by Nana Akufo-Addo I am saddened by the verdict and I know that many of our supporters are saddened too. However, for the sake and love of our country, we must embark on a path that builds, rather than destroys, to deal with our disappointment. I have called President John Dramani Mahama and I have... Read More
by Oluwatosin Fatoyinbo The party flag bearer is decided in Lagos at the home of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This had been done for all the ACN controlled states and Ondo was no exception. Never in the history of Ondo state had a sitting governor been re-elected without controversy. Dr Olusegun Agagu was declared winner... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence passed on a policeman who choked his 12-year-old wife to death for rituals. Yesterday, Usman Maigari’s case transferred from the Sokoto State High Court was analysed by the apex court concluding that the accused acted callously. “To say the least, the appellant displayed a complete... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A naval officer will now face life imprisonment after the Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the sentence. Felix Olanrewaju Odunlami was found guilty of killing a commercial motorcyclist in Lagos in 2005. According to reports, the lead judgment was delivered by Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour. The Supreme Court upheld the decisions of the... Read More
by Isi Esene The governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi has lauded the judiciary for dismissing the petition of former governor Segun Oni attempting to oust him. The Supreme Court today ruled that it does not have jurisdiction on the matter. Oni had sought a review of the Court of Appeal ruling on Ekiti State governorship on... Read More
by Isi Esene The Commissioner of Police in Edo State, Foluso Adebanjo has said that everything is being done to locate the kidnapped family members of the Supreme Court Judge, Bode Rhodes-Vivour and return them home safely. Adebanjo told newsmen on Monday that several police officers, consisting of anti-kidnapping, mobile units and Special Anti-Robbery Squad have... Read More
by Isi Esene There are reports that the wife, daughter, and driver of Supreme Court Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, were yesterday abducted by unknown gunmen in Edo state yesterday. The victims were said to have been waylaid by the gunmen while on their way to Benin, the state capital. According to reports, Rhodes-Vivour’s daughter was preparing... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola In two days time, the number of Justices in Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court, would increase from 15 to 17 as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, will on Wednesday administer the oath of office on two newly appointed Justices of the Supreme Court, Hon. Justices... Read More
by Isi Esene The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Bello Adoke yesterday put closure to the issue of onshore-offshore dichotomy in the allocation of derivation proceeds in the country. Adoke said the issue had been decided upon by the Supreme Court in 2005 warning politicians to stop seeking a re-opening of the finalised... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo The Supreme Court has sacked 5 state governors from office in a tenure elongation ruling delivered Friday morning in Abuja. The 7-panel of justices headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher, ordered the sack of Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva and his Sokoto State counterpart, Aliyu Wammako,... Read More
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