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CJN to Swear in New Justices of Supreme Court Monday
The newly-appointed 11 Justices of the Supreme Court will be sworn in on Monday. The justices are Jummai Sankey, Chidiebere Uwa, Chioma Nwosu-Iheme, Haruna Tsammani, Moore Adumein, Obande Ogbuinya, and Stephen Adah. Others are Habeeb Abiru, Jamilu Yammama Tukur, Abubakar Sadiq Umar, and Mohammed Baba Idris The National Assembly had on December 21, 2023, confirmed…
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S’Court Affirms Fintiri as Adamawa Governor
By Ifeoma Nwovu The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri as Governor of Adamawa State. Justice Inyang Okoro who read the lead judgement of the Five-Man Panel of Justices, dismissed the appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aisha Dahiru. While dismissing her appeal for lacking in…
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S’Court Affirms Farouk Lawan’s Jail Term
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, against the judgments of the lower court which imprisoned him. A Federal Capital Territory High Court had sentenced Lawan to seven years imprisonment for receiving a $500,000 bribe while serving as the chairman of the House’s…
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Supreme Court Dismisses Adebutu’s Appeal
By Wuraola Bamgbose The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Adedapo Abiodun of Ogun State. A five-member panel of the court, in a unanimous judgment dismissed the appeal by Oladipupo Adebutu, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last governorship election in Ogun State. Justice Tijani Abubakar, who…
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Supreme Court’s Verdicts End Distractions – Osun Gov
By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated his counterpart in Akwa Ibom, Pastor Umo Eno, on the affirmation of his election by the nation’s apex court, describing the verdict as an end to distractions. The Governor also congratulated Governors Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, Bala Muhammed of Bauchi State, Dauda Lawal…
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Supreme Court Affirms Yusuf, Sanwo-Olu, Muhammed’s Victory
By Ifeoma Nwovu The Supreme Court has affirmed the outcomes of the 2023 governorship elections in Lagos, Kano, and Bauchi states. The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal, which had confirmed the re-election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as Governor of Lagos State. In a lead judgement delivered by Justice Garba Lawal, the…
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Supreme Court Decides Kano, 6 other Gov. Disputes Friday
By Ifeoma Nwovu The Supreme Court will tomorrow, Friday, deliver judgment on the Kano State governorship election dispute between Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party and the All Progressives Congress candidate, Dr. Nasiru Gawuna. This is contained in a notice issued by the apex court to all the parties in the suit.…
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S’Court Drops SDP’s Appeal against Fintiri’s Re-election
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by the Social Democratic Party, SDP and its candidate in the Adamawa governorship election, Umar Ardo. This came after the counsel for the candidate prayed the court to withdraw the case. The five-member panel led by John Okoro subsequently dismissed the appeal. The Court of Appeal in…
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Presidential Race: US Supreme Court Decides Trump’s Fate
The US Supreme Court has said it will hear a historic case to determine if Donald Trump can run for president. The justices agreed to take up Mr Trump’s appeal against a decision by Colorado to remove him from the 2024 ballot in that state. The case will be heard in February and the ruling…
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Fresh Evidence: Supreme Court Dismisses Atiku’s Motion
The Supreme Court has dismissed the motion filed by former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Atiku had sought leave of the court to file fresh evidence in his appeal against the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. In his motion, Atiku requested the apex court…
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S/Court Reserves Judgment on Obi’s Appeal, Atiku’s Application
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, against the tribunal’s judgment affirming President Bola Tinubu’s election. The seven-man panel led by John Inyang Okoro after listening to the submissions of the parties involved in the matter said the judgment date would be…
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Fire: Presidential election petition won’t be affected – Supreme Court
Festus Akande, the Public Relations Officer for the court, says the fire incident that occurred on Monday morning has no connection and won’t have an effect on the presidential election petition. It was earlier reported that a wing of the Supreme Court complex situated at the Three-Arm-Zone, Abuja, was engulfed by fire on Monday morning.…
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Breaking: Parts of Supreme Court on Fire
A portion of the Supreme Court is on fire. It was gathered that the fire engulfed chambers of three Justices of the apex court. Details about the incident are still sketchy as of the time of filling this report as the spokesperson of the court, Akande Festus, could not be reached. The spokesperson for the…
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PDP Loses Suit against Tinubu, Shettima
The Supreme Court has given a judicial seal of approval for the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima. The Court on Friday dismissed the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, seeking their disqualification from the 2023 presidential election. The Apex Court held that the PDP’s suit praying disqualification of…
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Supreme Court Declares Hanga Senator-Elect, Sacks Shekarau
The Supreme Court on Friday sacked Senator Ibrahim Shekarau as the candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party and recognized Senator Rufa’i Hanga as the party’s candidate for the 2023 general election. Shekarau was declared the winner of the 2023 Kano Central Senatorial District election under NNPP. Shekarau, a sitting senator was in the NNPP…
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Supreme Court’s Verdict Sees PoS Charges Tumble by 90%
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling that the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes should remain legal tenders until December 31, some Point of Sale, PoS, operators, yesterday, reduced cash withdrawal charges by as much as 90 percent, even as they commenced disbursement to the public. A PoS agent in Marina, Miss Ramota Salami, said she…
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Supreme Court fixes March 3 for Verdict on New Naira
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned judgement in the new naira policy suit to March 3, 2023. With the apex court’s decision, Nigerians, especially consumer and business groups as well as professional and trade unions looking up to the apex court for a favourable judgment (today) that they expect will ameliorate their suffering, will have…
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Tinubu Hails Nigerian Govs over Court Ruling on CBN’s Naira Swap Policy
By Oluwakayode Banjo All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed the Governors of the 36 states for standing on the side of the Nigerian people over the Central Bank’s new Naira and cashless policies that have subjected the masses to pains. According to Asiwaju Tinubu, the Governors especially the APC Governors…
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Breaking: Supreme Court Halts Old Naira Notes Ban
The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily halted the move by the Federal Government to ban the use of the old naira notes from February 10, 2023. A seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro, stopped the move of the Federal government in a ruling in an exparte application brought by three Northern states of Kaduna,…
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Riot: Brazil Supreme Court Investigates Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to include right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro in its investigation into the storming of government buildings in Brasília. It is the first time that Mr Bolsonaro has been named among those potentially responsible for the 8 January riots. It comes days after Mr Bolsonaro posted a video questioning the legitimacy…
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US Supreme Court May Overturn Abortion Law
The US Supreme Court could be about to overturn the nationwide legal right to abortion, according to an unprecedented leaked draft of a court document. In a 98-page draft opinion, Justice Samuel Alito writes that the 1973 Roe v Wade decision legalising abortion across the US is “egregiously wrong”. If the top US court strikes…
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Supreme Court Upholds Ex-Pension Director’s Jail Term
The Supreme Court has affirmed the six-year jail term handed the former Assistant Director in the Federal Civil Service, John Yusufu Yakubu convicted for his complicity in the conversion of about N24billion from the Police Pension Fund. The Court of Appeal in Abuja had, in a judgment on May 22, 2018 reversed an earlier decision…
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Governor Abiodun Felicitates Akeredolu On His Victory
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated his Ondo State counterpart, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, over his electoral victory at the Supreme Court. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Mr Kunle Somorin, Governor Abiodun described Akeredolu’s triumph at the Apex Court as a well deserved victory for democracy. The Governor said that though he…
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President Buhari, APC Celebrate Akeredolu Over Victory At Supreme Court
President Muhammadu Buhari joins members of the All Progressives Congress APC in felicitating with Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State over the Supreme Court judgement, which upheld his re-election in the October 10, 2020 polls. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Mr Femi Adesina said, the President…
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Supreme Court Reaffirms Akeredolu’s Re-Election
The Supreme Court has upheld the re-election of Rotimi Akeredolu as Governor of Ondo State. Akeredolu’s victory was affirmed after four of the seven justices of the Supreme Court that heard the case upheld his candidacy in the October 10, 2020 election in the state. Three other justices disagreed with the majority judgment, insisting that Akeredolu’s…
