cited his alleged failure to constitute his cabinet, failure to establish a Town Union governing body, and persistent conduct deemed inconsistent with the laws governing traditional rulers in the state.
The suspension comes barely three weeks after Igwe William Ezugwu received NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi at his palace in Opi, Nsukka LGA, where he reportedly blessed Obi’s presidential ambition.
The Deputy Commander of Operation Rainbow, CSP (Chief Superintendent of Police) Dennis David Babale, has been killed after gunmen suspected to be Fulani Bandits ambushed personnel of the security outfit along the Bokkos-Barkin Ladi road in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Operation Rainbow is a State-backed community security and intelligence-gathering outfit in Plateau State, Nigeria, originally established in 2010 under former Governor Jonah Jang and recently revamped by Governor Caleb Mutfwang to combat rural violence and beef up grassroots security.
The incident reportedly occurred at about 4:06 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 when the personnel, travelling in a Toyota Hilux vehicle, came under attack by unidentified gunmen.
Troops of Sector 4, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), responded to a distress report and moved to the location of the attack.
Sources told reporters that Babale sustained gunshot wounds during the ambush and was evacuated to the General Hospital, Barkin Ladi, for medical attention.
Following the attack, troops, working alongside personnel of other security agencies, launched offensive operations and a manhunt for the assailants within the general area.
Security forces have intensified efforts to track the attackers and prevent further attacks along the route.
Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative at the World Meteorological Organization, Prof. Charles Anosike and other Chief Executive Officers of similar agencies across the world, have concluded a one week high level dialogue on Climate Science Information for Climate Finance and the 53rd Senior Official Field Exchange (SOFE) in Beijing, China.
The event which was hosted by World Meteorological Organization (WMO), took place from September 14 to 18, 2026 and featured discussions on: strengthening the role and leadership development of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in mobilizing climate finance; aligning scientific and technical capabilities with risk-informed, people-centred early warning systems; shifting from technical assistance to sustainable investments by expanding practical cooperation between meteorological frameworks and multilateral financing entities; and support to NMHSs leadership on strengthening strategic thinking and fostering productive partnerships.
Held back-to-back with the High-level dialogue was the 53rd Senior Official Field Exchange to Fujian Province for first-hand exposure to the implementation of Multi-hazard, Alert, Zero-gap and Universal (MAZU) platform – China’s AI-driven meteorological early warning solution in support of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative and disaster risk reduction practices through technical exchanges, field visits and peer learning.
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