The recent decision of the Supreme Court has prompted deep reflection and widespread concern across the country. The ruling—widely perceived as empowering the President to remove elected leaders at will—has sent shockwaves through the polity and raised serious questions about the future of democracy and federalism in Nigeria. In...
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to Wednesday’s split judgment of the Supreme Court on the contentious declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing the ruling as a defining moment for Nigeria’s democracy while calling for urgent safeguards to prevent abuse of presidential emergency powers. In...
Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutional authority of the President to declare a state of emergency in any part of the country when law and order are threatened, ruling that such powers extend to the temporary suspension of elected officials where necessary to restore stability. In a closely contested...
U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday pressed the Trump administration with tough questions over whether President Donald Trump had the legal authority to impose broad tariffs under a decades-old emergency law. During the more than two-hour hearing, both conservative and liberal justices challenged the administration’s interpretation of the International Emergency...
The lingering legal tussle between Sagecom Concept Ltd and Fidelity Bank Plc took a fresh turn on Monday as Sagecom asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the bank’s motion seeking a review of the ₦225 billion judgment debt earlier awarded in Sagecom’s favour. Sagecom’s lead counsel, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN,...
Supreme Court has reserved its ruling in a high-stakes constitutional dispute between the Osun State Government and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, over the withholding of federal allocations to the state’s 30 local government councils. A seven-member panel of justices, led by Justice Uwani Aba-Aji,...
Supreme Court on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, affirmed the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 16, 2024, Ondo State governorship election, solidifying his mandate as the state’s leader. The ruling dismissed challenges from three opposition parties—the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Social...
Supreme Court dismisses estate surveyor’s $1.25m claim against SDV Nigeria in Lagos property dispute
Supreme Court dismisses estate surveyor’s $1.25m claim against SDV Nigeria in Lagos property dispute
Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed an appeal by estate surveyor Philip Ojo against SDV Nigeria Limited and SCOA Nigeria Limited, upholding the Court of Appeal’s ruling in a dispute over a Lagos estate sale. In a unanimous decision led by Justice Obande Ogbuinya, the court found Ojo’s appeal...
In a historic ruling, Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to over 27 years in prison for orchestrating an attempted coup. The decision, announced by a majority of the STF’s five-member chamber, marks the first time a former Brazilian president has faced conviction for...
Former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Akwa Ibom State, Barr. Ekpeyong Ntekim, has faulted recent comments credited to Mr. Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, regarding the Supreme Court’s judgment on the littoral status of Cross River State. In a statement issued in Uyo, Ntekim described...
Distinguished figures, including Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, and former Ohanaeze Ndigbo President-General Chief Nnia Nwodo, paid glowing tributes to the late Supreme Court Justice Augustine Nnamani during a book launch in Enugu on Friday. The event, organized by Renaissance Law Publications...
These days it is commonly discussed at virtually every political forum of the need to draft former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential elections as a most viable solution to the current political imbroglio facing the country. Vanguard Newspapers carried the issue conspicuously today. Whether this move...
Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court judgment ordering a retrial of Yahaya Ibrahim, a man convicted and sentenced to death for culpable homicide by a Kano State High Court. A five-man panel of justices, led by Justice Tijjani Abubakar, dismissed Ibrahim’s appeal, citing the need for a fresh...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu congratulated Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo on the affirmation of his election by the Supreme Court. The Edo State governorship election took place in September 2024, and Governor Okpebholo was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The...
A federal judge is set to decide whether to block President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing an executive order limiting birthright citizenship. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is urging U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante to grant class action status to a lawsuit filed on behalf of non-U.S. citizens...
Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of 15 individuals accused of invading the home of retired Supreme Court Justice Mary Peter-Odili to July 14. The defendants, who include Adjodo Lawrence, Michael Diete-spiff, and Alex Onyekuru, among others, are standing trial on an 18-count charge bordering on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the September 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, has expressed deep disappointment and betrayal over the Supreme Court’s judgment upholding the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, Ighodalo said,...
Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Mr. Asue Ighodalo and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) against the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo as the Governor of Edo State. In a judgment delivered by Justice Garba Lawal, the apex court held that the appeal lacked merit. Ighodalo’s lawyer,...
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Melrose General Services have agreed to settle their legal dispute out of court. The development was disclosed by the lawyers representing both parties before Justice Mohammed Umar at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Yusuf Ali, SAN, counsel to the CBN Governor, Olayemi...
A High Court in Nairobi, Kenya, has ruled that the detention and transfer of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021 was unlawful and illegal. The court has awarded Kanu compensatory damages of 10 million Kenyan shillings for...