•Idris and Bande The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in an appeal seeking to sack Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris of All Progressives Congress (APC). Today, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, who led a five-member panel of the apex court, announced, after lawyers to parties made their final submissions, that judgment was reserved and partie...
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,...
The fate of 16 members of the Plateau State House of Assembly is now hanging in the balance as the Speaker, Gabriel Dewan, has said that he would only recognise eight members of the House. Dewan, the only member of the Young Peoples Party (YPP), was elected the Speaker in the wake of the sack […]
•Supreme Court of Nigeria Lawyers and other Nigerians have hailed the Supreme Court judgments upturning the decision of the Appeal Court in governorship elections, saying the judgments justify the reason for ending election petitions at the apex court. Human rights and constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) said the judgment of the S...
The Supreme Court today put to rest legal battles arising from the March 18, 2023 governorship elections in Nigeria. Candidates and their parties who felt the elections should have swayed their way had approached the Supreme Court, reports The PUNCH. However, the apex court today affirmed the victory of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu...
•Governor Bassey Otu The Supreme Court, today, upheld the election of Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State. In its lead judgement that was delivered by Justice Helen Ogunwumiju, the apex court dismissed an appeal the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Prof. Sandy Onor, filed to challenge the return of Otu of the […]
•Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State The Supreme Court has reversed the sack of Caleb Mutfwang, affirming him as Governor of Plateau State. On November 19, the court of appeal in Abuja sacked Mutfwang as governor of the state, reports Channels TV. The appellate court held that the PDP violated the court order and ordered […]
•Abia State Governor Alex Otti The Supreme Court today affirmed the election of Alex Otti as the Governor of Abia State. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji who read the lead judgment, held that the appellants failed to prove substantial non-compliance in their appeal. On the issue of Otti’s membership, the appellant had contended that he wasn’t validly [&...
•Governors Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara states The Supreme Court, today, affirmed the election victory of Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State. In the same vein, the Supreme Court also upheld the election of Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State. For Ebonyi, the court, in its lead judgment that was delivered [&helli...
•Governor Abba Yusuf The Supreme court has upheld the election of Abba Yusuf as Governor of Kano State, reversing the decision of the Court of Appeal and the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which sacked the governor. Justice John Okoro, who read the lead judgement, said the Court of Appeal was wrong in affirming the decision [&hellip...
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