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Nigerian Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should receive and manage their funds themselves. It held that the power of […]
Continue ReadingHope of a former House of Representatives member from Kano State, Mr Farouk Lawan, to get his five years sentencing over bribery conviction quashed, was on Friday dashed, as the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal for lacking in merit. Lawan was convicted by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on June 22, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of 11 Supreme Court justices appointed by President Bola Tinubu to fill the justice vacancies at the apex court. The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters during Thursday’s plenary. President Bola Tinubu had asked the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT) on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi’s appeals. All other panel members agreed with the lead judgment delivered by John Okoro, dismissing Atiku Abubakar’s appeal and challenging the judgment of the presidential petition tribunal. The six of them also agreed with Okoro […]
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, seeking to dismiss and set aside the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) ruling. The court similarly reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court will commence hearings on the appeal by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, October 23, 2023. Atiku, who came second in the election, had approached the presidential election tribunal (PEPT) to nullify the February 25 election, in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Bola […]
Continue ReadingJustice Chima Centus Nweze (simply called CC Nweze) of the Supreme Court of Nigeria has passed away. Justice Nweze died on Sunday at the age of 64. His ailing health reportedly played a role in the recent unrest among Supreme Court Justices, who expressed their concerns during the tenure of the immediate past Chief Justice […]
Continue ReadingOne Callistus Okafor, who says he was a former deputy chairman of Labour Party (LP), has approached Nigerian Supreme Court to declare him as the authentic chairman of the party. Addressing journalists on Friday, Okafor said the constitution of the LP still recognises him as the substantive deputy chairman of the party. He also said […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court, Friday sacked Senator Ibrahim Shekarau as the candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and recognised Senator Rufa’i Hanga as the party’s candidate for the 2023 general election. Shekarau, a sitting senator was in the NNPP and was nominated to vie for the senatorial position under its platform. However, before the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has ruled that the old N200, N500, N1,000 notes remain valid and should be in circulation till December 31, 2023. In a ruling delivered today March 3, the apex court also nullified the Federal Government’s naira redesign policy, declaring it as an affront to the 1999 Constitution. Justice Emmanuel Agim who read […]
Continue ReadingAttorneys General, on behalf of the six states of Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Sokoto states have dragged the Federal Government before the Supreme Court over the conduct of the February 25, 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections. The plaintiffs on February 28 predicated their case on the grounds that, “The collation of the […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement released on Saturday, the Nigerian Supreme Court has reacted in anger to the attacks on its judges over the recent judgments and rulings they delivered, warning that those who had been “venting convoluted anger” were ignorant of the law. Recently, the apex court had delivered what many Nigerians thought were controversial verdicts […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Supreme Court has restrained the Federal Government of Nigeria from carrying on with the full implementation of the Naira swap policy. Seven-man justices of the Supreme Court led by Justice John Okoro, has, in a unanimous ruling, granted an interim injunction restraining the Nigerian Government, Central Bank of Nigeria and their agents and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has clarified its position on the contentious new mode of bar practising fees by legal practitioners in the country introduced by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In a circular, the NBA had directed lawyers in the country to henceforth pay the statutory annual Bar Practicing Fee via an online payment portal called […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court, on Friday, declared that the Executive Order 10 (EO10) on the funding of State Judiciary and Legislature, was unlawful and unconstitutional. Back in 2020, it was reported that 36 state governments filed a suit against the Federal Government over the funding of superior courts created by Section 6 of the constitution. The […]
Continue ReadingIt was all jubilation on Thursday when the Nigerian Supreme Court cleared ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 6. Nigeria’s apex court also returned Chief Victor Oye as the National […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Press and Information of the Nigerian Supreme Court, Mr. Festus Akande, the Supreme Court and the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), have denied a list being circulated online as names of lawyers penned for the award of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) rank for 2021, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has on Friday upheld an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal which okayed the deregistration of National Unity Party and 73 others. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last year deregistered the political parties over their inability to win any election during the 2019 general elections. In the judgment delivered by […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Supreme Court has responded to the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), that it has not constituted the panel that would hear the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar against Muhammadu Buhari and 2 others. In a statement released on Monday by its Director, Press and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has on Monday fixed July 5 to deliver its judgment on the dispute arising from the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the said election, Ademola Adeleke, are by their appeal challenging the May 9, 2019 majority judgment of the Abuja Division of […]
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