Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm that the assault on Justice Mary Odili of the Supreme Court is a renewed plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to hijack the 2023 election as it did in 2019. The party describes the attack on Justice Odili as “horrendous, rascally, irresponsible, […]
*Says invasion ‘unacceptable’ Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered an investigation into the raid on the home of Mary Odili, a judge of the Supreme Court. On Friday, security operatives made up of soldiers and police officers stormed the Abuja residence of the Supreme Court justice over an allegation that illegal activities were […]
*FG increases judiciary budget proposal by N10bn Tunde Opalana & Haruna Salami, Abuja The Senate has lend credence to the wide condemnation of invasion of the Abuja residence of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili by security operatives and vowed to debate the ugly incidence at plenary as matter of urgent national importance. Security operatives had […]
The Supreme Court on Monday, fixed Jan. 17, 2022 to hear an application challenging the jurisdiction of the court in the case instituted by the Rivers government, seeking to stop the Federal Government from ceding 17 oil wells in the state to Imo. The court will also hear the application challenging the competence of the […]
The Supreme Court, on Monday, reserved judgement on a suit instituted by the Attorneys-General of the 36 states of the federation, challenging the constitutionality of the Presidential Executive Order 10 issued in 2020 to enforce financial autonomy of state judiciaries and legislatures. A full panel of seven Justices of the Supreme Court reserved the case […]
Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has approved the nomination of Hajo Sarki-Bello as the Supreme Court’s Chief Registrar (in acting capacity). Sarki-Bello, whose appointment was authorized by the CJN on Thursday, will succeed Hadizatu Uwani-Mustapha, who served from July 2017 to August 2021 and will reach the required retirement age of […]
In this piece, STEPHEN GBADAMOSI, looks into the aftermath of the Supreme Court judgement nullifying the dissolution of elected council chairmen in Oyo state and the scheduled council elections in the state. It is a common saying in the legal palace as enunciated by the Supreme Court that there must be an end to litigation. […]
…orders payment of salaries, allowances of sacked officials Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Supreme Court, on Friday, declared the dissolution and sack of elected Local Government Chairmen and Councillors in Oyo State by Governor Seyi Makinde, as unconstitutional and illegal. Also on Friday, the Apex court declared the dissolution of the duly elected Local government Council […]
…orders payment of salaries, allowances of sacked Chairmen, Councillors ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA. The Supreme Court on Friday declared the dissolution and sack of elected Local Government Chairmen and Councillors in Oyo State by Governor Seyi Makinde, as unconstitutional and illegal. The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by a five-man panel of Justices, held that […]
ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA. The Supreme Court on Friday agreed with the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that deregistered National Unity Party and others. The apex court in a unanimous judgement affirmed the concurrent judgments of the Court of Appeal and Federal High Court that okayed the deregistration of National Unity Party and […]
A pair of New York congressmen were among a group of Democrats who planned to introduce a bill that would add four seats to the Supreme Court. It was the opening salvo in what promises to be a brutal legislative fight with conservatives over the high bench’s political balance. Representative Jerry Nadler, who chairs the […]
ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA. The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a request by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited for a review and to set aside a N17bn judgment debt awarded against it last year over the oil spillage suffered by the people of Ejama-Ebubu in Tai Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. The […]
The governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has stated that he was not the first to be favoured by the Supreme Court justice. Uzodimma stated this while reacting to those addressing him as ‘Supreme Court Governor.’ Speaking in a Channels TV programme on Friday, September 25, Uzodimma stated that he emerged as governor of the […]
The Supreme Court has upheld the right of a female child to inherit properties of her father on the grounds that it is discriminatory and conflicts with the provision of the constitution. READ ALSO: “Continue romance with terrorists and we’ll join Boko Haram” – IDPs to FG However a lady identified as oderacollins on twitter reacted to […]
Following the ruling of the Supreme Court in favour of Cladys Ada Ukeje on Thursday, giving her rights to a share in her deceased father’s properties in negation to the Igbo custom and laws: Social media users have taken to their accounts to raise different opinions on this news. Reacting to the news on the […]
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would approach the Supreme Court over conflicting judgments by the Court of Appeal on recently deregistered political parties, Daily Times gathered. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by, Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja on Monday. Okoye […]
The Supreme Court will on July 14 begin hearing in two suits separately filed by Ekiti and Lagos state governments challenging the validity and constitutionality of the Virtual Court Sittings procedure. The apex court listed in its cause list against July 14, 2020 the hearing of the suit marked ‘’SC/CV/260/2020’’, filed by the Attorney General […]
The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, has described as a victory for democracy, the recent Supreme Court ruling which reaffirmed him as the duly elected senator during the February 23, 2019, presidential and National Assembly elections. READ ALSO: Kaduna govt releases 60 Almajirai from isolation Senator Ubah […]
On December 5, 2019, a Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, to 12-year imprisonment. READ ALSO: CBN urges banks to design impactful business models That was after the trial court found him guilty on all the 39-count charge of stealing N7.1 billion belonging to the people of […]
Centre for Socio-Legal Studies (CSLS) said on Thursday that the need to fill the vacancies in the Supreme Court has become a matter of urgency with the retirement of Hon. Justice Paul Galumje on 21st April 2020 from the Supreme Court bench. The Supreme Court which was previously short of its complement of 21 justices […]