The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in four separate appeals on the raging political leadership tussles in Rivers. Justice Uwani Aba-Aji, who led a five-member panel of justices reserved judgments to a date that would be communicated to parties, after taking arguments from lawyers involved in the matters. The four appeals are the Rivers … Read more
The Supreme Court has set February 10, 2025, to hear two separate suits filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the validity of the local government elections conducted in Rivers State in 2024. On the same day, the apex court will hear five additional cases related to the ongoing political crisis in … Read more
The Supreme Court has set February 10, 2025, to hear two separate suits filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the validity of the local government elections conducted in Rivers State in 2024. On the same day, the apex court will hear five additional cases related to the ongoing political crisis in … Read more
Alhaji Aminu Dan’Agundi, a kingmaker in Emir Ado Bayero’s cabinet and his senior counsel, says the faction will appeal the Court of Appeal judgement in a suit regarding Kano Emirship. In ruling on the matter, the Appeal Court said the Federal High Court, Kano does not have the powers to interfere in the matter, a … Read more
The Supreme Court, on Monday, awarded a N5 million fine against Mr Ambrose Owuru, a former presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, for filing a suit described as “frivolous and vexatious” against President Bola Tinubu. The five-member panel of justices, in a judgment read by Justice Uwani Aba-Aji, also ordered the court registry not … Read more
Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, has said that no fewer than 9,000 young lawyers would be called to Bar as Barristers and Solicitors of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, in 2025. Awomolo made this known at the inauguration of the construction and furnishing of Office Annex for the Body … Read more