Tag: Supreme Court
Breaking: Supreme Court affirms election of Nwifuru as Ebonyi governor
INEC had declared Nwifuru of the APC as the winner of the 18 March governorship election in the state.
Supreme Court reverses sack of Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal
The Court further ruled that the petitioner, Bello Matawalle of the All Progressives Congress did not provide enough evidence to…
Supreme Court dismisses Jandor’s case against Sanwo-Olu
In Jandor's case, Justice Adamu Jauro, read the lead judgment. He held that the appeal was without merit.
Judgement Day! Governors storm Supreme Court to know fate
The Supreme Court however, insists, that each of the parties in all of the cases must only be represented by…
Heavy security as Supreme Court delivers verdicts in Kano, 7 other governorship appeals
Judgments in the Kano, Zamfara and Plateau appeals are the most anticipated because the lower courts had sacked the incumbent…
Supreme Court fixes Friday for judgement in Kano governorship case
The appellate court had upheld the verdict of the election petitions tribunal which invalidated the election of Governor Abba Yusuf.…
Benue governorship: Gov. Alia wins at Supreme Court
Recall that the Appeal Court of had on 20 November dismissed the appeal filed by Uba against Alia’s election over…
Kano: APC chieftain unveils souvenirs in anticipation of Gawuna’s victory at Supreme Court
The souvenirs were produced with optimism that the APC governorship candidate, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna will emerge victorious at the…
Supreme Court reserves judgement in Yusuf, Gawuna tussle for Kano governorship
The Court of Appeal in Abuja had sacked Yusuf upholding the decision of the election petition tribunal that earlier nullified…
Kano governorship tussle: Students declare support for APC’s Gawuna
Briefing journalists at the NUJ Press Centre, the National Leader of the students, Yahaya Usman Kabo, called on the public…
Nnamdi Kanu’s kinsmen react to Supreme Court ruling
Many indigenes of Afaraukwu had prepared to stage a big celebration in their homes on Friday but suspended it after…
DSS storms Supreme Court ahead of judgment on Nnamdi Kanu
A five-member panel of the apex court headed by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, okayed the matter for judgement, after counsel for…
Obong of Calabar: Council accuses Gov Otu of disrespecting Supreme Court’s judgment
Let us state here therefore most equivocally that our Etuboms’ Council is the one recognised by the Supreme Court Judgment…
Don’t subvert will of Kano people: Islamic leaders urge Supreme Court
The group of Islamic clerics, led by Shiekh Nasiru Jibrin, urged the Supreme Court not to subvert the people's will…
Kano governorship tussle: Group takes prayer for APC’s Gawuna to Shiloh
The Kano non-indigenous people at Shiloh, stand united in their faith and belief that their prayers will be answered, and…
NJC recommends appointment of 11 Supreme Court Justices
According to the statement, the NJC considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and at the end…
Kano governorship tussle: Group drums support for APC’s Gawuna
Seyi Olunishola, in a statement he signed, felicitated the APC Kano governorship candidate, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, for emerging victorious at…
Supreme Court imposes N40 million fine on Ozekhome
Ozekhome had, in the motion, asked the court for a consequential order to compel INEC to issue a fresh Certificate…
JUST IN: Ihedioha loses suit against Uzodimma in Supreme Court
In a verdict read by Justice Tijjani Abubakar on Tuesday, the Supreme Court dismissed the motion for lack of merit,…
200 lawyers volunteer to assist Gov. Yusuf win case at Supreme Court
200 private legal practitioners from the 19 northern states have volunteered to assist Gov. Kabir Yusuf of Kano State to…
Just In: Supreme Court extends validity of old naira notes indefinitely
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN had earlier said the N200, N500 and N1,000 denominations redesigned in October 2022 will…
CJN Ariwoola pushes back at critics of judiciary
Aside from the tribunals, the Court of Appeal has come under heavy criticism in the past few weeks over what…
Powerful Lagos, powerless Osun State
A list of candidates for elevation to the Supreme Court was released last week by the Federal Judicial Service Commission.…
Re: Powerful Lagos, powerless Osun
Assuming, without conceding, that we are even going by pairings referred to by Mr Olagunju, the Oyo and Osun slot…
Muftwang reacts to his sack as Plateau governor
Muftwang said this in a statement he issued in reaction to the Court of Appeal judgment which sacked him from…
FJSC nominates 22 new Justices for elevation to Supreme Court
The judges were nominated across the six geographical zones of the country to fill existing vacancies at the Supreme Court.
S/Court: History will vindicate me (Full text of Atiku’s press conference on judgment)
I offered that evidence procured with the assistance of the American Court to our Supreme Court to help it to…
Breaking: Atiku breaks silence, lampoons Supreme Court judgment
Atiku, in a news conference on Monday in Abuja lampooned the Supreme Court judgment, saying he was disappointed that the…
Justice Dattijo fires bullets at CJN, Supreme Court in valedictory speech
Justice Musa Muhammad Dattijo on Friday delivered what could at best be described as damning verdicts on the judiciary and…
How Tinubu ‘totally knocked out’ Obi, Atiku at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court court resolved all the 7 issues distilled for determination in favour of Tinubu, stating that the appeal…