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Tension is Kano as Court of Appeal is set to hear emir tussle today
Tension has risen in Kano as the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal is set to hear four appeals on Wednesday stemming from the Federal High Court and Kano State High Court decisions related to the emirate dispute in Kano State.
Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, President of the Court of Appeal, has constituted a panel of three justices to address the appeals filed by the Kano State government, the Attorney General, the Kano State House of Assembly, and an interlocutory appeal by Emir Aminu Ado Bayero.
The appellants are contesting the ruling by Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, which nullified actions taken under the Kano Emirates Council Law (repeal) 2024 and ordered the parties to maintain the “status quo ante” pending the resolution of a lawsuit filed by Aminu Babba Danagundi Sarkin Dawaki.
The Kano State Assembly had passed a bill on May 23, subsequently signed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, which deposed the emirs of Kano, Bichi, Rano, Karaye, and Gaya Emirates. The Governor reinstated Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano.
Following a Federal High Court restraining order, Emir Ado Bayero returned to Kano and occupied the Nasarawa mini palace, holding court there. This led to the state government ordering his eviction. Reinstated Emir Sanusi moved into the main palace on May 25, receiving homage from district and village heads.
The appellants, on June 14, filed for an order to allow the appeal and dismiss suit no FHC/KN/CS/182/2024 due to lack of jurisdiction.
Emir Bayero has also filed an interlocutory appeal against the decision by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of the Kano High Court, which ordered his eviction from the Nasarawa mini palace and instructed him to stop presenting himself as an emir.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
Details later…..
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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