In compliance with the provisions of the Constitution on time bound nature of political cases, the Supreme Court will on Friday, January 19, 2024, deliver final judgements in 13 gubernatorial election legal battles. Hearing and final judgments in the cases are by law to be considered and concluded within 60 days after which the matters […]
Sule vs Ombugadu: Supreme Court to deliver judgment on Nasarawa guber dispute, Friday
The Supreme Court is set to deliver judgment on the gubernatorial dispute in Nasarawa State, January 19th. The appeal was filed by David Ombugadu, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the victory of Governor Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Mallam Ali Abare, a media aide to Governor Sule, […]
Supreme Court dismisses ADC’s appeal against Gombe Gov, Muhammad Yahaya
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed by candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Nafiu Bala, against the election of Muhammad Yahaya as Governor of Gombe State. A five-member panel of the apex court led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun dismissed the appeal shortly after it was withdrawn by the appellants. Meanwhile, the […]
Nnamdi Kanu: Supreme Court’s December judgment not unanimous decision of judges – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday said the December 15th judgment of the Supreme Court regarding its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was not a unanimous decision of the judges. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, said the delay in releasing the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the judgment revealed the discovery. The apex court […]
Kaduna guber: INEC, APC ask Supreme Court to ignore PDP’s appeal
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have asked the Supreme Court to ignore the appeal brought before it by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate, Mohammed Ashiru Isa. INEC and APC in separate preliminary objections against hearing of the appeal insisted that the petition by the […]
Nnamdi Kanu: How Supreme Court violated Nigerian Constitution – Lawyer
Supreme Court reserves judgment in Sokoto guber appeal
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by Saidu Umar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the victory of Governor Ahmed Aliyu in the 2023 Sokoto State governorship election. Umar alleged that Aliyu and his deputy, Idris Gobir, used forged certificates to contest the 2023 election. He also alleged that irregularities […]
Supreme Court’s failure to release judgment CTC of Nnamdi Kanu’s case violates Constitution – Ejimakor
Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused the Supreme Court of violating the constitution by failing to release the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the ruling involving the agitator. In December, the Supreme Court had ordered Kanu’s case remitted to the Federal High Court […]
Dismiss PDP’s petition against my election – Sokoto Gov, Ahmad Aliyu tells Supreme Court
Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State has asked the Supreme Court to outrightly dismiss the appeal lodged against his election by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate, Sa’adu Umar. The governor insisted that the petition instituted against him by the two appellants is devoid of merit and substance. At the hearing of […]
Supreme Court Judgements: Lawyer slams governors hailing Tinubu for ‘non-interference’
The Supreme Court had, on Friday, delivered separate judgements on petitions challenging the victories of eight governors in the 18 March elections in their states. The post Supreme Court Judgements: Lawyer slams governors hailing Tinubu for ‘non-interference’ appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico