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Attorneys General, on behalf of the six states of Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Sokoto states have dragged the Federal Government before the Supreme Court over the conduct of the February 25, 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections. The plaintiffs on February 28 predicated their case on the grounds that, “The collation of the […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement released on Saturday, the Nigerian Supreme Court has reacted in anger to the attacks on its judges over the recent judgments and rulings they delivered, warning that those who had been “venting convoluted anger” were ignorant of the law. Recently, the apex court had delivered what many Nigerians thought were controversial verdicts […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Supreme Court has restrained the Federal Government of Nigeria from carrying on with the full implementation of the Naira swap policy. Seven-man justices of the Supreme Court led by Justice John Okoro, has, in a unanimous ruling, granted an interim injunction restraining the Nigerian Government, Central Bank of Nigeria and their agents and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has clarified its position on the contentious new mode of bar practising fees by legal practitioners in the country introduced by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In a circular, the NBA had directed lawyers in the country to henceforth pay the statutory annual Bar Practicing Fee via an online payment portal called […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court, on Friday, declared that the Executive Order 10 (EO10) on the funding of State Judiciary and Legislature, was unlawful and unconstitutional. Back in 2020, it was reported that 36 state governments filed a suit against the Federal Government over the funding of superior courts created by Section 6 of the constitution. The […]
Continue ReadingIt was all jubilation on Thursday when the Nigerian Supreme Court cleared ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 6. Nigeria’s apex court also returned Chief Victor Oye as the National […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Press and Information of the Nigerian Supreme Court, Mr. Festus Akande, the Supreme Court and the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), have denied a list being circulated online as names of lawyers penned for the award of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) rank for 2021, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has on Friday upheld an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal which okayed the deregistration of National Unity Party and 73 others. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last year deregistered the political parties over their inability to win any election during the 2019 general elections. In the judgment delivered by […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Supreme Court has responded to the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), that it has not constituted the panel that would hear the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar against Muhammadu Buhari and 2 others. In a statement released on Monday by its Director, Press and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has on Monday fixed July 5 to deliver its judgment on the dispute arising from the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the said election, Ademola Adeleke, are by their appeal challenging the May 9, 2019 majority judgment of the Abuja Division of […]
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