A dramatic turn of events has unfolded in the Labour Party (LP) leadership dispute between the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee and the Nenadi Usman Caretaker...
The Chairman of the Labour Party Caretaker Committee, Nenadi Usman, has hailed the Supreme Court judgment sacking the party’s National Chairman, Mr. Julius Abure. The apex...
The Supreme Court has nullified the Court of Appeal’s judgment that recognized Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), marking a significant...
Seven governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have challenged the suspension of their Rivers State counterpart, Siminalaye Fubara, at the Supreme...
The legal battle over the Kano Emirate has escalated to the Supreme Court, following the Court of Appeal’s decision to set aside previous orders affecting the...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has refuted claims that Justice Emmanuel Agim accompanied Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to a convocation ceremony at...
The political standoff between the Rivers State House of Assembly and Governor Siminialayi Fubara has escalated, with lawmakers accusing the governor of frustrating the implementation of...
In a landmark ruling on Monday, March 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of Nigeria dismissed appeals filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State and the...
The Supreme Court has given reason for the restoration of the Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly. The apex court last Friday ruled that the...
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has mandated an immediate transfer of power within the state’s local government system following a recent Supreme Court ruling. In a...
Youths in the Niger Delta under the auspices of the Pan Niger Delta Youths (PNDY), have condemned a ruling by the Supreme Court ordering the Central...
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has formally recognized the Supreme Court’s judgment affirming Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule and 26 others as valid members of the Rivers...
The Rivers State Government has clarified that the withdrawal of Governor Siminialayi Fubara’s appeal at the Supreme Court regarding the 2024 budget does not affect the...
The Supreme Court will later on Monday hear two appeals filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the legality of the local government election held...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has appealed the recent ruling of the Court of Appeal which upheld its proscription and designated it as a terrorist...
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed to challenge the Court of Appeal’s ruling that upheld the proscription of the...
The legal tussle over the Kano emirship continues as Aminu Babba Dan’Agundi, Senior Counsel to the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has announced plans...
The Supreme Court on Monday on dismissed a suit seeking to remove President Bola Tinubu from office. The apex court also awarded a N5 million fine...
The Supreme Court will later on Monday deliver judgement in a fresh suit seeking President Bola Tinubu’s removal from office. The Hope Democratic Party (HDP) presidential...
A factional chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Edozie Njoku, has accepted the Supreme Court judgment on the party’s leadership tussle. The Supreme...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared Sylvester Ezeokenwa as the national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The apex court delivered the judgement in...
The Lagos State Government has praised the Supreme Court’s judgment that nullified the National Lottery Act, reaffirming the constitutional authority of state governments to regulate lotteries...
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday nullified the National Lottery Act 2005, declaring that the National Assembly lacks the powers to...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, said on Thursday the Supreme Court’s judgment has put the commission in a stronger...
The Supreme Court has dismissed a high-profile lawsuit initiated by several state Attorneys General seeking to nullify the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
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...
