•Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Edo State, upholding the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The five-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba Lawal held that the appellants could not establish their […]...
•Asue Ighodalo and Monday Okpebholo The Supreme Court has reserved judgement in the legal tussle on Edo State Governorship Election Petition. The apex court adjourned the judgement sine die after taking arguments for and against the election that produced Senator Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected governor, reports Channels TV. Justice Garba...
•PDP logo and INEC chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday told the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it should adhere to the Supreme Court judgement on the position of its national secretary. The electoral body also told the PDP leaders comprising of governors, m...
•Nigerian Senate The Nigerian Senate is considering a legislative proposal that would increase the number of Supreme Court Justices from the current 21 to 30 in a bid to tackle the mounting backlog of cases and improve the efficiency of the apex court. Senator Osita Izunaso (Imo West), who is sponsoring the bill, disclosed this […]
•Late Justice Muhammadu Lawal Uwais The Supreme Court of Nigeria has sent out its condolences to the family of former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Muhammadu Lawal Uwais, who passed away yesterday. Uwais served as the 9th Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1995 until his retirement in 2006, leaving behind a formidable legacy of […]...
•Late General Sani Abacha Mohammed, son the late General Sani Abacha, has commenced the process of challenging, before the Supreme Court, a recent Court of Appeal’s judgment, dismissing the suit he filed to reclaim the ownership of the controversial Malabu Oil and Gas Limited. Abacha’s team of lawyers, led by Reuben Atabo (SAN) has since [&hel...
•Muhammadu Iliyasu Bashir The Supreme Court has upheld Alhaji Muhammad Ilyasu-Bashir as the substantive Emir of Gwandu in the long-standing dispute over the emirate’s throne in Kebbi State. In a split decision, the apex court held that the deposed Emir of Gwandu, Al-Mustapha Jokolo, did not initiate the suit via due process of law, reports [&h...
•Governor Adeleke and President Tinubu The crisis over the control of local government councils in Osun State between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) has boiled over, with the state government dragging the Tinubu-led federal government to the Supreme Court for allegedly seizing the monthly allocations...
•Asuerinme Ighodalo and Monday Okpebholo The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21st Edo Governorship election, Asuerinme Ighodalo, has insisted on continuing the pursuit of justice, saying, “As with the judgment of the Tribunal, we have received this decision with deep disappointment, but also with an unwavering ...
•Asue Ighodalo and Monday Okpebholo The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja today upheld the election of Monday Okpebholo as the Governor of Edo State and dismissed the case of Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the South-South state. Delivering judgment, a three-m...
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