SUPREME COURT
The Supreme court has set aside the decision of court of Appeal which affirms Machina as APC candidate for Yobe North senatorial poll. The court made the declaration in a three-against-two split judgement of its five-member panel. The panel was led by Centus Nweze. The majority judgement held that the decisions of the Federal High […]
In a riot that saw thousands of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro attack government buildings following his election defeat last year, Brazil’s attorney general has filed an indictment against 39 people for their alleged involvement in the storming of the Senate building on 8 January. The far-right leader, Jair Bolsonaro, is currently in the […]
Thousands of supporters of former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, who lost re-election in October have invaded the presidential palace, the Congress and the Supreme Court in the country’s capital, Brasilia. Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace Sunday, a […]
The Federal High court has adjourned Sine die, the suit filed against Nnamdi Kanu on treasonable felony preferred against him by the federal government. Justice Nyako Adjourned after being told that the judgment of the court of appeal is challenged by the federal government at the Supreme Court and is yet to be determined. The […]
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has struck out the suit seeking to compel the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to zone its presidential ticket to the South. The judgment is in the appeal filed by former PDP presidential aspirant and immediate past Deputy Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Cosmos Ndukwe against the National […]
Justice Abdu Aboki has called on the judiciary to always maintain its credibility by ensuring that the appointment of justices of the Supreme Court is based essentially on merit. Justice Aboki said this during a valedictory court session held in his honour by the Supreme Court as he bowed out of the nation’s judiciary on […]
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to immediately review the salaries and allowances of judicial officers in the country. The Court holds that the current salaries and allowances of judicial officers in the country are not only abysmally low but embarrassing to the nation. Justice Obaseki-Osagie gave the order […]
The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit instituted by President Muhammadu Buhari against the National Assembly, challenging the legality of section 84 subsection 12 of the Electoral Act 2022. The court held that President Buhari, having assented to the bill on February 25, 2022, cannot turn around to challenge the same act. In a unanimous […]
A Rights activist, Malcolm Omirhobo, caused drama at the Supreme Court as he protested the apex court’s ruling on the use of hijabs in schools across the country. The lawyer said he was exercising his right as expressly ordered by the apex court in the hijab-wearing-judgment delivered on the 18th of June, 2022. In October […]
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