The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the candidates who emerged from the primaries conducted by the Gov Godwin Obaseki-led faction of the PDP in Edo as the authentic representatives of the party. This judgment delivered by Justice Centus Nweze brings to an end the long-drawn legal battle to decide...
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The Supreme Court on has Wednesday nullified the election of Senator Emmanuel Bwacha as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Taraba in the March 11 elections. The apex court in a judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro, affirmed the decision of the Federal High Court...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed Feb. 6 for judgment in the long drawn legal battle over the authenticity of the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC. Entangled in the legal battle for the Senatorial ticket is the incumbent Senate’s President, Ahmad Lawan and Bashir Machina. The...
The Supreme Court on Friday restored former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godwin Akpabio as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC for Akwa Ibom North Senatorial District. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, the Apex Court upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court...
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) appeal on Kebbi House of Reps candidate nomination. The Apex Court voided and dismissed the nomination of one Kabir Jega whose name was said to have been fraudulently submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday struck out a suit instituted against the Federal Government challenging alleged uneven distribution of appointments into the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Delivering judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo, said the suit was struck out on grounds that the plaintiff, Mrs RitaLori Ogbebor, a...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo have disagreed over Gov. Hope Uzodimma’s scorecard within three years in office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Uzodimma assumed office on Jan. 14, 2020, following a judgment of the Supreme Court...
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the incumbent Deputy Governor of Jigawa, Umar Namadi as the lawful candidate for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The Apex Court in a unanimous judgment prepared by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun upheld the primary election conducted on...
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a reprieve to the jailed Senator Peter Nwaoboshi by reversing the downward hearing date in the appeal challenging his seven years imprisonment for corruption. The hearing date in his appeal against the conviction was slated for Nov. 24, 2024, but was, however, brought...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two Interlocutory appeals brought before it by an aggrieved People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant, Chief Jimi Lawal. The two appeals were dismissed by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun following their dramatic withdrawal by the appellant’s counsel, Chukwudi Enebeli. Lawal and another chieftain of the...
The Supreme Court is to deliver judgment on Friday in the legal battle on the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa. A five-member panel of Justices led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun fixed the date for judgment after taking arguments from parties in the appeal filed...
The Bayelsa Government has urged the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to obey the Supreme Court order over the disputed Soku oil and gas fields, which ownership is in contention between Bayelsa and Rivers States. Gov. Douye Diri made the call on Thursday when he received a...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Appeal Court sitting in Calabar has reaffirmed the ruling of the Federal High Court Calabar, which declared Senator Bassey Edet Otu, as the authentic candidate of the All progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River state. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court Calabar,...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The President of The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) , Yakubu Maikyau, SAN said the association under his watch would provide the necessary accessibility facilities and aids for physically challenged lawyers at the Supreme Court and The NBA Secretariat. He stated this on Tuesday during...
The Supreme Court on Thursday in Abuja declared Mr Ikenga Ugochinyere as the candidate of the PDP for Ideato North and South Constituency of Imo in the House of Representatives. The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered by a panel of five justices and read by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun...
Retired Justice Olufunlola Adekeye of the Supreme Court says rule of law is the bedrock of every democratic society. Adekeye made this known in Abuja at a-two-day forum organised by the National Human Rights (NHRC) for the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on civil liberties and rule of law. “It...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Supreme Court has debunked the reports making the rounds that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) Olukayode Ariwoola was interrogated by the Department of the State Service (DSS) over alleged pro-Wike political remarks. The Director of Information and Press of the Supreme Court,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has lauded the recent judgment of the Supreme Court confirming him as the duly elected candidate in the June 18, governorship election in the state. The Supreme Court had on Monday dismissed the case instituted by one of the...
A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia, Chief Daniel Eke, says he will challenge the Appeal Court judgment that validated the candidacy of Chief Ikechi Emenike. Eke made the disclosure in a reaction to Wednesday’s judgment by the Court of Appeal, Owerri Division, presided over...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has set up high powered probe panels to investigate alleged gross misconduct allegations brought against 15 Judges of the Federal and State High Courts. The probe panels are to determine the culpability of the Judges in the various petitions filed against them by individuals...