JUDICIAL ROUNDUP: Courts, clemency, and controversy that shook Nigeria in 2025
Nigerian courts recorded a mix of landmark rulings and high-profile convictions in 2025. While some judgements settled long-standing disputes, several ...
Tag: Supreme Court
LEGAL BRIEF: Supreme Court outlines the scope of presidential power to suspend elected officials
The supreme court has provided fresh clarification on Nigeria’s emergency governance framework following legal disputes arising from the declaration of ...
X-raying the Local Government Financial Autonomy Through the Lens of the Law
On May 26th, the federal government filed a case at the Supreme Court against the 36 state governments seeking the ...
Old Naira Note: Can The President Issue An Executive Order Overriding The Supreme Court Judgment?
The old naira note and the introduction of the new naira have been a major issue raising concerns for policymakers ...
Adeleke’s loss: Nigerian Governors that lost election tribunal but won at appeal, supreme court
Since the return of democracy in 1999, the Nigerian political space has witnessed a series of judgments delivered by election ...
Return Metuh to prison – EFCC tells Supreme Court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the Supreme Court to reverse the December 16, 2020 judgement of ...
EFCC to appeal judgment nullifying Metuh’s conviction at Supreme Court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that the judgement quashing the conviction of Mr Olisa Metuh and ...
CJN swears in 72 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, on Monday swore in 72 legal practitioners who were recently elevated to the ...
JUST IN: Supreme Court Affirms Diri As Bayelsa Gov, Dismisses Case Against His Deputy
The Supreme Court comprising of a seven-man panel has declared Senator Douye Diri as the duly elected Governor of Bayelsa ...
Supreme Court sentences former South Korean President to 17 years imprisonment over corruption
Today, South Korean Supreme Court upheld a 17-year prison sentence handed down by an appeal court for former President Lee ...
Supreme Court strikes out Bayelsa suit against Rivers on Soku oilfield
The Supreme Court has struck out a suit against Rivers filed by the Bayelsa Government over the disputed Soku oilfield. ...
IGP files 20 fresh grounds of appeal at Supreme Court over recruitment of 10,000 constables
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has filed 20 new grounds of appeal against the September 30, 2020 judgment ...
Police recruitment: IGP heads for Supreme Court
Following the verdict of the Court of Appeal which nullified the recruitment of 10,000 constables across the country, the Inspector General ...
36 state governors drag President Buhari to Supreme Court
All thirty-six state governors have dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to the Supreme Court over his Presidential Executive Order No. 00-10 ...
Supreme court upholds election of Yahaya Bello as Kogi governor
The election that brought in Yahaya Bello as the Governor of Kogi State has been upheld by the Supreme Court. ...
Igbos disagree as Supreme court upholds the right of a female child to inherit her father’s properties
The right of a female child to inherit her father's properites has been upheld by the Supreme Court. This new ...
Judge who dismissed Atiku’s petition against Buhari, Justice Mohammed, has been elevated to Supreme Court
Justice Mohammed L. Garba, the Chairman of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) who upheld President Muhammadu Buhari's second term ...
Bayelsa guber: Supreme Court dismisses Alaibe’s bid to unseat Diri
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Timi Alaibe’s suit challenging the election of Senator Duoye Diri as the governorship candidate ...
Supreme Court okays virtual hearings of cases
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the decision of Lagos and Ekiti State to hear cases virtually during the COVID-19 ...
Supreme Court affirms Ifeanyi Uba’s election
The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the election of Sen. Ifeanyi Uba of Young Progressives Party (YPP) as duly elected ...
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