The Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has faulted the judgment of the Appeal Court, nullifying the national convention held on November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. Reacting to the court judgment, the National Publicity Secretary of the group, Ini Ememobong, said the party wil...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has clarified in its judgment that the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) may assume jurisdiction in a limited circumstances over defamation and other tortious claims arising from employment relationships. In a unanimous decision delivered on Friday, the apex court resolved years of conflicting decisions b...
•Justice Oyewole The Senate today approved the nomination of Hon. Justice Joseph Olubunmi Kayode Oyewole for appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court. The resolution of the red chamber followed its consideration of the report of its committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters that screened the nominee and approval of its recomm...
•Hamza Al-Mustapha and late Kudirat Abiola The Supreme Court has dismissed the trial of the former Chief Security Officer, to ex-Military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), in the murder of Kudirat Abiola. During proceeding, Lagos State was slated to re-open the trial, but no legal representation was made, while...
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of the son of a former Jigawa State governor, challenging the decision of the trial court, which convicted him for failing to declare $40,000 at an airport. In a unanimous decision, the panel at the apex court dismissed the appeal of Aminu Sule Lamido, the son of former […]
The National Judicial Council (NJC), has recommended the elevation and appointment of the presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, Justice Olubunmi Oyewole for appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. NJC’s Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Babalola-Ogedengbe, disclosed this in a statement yesterday. Babalo...
•Tinubu and the Supreme Court The Supreme Court has upheld the power of the President to declare a state of emergency in any state to prevent a breakdown of law and order or degeneration into a state of chaos or anarchy. The apex court, in a split decision of six-to-one today, held that such suspension […]
•Maryam Sanda and late husband, Bilyamin Bello The Supreme Court, today, reaffirmed the death sentence that was handed to the daughter-in-law of a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Maryam Sanda, for committing culpable homicide. An Abuja high court had, on January 27, 2020, sentenced her to death by hanging after she was [&...
The Supreme Court yesterday expressed displeasure at Federal Government’s failure to put into effect the July 2024 judgement of the court that local governments’ share from the federation account be paid directly to them. The apex court said there was no credible evidence before it that the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) had initiate...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has struck out a suit filed by the Attorney General of Osun State, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, in relation to the dispute over the withheld allocations due to local governments in the state. In a split decision of six justices to one, […]

