Supreme Court
Supreme Court Sets Date to Give Judgment on Rivers, Ogun, Nasarawa, Gombe Guber Appeals
The Supreme Court has fixed Friday, January 19, 2024, for judgment on the dispute regarding the March 18, 2023, gubernatorial elections in Rivers, Ogun, Nasarawa and Gombe State. In Rivers, the Supreme Court reserved judgment on Monday in the appeal brought by Patrick Tonye-Cole, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenging the […]
Supreme Court reinstates Governor Mutfwang of Plateau State
The Supreme Court, on Friday, reinstated Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State, whose election was nullified by the Court of Appeal. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of Justices, vacated the judgement of the appellate court, which sacked Muftwang of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and declared the candidate of […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Affirms PDP’s Dauda Lawal As Zamfara Governor, Dismisses Matawalle’s Petition
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor of Zamfara State. Regarding the allegation of over-voting, the apex court held that the Independent National Electoral Coomission (INEC) failed to provide the “voter register, polling unit officer report, and testimony of people who were […]
Breaking: Supreme Court reverses sack of Kano Gov, Abba Yusuf
The Supreme Court has faulted the judgements of the Appeal Court and the Election Petitions which invalidated the election of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf. The Tribunal had in September overturned the election victory of Yusuf by deducting 165, 663 votes from the total of 1,019,602 that the the Independent National Electoral Commission said he […]
Supreme Court Affirms FG’s Exclusive Control Of Nation’s Inland Waterways
The Supreme Court has affirmed that the control of activities on the nation’s inland waterways, including levying and licensing operators in the sector, belongs exclusively to the federal government. In a lead judgment by Justice Inyang Okoro, the apex court held that it was wrong, unlawful and illegal for states to seek to control the […]
JUST IN: Supreme Court may deliver judgment in Kano, Lagos cases Friday
The Supreme Court had scheduled hearing in 21 appeals in relation to disputes over the last governorship election for this week. The cases relating to Ebonyi, Plateau, Delta, Adamawa Abia, Ogun, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states are to be heard between Monday and Thursday. It was learnt that the court may render judgments in the already […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court affirms Mbah’s election as Enugu governor
The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed the election of Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State. Justice Mohammed Garba, who delivered the lead judgement, described as mere allegation the statement that Mbah did not posses the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC,A certificate. The court resolved all the issues raised in the appeal against the appellant. The […]
Supreme Court reserves judgment in Kano guber dispute
The Supreme Court on Thursday, reserved judgment in an appeal brought before it by Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja which sacked him from office. After hearing the submissions of counsel in the matter and the processes filed had been adopted, the five-member panel of the […]
Just In: Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Court’s Decision, Refuses To Free Nnamdi Kanu
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has dismissed an Appeal Court decision which ordered the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. In a judgment read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court noted that despite series of illegalities carried out by the government including a military raid on his home prompting his […]
Supreme Court to deliver judgment Friday in Kanu’s trial
A five-member panel of the court, headed by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, had chosen the date on October 5, after lawyer to the fed govt, Tijani Gazali (SAN) and counsel to Kanu, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) made final submissions. The fed government prays the court to set aside an earlier judgment by the Court of Appeal, which […]