•Bala Mohammed The Supreme court has affirmed the election of Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Bauchi State governor. The apex court affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal and dismissed the appeal by Sadique Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress for lacking in merit. developing story…
Major roads in Kano State are currently deserted over the gubernatorial dispute between Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and Dr Nasiru Gawuna. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Yusuf of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) as winner of the March 18 2023 election, but the All Progressives Congress (APC) under which Ga...
•Sanwo-Olu The Supreme Court has affirmed Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the duly elected governor of Lagos State. The apex court affirmed the judgement of the Court of Appeal Lagos, dismissing the appeal of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party for lacking in merit. Justice Garba Lawal prepared and read the lead judgement in the Lagos State [&hell...
The Supreme Court will deliver judgements on governorship appeals in Kano, Plateau, Lagos, Zamfara, Ebonyi, Bauchi and Cross River states today. Of the seven states, those of Kano and Plateau are the most contentious, reports Vanguard. Kano In Kano, the case is between Governor Abba Yusuf of New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, and Nasiru Gawuna [...
The Supreme Court has scheduled judgments for tomorrow Friday, January 11, on appeals in the governorship disputes in seven states. The states are Lagos, Kano, Plateau, Zamfara, Bauchi, Cross-River and Ebonyi states. It was learnt yesterday that notices of the impending judgments have been sent to parties in the appeals, reports The Nation. Th...
•Governor Umo Eno The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected governor of Akwa Ibom State after dismissing the appeals of the three parties challenging the outcome of the election held on March 18 2023. This comes after the apex court panel led […]
•Adebutu and Governor Dapo Abiodun The Supreme Court has reserved judgement in the appeal filed by Oladipupo Adebutu challenging the majority judgement of the Court of Appeal that affirmed the election of Dapo Abiodun as governor of Ogun State. A five-member panel of the apex court led by Justice John Okoro adjourned for judgement after [&hell...
There is anxiety in Jos, the Plateau state capital, and its environs as the Supreme Court sets tomorrow as the judgment day for the governorship election in the state. Governor Caleb Mutfwang had filed an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which nullified his election. A statement from the Office Of Acting […]
The Supreme Court has fixed Friday, January 12, for judgment in an appeal filed by the Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf challenging the ruling of the Court of Appeal. This is contained in a notice issued by the apex court to all the parties in the suit yesterday, reports The Nation. According to the […]
The Supreme Court today reserved judgment in an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Okey Ahiwe, seeking the nullification of the election of Alex Oti as the Governor of Abia. Justice John Okoro reserved the judgment to a date to be communicated to parties after taking their final arguments, [&hell...

