Court adjourns SERAP’s N100m defamation appeal
An Abuja Court of Appeal has adjourned the hearing of SERAP’s appeal against a N100m defamation judgment in favour of two DSS officials until October 13. Read More: https://punchng.com/court-adjourns-seraps-n100m-defamation-appeal/
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has adjourned the hearing of two appeals related to a defamation suit involving the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) until October 13. The appeals, CA/ABJ/CV/1114/2026 and CA/ABJ/CV/1105/2026, challenge a judgment from the Federal Capital Territory High Court that found SERAP liable for N100m in damages to two Department of State Services officials.
The Court initially reserved judgment on SERAP's appeal but later discovered that the second appeal, filed by Kolawole Oluwadare, was not ready for hearing, as its brief had only been filed the previous day. The panel expressed frustration with the respondents' counsel for not informing the court earlier about the second appeal's in readiness, stating that only the court can make such a decision.
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