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President Donald Trump imposed an additional 10 percent tariff on imports into the United States after the Supreme Court struck down many of his sweeping and often arbitrary duties, delivering a stinging rebuke to his signature economic policy. Members of the media raise their hands to ask questions to US …

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries other than their homeland. By 6-3, the justices reversed a lower court order, requiring the government to give migrants a “meaningful opportunity” to tell officials what risks they might face …

Britain’s highest court on Wednesday held that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. “The unanimous decision of this court is that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex,” Patrick Hodge, deputy president of the …

CHIEF Dan Osi Orbih, National Vice Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, South South Zone, has congratulated Senator Samuel Anyanwu on his victory at the Supreme Court. In a statement, entitled: “Congratulatory Message”, Orbih wrote: “Dear Senator Samuel Anyanwu, “On behalf of the newly elected members of the South South Zonal Working …

●Refuses to Declare Anyanwu as National Secretary of PDP By Barr Obinna Nwachukwu [Rejoinder] THE Supreme Court of Nigeria has reaffirmed the principle of Party Supremacy, and directed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to manage its own affairs on an appeal brought before the court by Senator Samuel Anyanwu, regarding …

The Supreme Court has struck out a suit by the 36 state governments seeking to among others, compel the Federal Government to account for its earnings from the sale of liquefied natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products since 1999. In a unanimous judgment, a seven-member panel of the …

THE Supreme Court has nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly. The judgment followed the suit filed in 2008 by Lagos and some other states. Ruling on the matter, the Apex Court in a unanimous judgement consisting of seven members on Friday held that the National …

THE Supreme Court has affirmed the victory of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress in the November 11, 2023 governorship election held in Kogi State. A five-member panel of the apex court delivered the judgement in the suit on Friday in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The apex court …

AFTER about 13 years of trial, the Supreme Court, on Friday, upheld the conviction of the former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc, Mr Francis Atuche. In a unanimous judgement read by Justice Moore Adumein, the Supreme Court held that the appellant, Francis Atuche, did not attempt to …

FEDERAL courts can’t second-guess visa denials for spouses of American citizens even if it means the couple can’t live together in the US, the Supreme Court said. The 6-3 ruling by Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Friday said such denials don’t implicate the rights of US citizens. The ruling is …