The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment regarding a legal challenge brought by 16 states against the constitutionality of the laws that established the Economic and...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed October 22 for the hearing of a suit filed by state governments challenging the establishment of the Economic and Financial...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the money laundering case against former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes...
Udengs Eradiri, the former Labour Party governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, has extended his congratulations to Governor Douye Diri following the Supreme Court’s affirmation of Diri’s...
An advocacy group under the auspices of the United Nigerians Against Crimes (UNAC), has faulted what it describes as the disjointed judgement on the Kogi State...
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld Governor Hope Uzodimma’s victory in the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Imo State. A five-member panel of the apex...
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Usman Ododo as the Governor of Kogi State. The apex court’s ruling ended a prolonged legal battle...
Olukayode Ariwoola on Thursday formally retired as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), in a ceremony held at the Supreme Court premises in Abuja. This marks...
The Labour Party has approached the Supreme Court to seek the nullification of the November 11 Imo Governorship election, alleging over-voting and bias in the judgments...
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has asserted that the Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision granting full financial autonomy...
A coalition under the auspices of the United Nigerians Against Crimes (UNAC), has faulted the recent ruling of the Supreme Court granting full financial autonomy to...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has welcomed the recent Supreme Court ruling granting financial autonomy to local governments, emphasizing its significance while expressing reservations...
The pan-Yoruba socio-political association, Afenifere, on Saturday, faulted the Supreme Court judgement which granted financial autonomy to local councils in the country. The apex court on...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has acknowledged the importance of the recent Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy, but stated that it does not...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Nigeria’s 36 governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike “to immediately account...
The Supreme Court, on Thursday morning, ruled that it is unconstitutional for state governors to withhold funds budgeted for local government administrations. The court held that...
The Supreme Court will deliver judgment on the suit seeking full autonomy for the country’s local councils on Thursday. The apex court sent the notice on...
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the conviction of a former managing director of Bank PHB, Francis Atuche. Justice Lateefat Okunnu of the Lagos State Special...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Thursday, reserved judgement in the suit the Federal Government filed to secure full autonomy for the 774 Local Government Areas...
The Nigerian Supreme Court, on Thursday, issued a directive to the 36 state governors, granting them seven days to file their defense in a lawsuit concerning...
In a move that could significantly reshape the Nigerian political landscape, the Federal Government has filed a lawsuit against the 36 state governors at the Supreme...
The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last November 11 governorship election in Imo state, Senator Nathan Achonu has vowed to pursue his case...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has now attained its full complement of 21 justices with the swearing-in of 11 new justices by the Chief Justice of...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola is billed to swear-in the newly-appointed 11 Justices of the Supreme Court on Monday. The justices are Jummai...
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal which nullified the takeover of the landed property of Suru Worldwide Ventures Nigeria...
The Supreme Court on Friday, dismissed an appeal by the Federal Government seeking to overturn the decision of the Court of Appeal which had cleared former...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has disclosed that the Nigerian government will resume the trial of its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on February 8, 2024....
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri as Governor of Adamawa State. Justice John Okoro who prepared and read the lead judgement...
The Supreme Court, on Monday, reserved judgment in the appeal brought before it by the the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Adamawa State governorship candidate,...
A former House of Representatives member Farouk Lawan received a final blow to his appeals on Friday, as the Supreme Court upheld his seven-year jail term...
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Ahmad Aliyu as the duly elected governor of Sokoto State under the platform of the All Progressives Congress...
In a blow to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Nigeria’s Supreme Court has dismissed its appeal challenging the election of Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas....
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, as the rightly elected governor of Rivers State under the platform of the...
The reversal of the sack of Nasarawa State governor, Abdulahi Sule has been upheld by the Supreme Court in a judgement delivered on Friday. In a...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Uba Sani’s election as governor of Kaduna State has been affirmed by the Supreme Court. In a unanimous ruling on...
The governor of Gombe State, Muhammad, Inuwa Yahaya is to retain his seat, as the Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election that brought him to...
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Sheriff Oborevwori as the duly elected governor of Delta State. In a unanimous decision, a five-member panel...
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Dapo Abiodun as the governor of Ogun State. The five-member panel was led by Tijjani Abubakar, who...
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nafiu Bala, against the election of Gombe State...
The Supreme Court, on Monday, dismissed the appeal filled by the Allied People’s Movement (APM) against the election of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The five-member...
The candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) jn the February 25, 2023 presidential election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has denied claims that he had a...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has dangled the olive branch to his opponents in the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state, asking them to...
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election victory of Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State. The apex court in its ruling on Friday led by Justice...
The Supreme Court on Friday reversed the ruling of the Appeal Court which had removed Caleb Mutfwang as the governor of Plateau State. The apex court...
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. The election of Governor Mohammed was, in November 2023, upheld by...
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the duly elected governor of Lagos State, finally putting an end to months of...
The governors of Lagos, Kano, Cross River, Ebonyi, Plateau and Zamfara states are waiting with bated breath as the Supreme Court delivers judgment on the 2023...
Palpable tension hangs over Kano State, particularly the capital city, as residents await the Supreme Court’s verdict today (Friday) that will determine the rightful governor of...
The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the election of Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected governor of Akwa Ibom State....
The Supreme Court will deliver judgment on the Kano State governorship election on Friday. Governor Abba Yusuf is challenging the verdict of the Appeal Court, Abuja,...