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The court nullified the primary election that produced Emmnuel Bwacha as APC’s Taraba State governorship candidate in a judgement delivered on Monday.

The court ruled that Mr Bwacha carries the mandate of the PDP and, thus, cannot defect to another party.

The judge, Simon Amobeda, ordered a fresh election within 14 days...........................................

A federal high court in Jalingo, Taraba state, has sacked Emmanuel Bwacha as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate...

Jalingo had spent five months in custody after he published a story on how Ben Ayade, the governor of Cross River, allegedly approved and diverted N500 million meant for the state’s microfinance bank.

The journalist was denied bail on two occasions by Simon Amobeda, a judge, who was caught in a leaked audio saying the journalist’s life was in the court’s hands.

ECOWAS Court to deliver judgment on Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo’s ‘unlawful’ detention, trial SERAP which filed the suit on behalf of the journalist asks the ECOWAS Court to order Nigerian government to drop the treason and terrorism charges instituted against him, and pay him compensation. 4 min read The ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed June 29, 2021 for judgment in a suit challenging the “unlawful” arrest and prosecution of a Nigerian journalist and publisher,...

Talba, g alleged age falsification. Advertisement In a statement on Sunday, Soji Oye, NJC director of information, said the council took the decision at its 93rd meeting held virtually on December 16. Oye said Abdulrasaq was recommended for retirement for altering his date of birth from September 3, 1955 to September 3, 1957. He said Talba was recommended for retirement after investigations showed that he falsified his age on two occasions — from February 1, 1955 to August 27, 1955, and later...