•Nnamdi Kanu and his lawyers The Court of Appeal Abuja has dismissed the appeal brought before it by Felix Okonkwo, one of the lawyers to the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, over his unlawful arrest and detention by the Police and the Department of State Services (DSS). Delivering […]
•Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe The Supreme Court today dismissed the federal government’s appeal to overturn the Court of Appeal’s decision which cleared former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, of false asset declaration. In 2015, Orubebe was arraigned for not disclosing his properties in the asset de...
•Donald Trump Donald Trump has no immunity from prosecution as a former president and can be tried on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, a federal appeals court said today in a landmark ruling. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said Trump’s claim that […]
•Binani and Fintiri The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of Adamawa State in the 2023 governorship election, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani, and her party seeking to unseat Umar Ahmadu Fintiri as the duly elected governor of Adamawa State. The Supreme Court, in a unanimous ...
•Patrick Tonye-Cole and Governor Siminalayi Fubara The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of Tonye Cole and the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the election of Siminalayi Fubara as Rivers State governor for lacking in merit. Affirming Fubara as the duly elected governor of Rivers State, the court held that the appellant did not pro...
•Governor Abdullahi Sule The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate David Umbugadu against the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State. The panel of justices in a unanimous decision dismissed it for lack of merit and no cost was awarded. … developing story ...
•Governor Dapo Abiodun The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Mister Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the election of Governor Dabo Abiodun of Ogun State. Adebutu’s appeal contends that the election of Governor Abiodun did not comply with the electoral laws and he did not score the lawful majority [&h...
•Governor Uba Sani The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal seeking to nullify the election of Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State. A five-member panel of Justices of the apex court, led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun reserved judgment today a date that would be communicated to parties after they adopted all their briefs […]...
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the election of Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule. Ombugadu and Sule have been in a running legal tussle over the outcome of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Nasarawa State, reports Channels TV. Today,...
•Governor Ahmadu Fintiri The Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal by the Social Democratic Party and its candidate in the Adamawa governorship election, Umar Ardo. This came after the counsel for the candidate prayed the court to withdraw the case. The five-member panel led by John Okoro subsequently dismissed the appeal. The Court of Appea...

