Nigerian Supreme Court Archives - Page 5 of 8

Tinubu�s certificate: Supreme Court receives conflicting letters from Chicago State University

October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court, yesterday, stated that there are conflicting letters from the Chicago State University (CSU) on President Bola Tinubu�s certificate. Justice John Okoro, Chairman of the 7-member panel hearing the application of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, filed against the victory of President Bola Tinubu, confirmed the development. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared President Tinubu of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) winner of February election but his opponents went to court. The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal had struck out…

Just In! Supreme Court reserves judgement in Atiku�s appeal against Tinubu

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 Aminu Imam

…After scolding from the apex court, APM withdraws appeal The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court reserved judgment after parties in the appeal adopted their respective briefs of arguments on Monday. The 7-members include: John Okoro, Uwani Abba-Aji, Lawal Garba, Ibrahim Saulawa, Adamu Jauro, Tijjani Abubakar and Emmanuel Agim. Recall that Atiku, who contested the election under the Peoples Democratic Party…

PEPT: Supreme Court Justice, Dattijo bows out ahead of Atiku, Obi appeal cases on Tinubu

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court has seen a reduction in the number of its Justices slated to oversee the cases of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi suit against the election victory of President Bola Tinubu to 10, following the retirement of Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad. With this development, it means that only the remaining 10 Justices of the apex court will oversee the cases of the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi against the victory of President Bola Tinubu, of the ruling…

Supreme Court to hear Atiku�s appeal challenging Tinubu�s election Monday

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court slated Monday, October 23, for hearing the appeal by former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku, challenging the judgement of the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC), which upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Recall that in a judgement delivered on September 6, 2023, the PEPC dismissed the joint petition filed by Atiku and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the declaration of Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election.

Justice Okoro to head Supreme Court panel on presidential election petition

October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 Aminu Imam

Justice John Inyang Okoro has been nominated to coordinate the Supreme Court panel that will oversee the presidential election petition filed by the candidates of Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the People Democratic Party PDP), Atiku Abubakar, respectively. It was gathered that Justice Okoro is currently coordinating other Justices of the Supreme Court out of the total of eleven Justices currently serving in the apex court. An insider however, revealed to this medium that there is heavy arm-twisting among the Justices as the majority are insisting on following the electoral…

Supreme Court fixes judgment date for Kanu�s trial

October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it would rule on the case on December 15 in order to force the Federal Government to free IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, who is under fire, from custody. After hearing the concluding arguments from the attorneys for the FG and the arrested IPOB leader, a five-judge panel of the Supreme Court, presided over by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, approved the case for decision. Kanu�s legal team was led by Mr. Kanu Agabi, SAN, a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, while…

�Supreme Court fire incident didn�t affect Presidential election petition materials� – Spokesman

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court has assured Nigerians that the fire outbreak that occurred at the apex court building yesterday morning did not affect any material connected with the presidential election petition. The Public Relations Officer of the Supreme Court, Festus Akande, gave the assurance during an interview during a television programme shortly after the fire incident. According to him, the fire outbreak occurred in one chamber of the court and affected the library, computer gadgets and other equipment. Akande said: �Actually there was a fire incident in the Supreme Court this morning,…

Just In! Nigeria�s Supreme Court building gutted by fire in Abuja

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 Aminu Imam

A section of the Supreme Court building was gutted by fire on Monday morning; but there were no casualties. According to a spokesperson for the Court, Festus Akande, the cause of the fire was electrical issues from one of the Chambers of Justice. Akande stated that the fire, which it reported started around 6 a.m., was put out with the use of fire extinguishers. Although, the cause of the fire incident is still unknown as at the time of filling this report,, some persons were seen around the apex court…

Atiku storms Supreme Court, seeks reversal of tribunal�s judgment

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party�s (PDP), Abubakar Atiku, who ran for president during the last presidential election, has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn the decision of the Presidential Election Petition Court, which upheld Bola Ahmed Tinubu�s victory in the 2023 election on September 6. In the Notice of Appeal supported by 35 grounds, Atiku argued that the tribunal�s findings and judgment in the case challenging Tinubu�s election as president by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), were gravely flawed and constituted a miscarriage of justice. The Notice of Appeal recently…

�Supreme Court won�t overturn Tinubu�s presidency� – Report predicts

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023 Aminu Imam

Analysts at the Economist Intelligence Unit, (EIU), in their recent country report on Nigeria, has predicted that the victory of President Bola Tinubu would not be overturned at the Supreme Court. According to the EIU, �Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, won the February presidential election with only 36.6 percent of the vote. The result is being contested in court, but EIU does not expect it to be overturned”. Founded in 1946, EIU forecasts economic trends, political forces and industry developments in every country…