•Governor Ahmadu Fintiri (L) and Senator Aishatu Dahiru (R) The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Aisha Dahiru, popularly called Binani, against the governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri. The tribunal and Court of Appeal had dismissed Binani’s petition c...
•Farouk Lawan and Femi Otedola The Supreme Court has upheld the five-year sentence of former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, for receiving a bribe of $500,000 from businessman Femi Otedola. Lawan was tried for receiving a $500,000 bribe during a legislative probe into the fuel subsidy regime in 2012. … developing storyÂ
•Governor Ahmed Aliyu The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Ahmed Aliyu as Sokoto State governor. Reading the lead judgment, Justice Tijani Abubakar dismissed the appeal by the PDP and its governorship candidate, Saidu Umar, agreeing with the reasoning of the court below. … developing story
•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 Kefas Agbu The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Agbu Kefas as governor of Taraba State. The apex court in a unanimous decision today dismissed the appeal by Professor Yahaya Sani of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) for grossly lacking in merit. … developing storyÂ
•Supreme Court Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), a former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) president, is a development law expert. An alumnus of the London School of Economics & Political Science, he founded foremost civil rights organisations such as the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), United Action for Democracy and the Human Rights Law Service...
The Police Command in Nasarawa says it has arrested 38 protesters in Lafia for alleged public disturbance over the recent Supreme Court judgment which upheld the election of Gov. Abdullahi Sule of the state. The suspects were immediately charged to court and remanded at the Lafia Custodial Centre, reports NAN. They were charged before the [&he...
•Governor Sule Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has called on all citizens of the state to respect the judgment of the Supreme Court, which affirmed his electoral victory. Governor Sule made the call today Friday, January 19, while speaking to journalists at the State House, Abuja, after meeting with President Bola Tinubu, moments aft...
•Governor Nasiru Idris The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Nasir Idris of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Kebbi State governorship election. The five-man panel led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun dismissed the appeal by Aminu Bande of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for lacking in merit, reports T...
A protest has erupted in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, following the Supreme Court’s judgment affirming the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule. The Lafia-Jos Road has been completely blocked as the supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) burn tires in front of the state secretariat of the party, thus barricading the road. The pr...
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