The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgement in the suit filed for the Federal Government by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, against States in relation to the dispute over the autonomy of Local Governments in the country. A seven-member panel, led by Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba, …
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THE Supreme Court on Thursday appeared skeptical of former President Donald Trump’s claim that he enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts he took while in office, but several justices expressed doubts about the details of charges brought against him in a pending federal trial. Trump faces criminal …
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THE Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abuja has reserved judgment till June 7, 2024 in the final forfeiture suit of N1,222,384,857.84 (One Billion, Two Hundred and Twenty Two Million, Three Hundred and Eighty Four Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty Seven Naira, Eighty Four Kobo) brought before it by Melrose General Services …
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THE final decision on the appeal regarding the forfeiture of N1.2bn relating to the Paris Club Fund has been postponed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria until June 7, 2024. Trojan News reports that the appellant, Melrose General Services Limited, is contesting the Court of Appeal’s ruling in May 2019, …
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THE Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, challenging the victory of Siminalayi Fubara as governor of Rivers State. This is as the apex court also reserved judgment on the appeal presented by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate, Patrick Tonye-Cole. Innocent …
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THE Supreme Court will deliver judgements on governorship appeals in Kano, Plateau, Lagos, Zamfara, Ebonyi, Bauchi and Cross River states today. Of the seven states, those of Kano and Plateau are the most contentious. In Kano, the case is between Governor Abba Yusuf of New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, and …
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A retiring justice of the Supreme Court, Musa Dattijo Muhammad, who reportedly pulled out from the seven-man panel that dismissed all the appeals that sought the removal of President Bola Tinubu from office, has accused the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, of abusing the powers of his …
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THE Director General of Micheal Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, (MINILS) Ilorin, Comrade Issa Aremu said the Supreme Court judgement on Thursday which reaffirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 Presidential election, makes Nigeria a democracy destination in Africa where electoral disputes are resolved through …
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THE Supreme Court, on Thursday, will rule on the petitions filed against the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25th, 2023 election. Naija News understands that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his counterpart in the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi are challenging …
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JUSTICE Musa Dattijo of the Supreme Court will officially retire from the bench on Friday, October 27, 2023. The apex court spokesperson, Festus Akande, announced Dattijo’s retirement on Sunday in a statement made available to reporters in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Akande said a valedictory court session would be held …
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