•Major Akeem Oseni The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Nigerian Army seeking to overturn the acquittal of Major Akeem Oseni, who was previously convicted of manslaughter in connection with the death of a junior colleague. Oseni was initially sentenced to 10 years in prison by a General Court Martial on February 7, […]
The Supreme Court has overturned a garnishee order issued against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in an attempt to recover a N50 million judgment debt against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and others. In a ruling yesterday, a five-member panel of the apex court set aside the proceedings in the case filed by […]
•Femi Falana, SAN Contrary to the narrative in some quarters, the Supreme Court verdict on the appeal by the Rivers State governor Siminalayi Fubara against Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly does not have anything to do with who is the authentic Speaker of the House. A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, stated this on […]
•Martins Amaewhule (L) and Siminalayi Fubara A five-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji has dismissed the appeal filed by the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, challenging the leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji while dismissing the appeal awarded ...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has approached the Supreme Court to challenge the January 30, 2025 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja which affirmed its designation as a terrorist group and subsequent proscription by the federal government. The detained IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has also reiterated his innocence, saying nobody s...
•Julius Abure The Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party (LP) has said it will seek further clarification on the party’s leadership dispute at the Supreme Court. The Court of Appeal on Friday affirmed Julius Abure as LP’s National Chairman, reports The Nation. In the judgment delivered by Justice Hamma Barka, the Appeal Court held that [&hell...
The US Supreme Court today upheld a law that will ban TikTok in the United States, potentially denying the video-sharing app to 170 million users in the United States on Sunday, January 19, 2025. In a major defeat for TikTok, the court ruled that the law does not violate free speech rights and that the […]
•Governor Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has clarified that the state will conduct local government elections in 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs) in the state. The clarification was coming against the backdrop of the Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to the loc...
The US Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear TikTok’s appeal of a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the online video-sharing platform or shut it down. The top court scheduled oral arguments in the case for January 10, nine days before TikTok faces a ban unless ByteDance divests from the popular app, […]
TikTok asked the US Supreme Court yesterday to temporarily block a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the popular online video-sharing platform or shut it down a month from now. The appeal to the nation’s top court came on the same day that TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew met with US […]
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