Tag: Supreme Court
Supreme Court Overturns ₦1.07bn Award To Elder Simon Achuba, Ex-Deputy Governor Of Kogi State
The Supreme Court of Nigeria, on 8th May, 2026, delivered judgment in favour of the Governor of Kogi State and…
INEC lists David Mark as ADC chairman after Supreme Court judgment
The change, which became visible on the commission’s online portal, effectively restores Mark’s camp to formal recognition after months of…
Supreme Court invalidates Ibadan convention, deals blow to Turaki camp
“The appellants violated a subsisting order of the Federal High Court restraining them from proceeding with the planned convention,” he…
Judgment day as Supreme Court decides fates of PDP, ADC leadership crises
The Supreme Court is also considering a related appeal seeking to lift restrictions placed on the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Judgment day for ADC, PDP as Supreme Court takes final call on Thursday
Nigeria’s Supreme Court will deliver judgments on Thursday, April 30, in two important political cases involving the African Democratic Congress…
2027: David-Mark ADC alerts CJN of danger over judgment’s delay
In the letter dated April 28 received at the office of the CJN, ADC claimed that it will suffer irreparable…
ADC leadership crisis: Kwankwasiyya Movement tasks Supreme Court on timely judgement
Kwankwasiyya Movement, however, said it remained confident in the integrity, independence, and sense of responsibility of the Supreme Court in…
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in ADC Leadership Crisis
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in an appeal brought by former Senate President David Mark, who is…
Factional War: Supreme Court steps in, fixes date in ADC crisis
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has granted an accelerated hearing for the leadership dispute within the African Democratic Congress (ADC),…
Supreme Court fixes date as PDP leadership crisis heads for final showdown
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has fixed April 22, 2026, to hear two critical appeals filed by the Kabiru Turaki-led…
ADC crisis deepens as Supreme Court takes up appeal April 22
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has fixed April 22, 2026, as the date for hearing an important political case involving…
Supreme Court set to decide David Mark ADC leadership battle Tuesday
The Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal filed by former Senate President, David Mark, challenging the judgment of…
Supreme Court Victory: Neconde, Nestoil Secure Major Win as Apex Court Overturns Appeal Court Ruling
In a landmark victory with far-reaching implications for corporate governance in Nigeria, the Supreme Court has handed Neconde Energy Limited…
Alleged $1.043 fraud: EFCC asks Supreme Court to revoke Ajudua’s bail
The EFCC particularly faulted the Court of Appeal for allegedly holding that the Supreme Court did not order Ajudua’s continued…
Breaking: Supreme Court’s Tariff ruling as ‘Deeply Disappointing’ – Trump
Speaking at a White House news conference shortly after the decision, Trump said he was “ashamed of certain members of…
Senate confirms elevation of Justice Oyewole to Supreme Court
The National Judicial Council (NJC), had at its 110th Meeting held on 13 January 2026 recommended Justice Oyewole for appointment…
Tinubu asks Senate to confirm Oyewole as Justice of Supreme Court
The National Judicial Council (NJC), at its 110th Meeting held on 13 January 2026 recommended appointment of Justice Oyewole for…
Supreme Court affirms forfeiture of ‘undeclared’ $40,000 to FG by Aminu Lamido
Aminu Sule Lamido was first arraigned before Justice Fatun O. Riman of the Federal High Court, Kano on February 4,…
Supreme Court orders EFCC to resuscitate trial of ex-Gov Lamido, sons for N1.3bn fraud
The EFCC alleged that Lamido, who governed Jigawa from 2007 to 2015 laundered 1.35 billion naira in kickbacks from contractors…
Supreme Court dismisses INEC’s appeal against SDP, awards N2m cost
INEC had sought to set aside judgment of the Court of Appeal which upheld an order that compelled it to…
Fagbemi faults critics of S’ Court’s judgement on Rivers’ emergency rule
The Supreme Court had on Monday ruled that a sitting president has the power to declare a state of emergency…
Fubara: Supreme Court rules president can declare emergency rule, suspend elected officials
The Supreme Court has ruled that the President can declare a state of emergency in any state to prevent a…
Supreme Court faults Tinubu’s pardon, affirms Maryam Sanda’s death sentence
The Supreme Court, in a split decision of four-to-one, affirmed the death sentence handed Sanda by the Court of Appeal.
Supreme Court ruling splits APC, PDP in Osun as both claim victory
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Osun State, Adedamola Adebayo, have reacted…
Supreme Court throws out Osun’s suit over withheld LG funds
Although the panel upheld the preliminary objection raised by the Attorney-General of the Federation, it nonetheless urged the Federal Government…
State vs Federal: Lagos drags National Assembly to Supreme Court over gaming bill
The 2024 Supreme Court ruling had made it clear that lottery and gaming are not part of the National Assembly’s…
Supreme Court dismisses Ajudua’s motion in $1.043m fraud trial
The case, which originated in 2005 before Justice M.O. Obadina of the Lagos State High Court, has suffered several adjournments…
Alleged N1.4bn oil subsidy fraud: S’ Court rejects Nadabo Energy MD’s appeals
Peters had approached the apex court seeking to overturn a decision of the Court of Appeal which revoked his bail…
Niger govt takes battle for allocation of 13% derivation to Supreme Court
The state wants the court to determine whether Niger State does not qualify to be classified among the states that…
Supreme Court strikes out AMCON’s appeal in debt case
The ruling was delivered by Justice Uwani Musa Abba Aji, with Justices Ibrahim M. Musa Saulawa...