By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Etubom Anthony Ani, a former Minister of Finance during late General Sani Abacha’s regime, has been proclaimed as the new Obong of Calabar. The proclamation was done on Monday by four out of the seven surviving legitimate kingmakers mandated by the Supreme Court judgement...
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The Supreme Court has adjourned until May 26 to deliver judgment in a case by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu and Kassim Shettima, the vice-president-elect. The PDP had urged the apex court to reverse the Court of Appeal judgment, led by Justice...
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned hearing in the suit filed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu until Sept. 14. The self-determination agitator had on Nov. 3, 2022, filed an appeal at the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal’s verdict stopping his release from the...
Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), the Lagos PDP governorship candidate in the March 18 governorship election, says the Supreme Court victory of Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has rekindled hope in the nation. Adediran made the remark in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, signed by Mr Gbenga Ogunleye, Head,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked reports alleging that it refused to obey judgement of the Supreme Court on the national chairmanship of All Progressives Ground Alliance (APGA). The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in Abuja,...
Jubilation in Osun as Supreme Court declares Adeleke victorious in gov poll
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has recognized the Supreme Court’s verdict on the July 16, 2022 governorship election in Osun State, as well the important role of the judiciary in deepening rule of law and democracy. The president stated this in a statement issued by his...
The supreme court on Tuesday affirmed the election of Ademola Adeleke as the governor of Osun. Delivering judgment, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the court of appeal correctly reinstated Adeleke as governor of Osun. The panel of Justices led by Justice John Okoro while delivering...
The Supreme Court on Monday fixed Tuesday to deliver judgment in the July 16 governorship election tussle in Osun State. A five-member panel of Justices led by Justice John Okoro fixed the after all the parties involved adopted their written briefs in the matter after. The Court of Appeal,...
Prof. Razaq Abubakre, a former Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, has expressed optimism that former Osun governor Gboyega Oyetola will reclaim his mandate at the Supreme Court. Abubakre, a retired Iwo professor and prominent indigene of Osun, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. He...
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by a former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, seeking disqualification of Sen. Bola Tinubu of the APC and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP as presidential candidates of their political parties. The apex court threw out the suit on...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a suit brought before it against Sen. Elisha Abbo challenging his candidacy as the All Progressives Congress (APC) representative for Adamawa North Senatorial District in the last National Assembly election. Justice Inyang Okoro in a unanimous judgment of a five-member panel of Justices...
A prominent Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Ahmed Raji, has called on Nigerians not to be hoodwinked by politicians to ”paint the judiciary in bad light”, so as to achieve their personal interests. Raji is the National President of the Oke-Ogun Development Consultative Forum (ODCF), the umbrella body...
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld Mr David Jimkuta a first timer as the lawful candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Feb. 25, senatorial election in Taraba South Senatorial. In a judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro as prepared by Justice Centus Nweze, he observed that...
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a certificate forgery suit brought before it against Mr Benson Konbowei, a Senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Bayelsa Central Senatorial District of Bayelsa. Justice Inyang Okoro in a unanimous judgment of a five-member panel of Justices held that the...
The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed Mr Herman Hembe as the lawful governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Benue for the Saturday Governorship election. Justice Heleen Ogunwumiju in a unanimous judgment of the court dismissed the disqualification request filed by Mr Benjamin Lorlumum on the grounds that...
The Supreme Court has affirmed Marama Abba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected candidate for the Borno House of Assembly representing Hawul State Constituency in the Saturday’s election. The five-member panel headed by Justice John Okoro, in a judgment, held that Abba’s appeal was meritorious...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Dr Patrick Dakum as the Plateau State Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Saturday Governorship election. The 5-man panel of Justices led by Justice Inyang Okoro dismissed an appeal brought before it by Amb. Yohanna Margif, a LP aspirant in the state, challenging...
Some traders in various markets in the satellite towns of the FCT are still skeptical about collecting the old Naira notes in spite of Central Bank Nigeria’s (CBN) directive. Some of the traders who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at Karu, Nyanya, and Mararaba Markets on...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ilorin – Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has warned residents of the state against rejecting old Naira notes, saying that such act constitute a serious criminal offence under the law. Governor AbdulRazaq, who stated this in a statement on Tuesday, advised residents of the state, especially...