Supreme Court Judge Denies Alleged Phone Conversation With Tinubu Over Election Tribunal Result
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has clarified that the Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola had no telephone conversation with anyone, including President Bola Tinubu on the ongoing presidential election petition on the 2023 election. The Apex Court…
Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Delta Gov Oborevwori’s Sack
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Ikie Aghwarianovwe, seeking the disqualification of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for allegedly providing false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) about his academic qualifications and date of birth. Report…
Supreme Court Quashes Senator Nwaoboshi’s Conviction On Alleged N805m Fraud
The Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi (Delta North) and his sentencing to seven years imprisonment for offences of fraud and money laundering. The apex court ordered his immediate release from Ikoyi prisons in Lagos, where…
CJN’s Move To Fill Supreme Court’s Vacant Seats Sparks Confusion
Report has it from two notices dated June 14 and June 19, 2023, respectively, issued by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on his request for fresh nomination for consideration for appointment into the Supreme Court at…
Supreme Court Fixes March 3 For Judgment On Cashless Policy Suit
The Supreme Court on Wednesday concluded hearing in the suit brought against the Federal Government on the controversial Naira re-design policy and fixed March 3 to give judgment. Report has it that Justice John Inyang Okoro fixed the date after…
Supreme Court Suspends CBN’s Feb 10 Deadline Cash Swap
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has restrained the Federal Government from continuing with the full implementation of the demonetization policy. Report has it that three northern states, Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara, had, in a motion ex-parte filed on February 3rd,…
Obaseki-Led PDP Faction Emerges Victorious At Supreme Court
The Supreme Court said the candidates who emerged from the primaries conducted by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led faction of the Edo Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are authentic. Justice Centus Nweze’s judgment on Wednesday brings to an end the legal battle…
Supreme Court Sacks Taraba APC Guber Candidate, Bwacha
The Supreme Court has nullified the nomination of Emmanuel Bwacha as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State. One of the APC aspirants, David Sabo Kente, filed a lawsuit against Bwacha’s candidature. A five-member panel…
Supreme Court Dismisses Buhari’s Suit Against National Assembly
The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit brought against the National Assembly challenging the legality of the controversial section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022. The Apex Court held that Buhari, having assented to the Electoral Bill on February…
Supreme Court Set To Deliver Judgement On Controversial Electoral Act
All is now set to be heard today, Friday, on the legality or otherwise of the controversial section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022 with the Supreme Court of Nigeria to deliver its judgment. The apex Court is set…