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American Senate confirms Neil Gorsuch as Supreme Court Judge

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Neil Gorsuch was confirmed by the Senate Friday morning. Gorsuch, a 49-year-old federal judge could help cement a conservative majority on the bench for decades, to the Supreme Court, The vote was 54-45, mostly along party lines. Only three Democrats: Sens. Joe Manchin, Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Donnelly, sided with the GOP... Read More

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Supreme Court sacks reps member, orders refund of allowances

The Supreme Court on Friday removed Sopuluchukwu Ezeonwuka, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker, representing Orumba north/south, Anambra federal constituency at the House of Representatives. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun gave the order in an appeal filed by a member of the party, Ben Nwankwo. Nwankwo had claimed that his name was switched with Ezeonwuka’s after he... Read More

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Fayemi plotting to impeach me through the Supreme Court – Fayose

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has accused his predecessor, Kayode Fayemi of plotting to remove him from office through manipulation of Supreme Court Justices. He alleged that Fayemi was seeking to return through the back door by revisiting the 2014 governorship election in the state through the help of the judiciary. While addressing journalists in... Read More

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Supreme Court to hear Sheriff’s application against Makarfi’s appeal May 4

by Dolapo Adelana The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear applications filed by both factions of the Peoples Democratic Party led by the court-backed National Chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff; and the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee sacked by the Court of Appeal, Ahmed Makarfi. Sheriff is seeking an order of the apex... Read More

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N400m fraud: Metuh files application to suspend trial

by Dolapo Adelana The former spokesman of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, has prayed the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, to halt hearing in his matter, pending a decision of the Supreme Court on his no-case submission appeal. Metuh is currently on trial for allegedly receiving the sum of N400m from a former National Security Adviser,... Read More

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Makarfi plotting to bribe Supreme Court justices – Sheriff

by Azeez Adeniyi National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff has said the Ahmed Makarfi-led caretaker committee was scheming to purchase judgment at the Supreme Court. Makarfi had approached the Supreme Court after a Port Harcourt division of the Appeal Court pronounced Sheriff as the authentic Chairman of the party. Addressing... Read More

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Sheriff files application to stop Makarfi’s appeal at Supreme Court

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff has started the process to stop an appeal by Ahmed Makarfi to the Supreme Court seeking to challenge the judgment which affirmed him as the authentic leader of the party. Sheriff has made an application for the withdrawal of an appeal filed in the... Read More

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BudgIT, EiE commend Supreme Court on transparency, demand #OpenNASS

by Dolapo Adelana Advocacy organisations, BudgIT and Enough is Enough (EiE) have commended the Supreme Court form making details of its budget expenditure public. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Seun Onigbinde, co-founder, BudgIT. The groups called on the National Assembly to follow suit by opening up its budget to the... Read More

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Supreme Court upholds Niger governor, Bello’s election

by Dolapo Adelana The Supreme Court in Abuja has upheld the election of the Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello. Delivering its judgment on Friday in a case prepared by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, the apex court said the appellant, Mustapha Babangida, lacked merit. It said Babangida did not participate in... Read More

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February 18, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Senator Murray-Bruce reacts to Sheriff’s emergence as PDP Chairman

Unlike the PDP governors who have vowed not to cooperate with the party’s newly-restored Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has made his stance known and it’s that of peace and unity. The Senator released a brief statement making clear his position on the judgement of the Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt on... Read More

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February 18, 2017

PDP power tussle: Makarfi heads to Supreme Court

by Azeez Adeniyi The Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it would head to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal affirmed Ali Modu Sheriff as chairman of the party. National Publicity Secretary of the Committee, Dayo Adeyeye disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Adeyeye... Read More

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February 13, 2017

Justice Ngwuta’s trial: FG appoints new prosecutor

The Federal Government has appointed Olufemi Fakunle of the Federal Ministry of Justice as prosecution counsel in the trial of Supreme Court Justice, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta. Following the withdrawal of former lead counsel, Charles Adeogun-Philips, Fakunle announced his appearance on Monday. Fakunle sought an adjournment stating that she needs to study the file and interview the witnesses. Justice... Read More

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February 1, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Buhari has a 9-day ultimatum to deal with this CJN business

A couple of days ago, we spoke about the disaster-in-waiting that President Buhari is currently toying with by not forwarding any names to the Senate for confirmation as regards the currently empty office of Chief Justice of Nigeria. The Acting Chief Justice’s term of three months as prescribed by law and no one in the... Read More

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January 12, 2017

Kudirat’s murder: S’Court grants LASG request to appeal Al-Mustapha’s acquittal

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted the request of the Lagos State Government to appeal against the acquittal of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha for the murder of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, PM News reports. The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division on July 12, 2013 acquitted Al-Mustapha of the murder charge. Delivering his judgment, Justice Walter Onnoghen held that the State’s... Read More

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December 30, 2016

Gambia President Jammeh appoints 6 foreign judges to Supreme Court

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has appointed six foreign judges into the Supreme Court in preparation of his election petition hearing. The names and identity of the judges have however remained undisclosed. Jammeh also ordered that the electoral commission building which he took over on December 13 be reopened. The electoral body’s office was shut by... Read More

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December 19, 2016

Appointing more judges not the solution to delayed cases – Acting CJN

The acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, says the appointment of more judges would not solve the number of delayed cases facing the judiciary. Onnoghen, who spoke Monday in Lagos while inaugurating the newly refurbished building of the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Lagos Island said the Supreme Court those not need 21... Read More

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December 16, 2016

Supreme Court rejects Nyako’s appeal to be reinstated Adamawa governor

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by former Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, urging it to reinstate him as governor. Nyako was sacked by the Adamawa State House of Assembly on July 15, 2014, just 10 months to the completion of his second term. The Justice Tanko Muhammad-led seven man panel agreed with... Read More

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December 11, 2016

Yahya Jammeh to approach Supreme Court over Adama Barrow’s victory

Gambia President Yahya Jammeh has said he would approach the Supreme Court over the victory of opposition, Adama Barrow at the Presidential polls. Jammeh had rejected the results on Friday while addressing the nation, a week after conceding defeat. Jammeh’s declaration was “a prelude to a petition that the (ruling) APRC Party is in the... Read More

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December 9, 2016

Supreme Court orders Ekiti govt. to pay sacked LG chairmen N3.3bn

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the government of Ekiti to pay the sum of N3.3 billion to local government chairmen and councillors, who were sacked by former Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State. The appellants were sacked by Fayemi in 2010, 15 months into the end of their tenures. The present Minister for Solid... Read More

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December 9, 2016

BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds Ayade’s election as Cross River governor

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Ben Ayade as governor of Cross River State. Another aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, Joe Agi had approached the court asking it to sack Ayade over false declaration of age. The panel however ruled in favour of Ayade,stating that both Agi and the PDP could... Read More

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December 7, 2016

Trial of Supreme Court judge, Ngwuta stalled

The trial of Justice Sylvester Ngwuta before the Federal High Court, Abuja was on Wednesday stalled. According to the News Agency of Nigeria Kanu Agabi, lead counsel for the defence filed for adjournment in order to avail him of documentary evidence brought against Ngwuta, alleging that the prosecution team just served him the document few days ago.... Read More

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December 2, 2016

Acting CJN to swear-in two Supreme Court justices on Monday

The acting Chief Justice of Nigeria,Walter Onnoghen on Monday will swear in two new justices of the Supreme Court. According to a statement by the National Judicial Commission, NJC’s Acting Director, Information, Soji Oye, the justices to be sworn are Sidi Dauda Bage, and Paul Adamu Galinje. The NJC’s statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR,... Read More

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November 26, 2016

Backstory: Eyitayo Jegede’s journey to emerge PDP candidate

The emergence of Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was sealed by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court last Thursday. But many do not know how Jegede, a two-time Attorney General of Ondo travelled through this path. How did he emerge? On July 22, 2016, Jegede stepped... Read More

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November 24, 2016

Ondo election: Supreme Court affirms Eyitayo Jegede as PDP candidate

The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the ruling by the Court of Appeal replacing Jimoh Ibrahim with Eyitayo Jegede as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party at the forthcoming Ondo governorship election. The apex court struck out all appeals filed by the Jimoh Ibrahim camp. Beluolisa Nwofor, counsel to the Ali Modu Sheriff faction said... Read More

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November 23, 2016

Ondo election: Jimoh Ibrahim approaches S’Court for ‘justice’

Following an order by the Court of Appeal that Eyitayo Jegede be named candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party at the Ondo governorship election, Jimoh Ibrahim has said he would approach the Supreme Court. In a statement, Ibrahim said he was certain he would get justice at the apex Court. The statement reads in part,... Read More

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November 22, 2016

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today 1. Toyin Aimakhu’s ex-lover, Seun Egbegbe didn’t steal iPhones in Computer Village, did he? Ex-boyfriend of actress Toyin Aimakhu was on Tuesday arrested for stealing nine iPhones in Ikeja. Egbegbe reportedly stole the phones rom a phone store, Kaalcech Innovations and Consultancy located on number 9... Read More

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November 22, 2016

Just In: Supreme Court orders A’Court to pass judgement on Ondo PDP crisis

The Supreme Court has ordered the Court of Appeal to pass judgment on PDP Ondo governorship candidacy tussle. Presiding over the hearing, acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen struck out ten motions filed against the lower court by Biyi Poroye. Onnoghen directed the Appeal Court to immediately proceed with the case. The Supreme Court... Read More

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November 18, 2016

Appeal Court decision: Jegede calls for calm

Candidate of the Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming Ondo election, Eyitayo Jegede has called for calm from his followers. Jegede made the call on Friday following the decision of a three-man panel set up by the Appeal Court to suspend judgment on his appeal indefinitely. In a statement... Read More

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November 10, 2016

Constitutional review needed to reduce S’Court appeals – ex-CJN

The former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed said a constitutional amendment is needed to reduce the amount of appeals to the Supreme Court. He said this on Thursday in his speech during a valedictory session organised for his exit from the bench. He lamented the amount of appeals in the Supreme Court. “Permit me to re-iterate... Read More

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November 9, 2016

Senate screens two nominees for Supreme Court justices

The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters on Wednesday screened the two nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari as Supreme Court judges. The committee screened were Justice Sidi Dauda Bage (North-Central) and Justice Paul Adamu Galinje (North-East). President Buhari had forwarded the name of both justices saying the nominees had fulfilled the... Read More

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