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The apex court also dismissed the appeal of Innocent Kere of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) after it was withdrawn by his Counsel. The Supreme Court has reserved judgment on the appeal presented by Patrick Tonye-Cole, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), against the victory of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara in…
The Supreme Court has confirmed the election of Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Governor of Bauchi State. The Court of Appeal had previously upheld the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed in the March 18 governorship election. Sadique Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress had appealed the decision of the Court…
The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal Lagos’ verdict by dismissing Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour’s appeal of the Labour Party, stating that it lacked merit. The court also confirmed the election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor of Lagos State. The five-member panel, led by Justices Lawal Garba and…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Francis Nwifuru has been affirmed as the Governor of Ebonyi State by the Supreme Court. Nwifuru had earlier won the March 18 governorship election with 199,131 votes, defeating Ifeanyi Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 80,191 votes and Ben Odo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance…
The Supreme Court has affirmed Alex Otti’s election as the Governor of Abia state. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, who read the lead judgment, stated that the appellants failed to provide substantial evidence of non-compliance in their appeal. Regarding Otti’s membership, the appellant claimed that he was not validly nominated or sponsored by the Labour Party (LP)…
The Supreme Court has confirmed Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Governor of Zamfara. The decision of the Court of Appeal Abuja, which declared the Governorship Election as inconclusive and ordered a re-run in three Local Government Areas of the state, was set aside by the apex court. In November, the…
Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 525,299 votes in the March 18 governorship poll in Plateau State, beating All Progressives Congress candidate Nentawe Yilwatda, who garnered 481,370 votes. On November 19, the Court of Appeal in Abuja sacked Mutfwang as governor of the state, holding that the PDP violated a court order…
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Abba Yusuf as Governor of Kano State, reversing the decision of the Court of Appeal and the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which sacked the governor. The verdict regarding the Kano governor’s sacking was finally delivered months after the Court of Appeal upheld the tribunal’s decision. Justice John…
The fate of several governors is expected to be decided in the states of Kano, Plateau, Bauchi, Cross River, Abia, Zamfara, Cross River and Ebonyi. The Supreme Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, is delivering verdicts in the governorship election disputes involving at least eight sitting governors who were elected last March and sworn in…
The Supreme Court has defended the Federal Government’s appeal stimulating the verdict of the Appeal Court which canned the charges against Nnamdi Kanu. In maintenance of the government’s appeal, the Supreme Court held that Kanu must face trial at the Federal High Court. The Supreme Court in the judgement brought by Justice Emmanuel Agim, but…
Former CBN governor Godwin Emefiele has been charged with illegal purchases of 43 vehicles between 2018 and 2020, as well as misappropriation of ₦1.2bn. Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has granted bail to Emefiele in the sum of three hundred million naira. He is required to provide…
The Labour Party flag bearer said a destination is not an event but a journey. The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Monday, said his dream for a new Nigeria has not ended with the October 26- 2023, verdict of the Supreme Court. Peter Obi spoke at…
The hearing of an appeal seeking to nullify Senator Hope Uzodinma’s years in office as the Governor of Imo State has been postponed until December 5 by the Supreme Court. Despite being originally scheduled for hearing on Tuesday, the appeal has remained on the docket of the apex court for over three years and unfortunately,…
Like the presidential election petition tribunal, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared the winner of the 2023 elections by the Supreme Court. The apex court dismissed all the appellants’ entreaties as they lacked merits and facts All seven presiding justices of the apex court consistently agreed upon the ruling on Thursday, October 26. Please…
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Kashim Shettima as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for double nomination.
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has defeated a former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who had sought to disqualify the National Leader of the party.
