Supreme Court
Just In: Supreme Court upholds Governor Okpebholo’s election
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, affirmed the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State. In a unanimous decision by a five-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba, the apex court dismissed as lacking in merit, an appeal the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Asuerinme Ighodalo, filed to nullify the outcome of the […]
Supreme Court verdict: Hand over to head of administration, Fubara directs sacked LG chairmen
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has ordered the 23 local government chairmen of the state to hand over to the head of administration of their respective councils. This is following Supreme Court judgment nullifying the local government election in Rivers State held on October 5, 2024, Fubara who made the order on Sunday in […]
Breaking: Supreme Court Sacks Rivers Local Government Chairmen
The local government election conducted on the 5th of October 2024 by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission has been declared invalid by the Supreme Court. In a judgment delivered by Justice Jamilu Tukur, the court declared the election invalid for grossly violating the Electoral Act. Reading the judgement, Justice Tukur said the action of […]
Breaking: Supreme Court Orders CBN to Stop Rivers Allocation
Supreme Court has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to stop allocation to River State until an appropriation law is duly enacted in the state. Details Later… Affairs TV News Click Here to Join our WhatsApp Group Click Here to Join Our Telegram Group
Supreme Court Set To Deliver Judgement In 27 Rivers Lawmakers Defection Appeals
The Supreme Court is set to deliver judgement on the five appeals before it bordering on the crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly. After hearing the appeals on the defection of the 27 lawmakers of the Assembly, the apex court had reserved judgment to a date to be communicated to the parties. Governor […]
Supreme Court dismisses Fubara’s suit seeking to remove 27 pro-Wike lawmakers
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the suit by Governor Siminalayi Fubara seeking to remove 27 State House of Assembly members on the grounds of their alleged defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji delivered the judgment following the dramatic withdrawal of the appeal by Mr Fubara through […]
Two Judges Shot Dead At Iran’s Supreme Court
Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, Iranian state media reported. “This morning, a gunman infiltrated the supreme court in a planned act of assassination of two brave and experienced judges. The two judges were martyred in the act,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported. […]
Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Tinubu’s Removal as President, Fines Plaintiff N5m
The Supreme Court, yesterday, dismissed a suit seeking the removal of President Bola Tinubu from office, for being frivolous and vexatious. A five-member panel of the apex court in a judgement, held that the suit brought by a former presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Chief Albert Owuru, was not only incompetent and […]
Nasarawa, Ogun challenge NFIU cash withdrawal limit at S’Court
Nasarawa and Ogun states have said though they were parties in the suit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, they were contesting the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit cash withdrawal limit guidelines. Out of the 19 states that dragged the Federal Government to the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of the laws […]
S’Court judgment didn’t imply INEC should conduct LG elections – Lawyers
As reactions continue to trail the recent judgment delivered by the Supreme Court on local government autonomy, some lawyers have said the apex court verdict did not imply that the Independent National Electoral Commission should henceforth conduct LG elections in the country. Recall that the apex court on Thursday declared that it was unconstitutional for […]