Supreme Court
26 Oct 2023
The Supreme Court will deliver judgment today in the appeal filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party (LP) with its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, challenging the Court of Appeal verdict
24 Oct 2023
•Dismisses appeal by Allied People’s Movement The Supreme Court, yesterday, reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) challenging judgment of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election. John Inyang Okoro, the lead justice of the panel hearing…
23 Oct 2023
A group, Association for Public Policy Analysis, has asked the Supreme Court to resolve all pending cases on the 2019 Imo State governorship election before the November 11 gubernatorial poll.
23 Oct 2023
The Justices of the Supreme Court will on Friday, October 27, 2023, reduce to 10 when eminent jurist, Justice Musa Dattijo, will bow out of the apex court at a valedictory session to mark his formal retirement.
23 Oct 2023
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called upon the Supreme Court of Nigeria to uphold its commitment to justice and maintain the scheduled October 31, date for hearing the pending Imo gubernatorial suits.
20 Oct 2023
The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for Monday, October 23 in the appeal by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the election of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in the last presidential election. Atiku is challenging the September 6 judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which dismissed his petition…
13 Oct 2023
• NADECO faults BBC on President’s certificate as chancellor, CSO kick President Bola Tinubu has told the Supreme Court that the petition by presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the February 25 election is a mere blockbuster with thrilling suspense. The President, therefore, asked the apex court to throw out the appeal…
9 Oct 2023
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has asked the Supreme Court for permission to file fresh evidence in his appeal against the election of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
6 Oct 2023
The Supreme Court has fixed December 15 to deliver its judgment on the appeal seeking to compel the Federal Government to release the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention.
6 Oct 2023
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is unfazed by former Vice President and Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu does not deserve to be President of Nigeria.
27 Sep 2023
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for the appointment of additional judges for the Supreme Court, amid fall in the number of justices of the court in the last two years.
26 Sep 2023
By virtue of section 230 of the 1999 Constitution, the Supreme Court of Nigeria ought to comprise the Chief Justice of Nigeria and such other justices not exceeding 21 as may be proscribed by the Act of the National Assembly.
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