Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the victory of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship election held in Kogi. A five-member panel of the apex court, in a judgment, held that the appeal…
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The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the re-election of Sen. Douye Diri as the governor of Bayelsa. The apex court in a judgment, dismissed the appeal brought before it by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC,…
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The immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Thursday advocated the need for measures to be put in place to reduce the burden on the Supreme Court. He explained that there are too many cases before…
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The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-man inter-ministerial committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement on Local Government autonomy. The Supreme Court, on 11th July, granted autonomy to Local Governments across the country. …
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The Supreme Court on Monday, reserved judgment in the appeal filed against the tribunal and Appeal Court judgements by Murtala Ajaka, candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the Kogi governorship election. Earlier, the apex…
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Health Commissioners from Nigeria’s 36 states have expressed commitment to strengthening the Primary Health Care (PHC) systems across the country. The commissioners, along with the Mandate Secretary of Health for the Federal Capital…
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A bill seeking to repeal the Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission (JISIEC) Law 2024 and re-enact Law 2012 has passed first and second readings. This followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader of Jigawa State House of…
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The Supreme Court will today (Thursday) deliver judgment in the suit instituted by the Federal Government against the 36 state governors of the federation on local government autonomy. The suit filed by the Attorney General of the…
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The Supreme Court, on Friday morning, upheld the conviction of the former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc, Mr Francis Atuche. The judgement is coming after about 13 years of trial. In a unanimous judgment read by…
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The Supreme Court on Thursday, reserved judgment in a suit filed by the Federal Government against the governors of the 36 states of the federation over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Government Areas. The suit filed…
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