Tag: Nigerian Supreme Court

‘Probe Supreme Court Justices corruption allegations against CJN’ – HURIWA urges NJC, CCT

Aminu Imam

The civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to probe the corruption allegations levelled against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, serving justices of the Supreme Court. In an issued press statement signed by the group’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, on Wednesday, HURIWA stated that the CJN should step down as Chairman of the NJC for the investigation to be conducted. The group noted that the failure of…

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Supreme Court nullifies Buhari’s Order 10

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…Declares it illegal The Supreme Court has declared Executive Order 10, (EO 10), which was issued by President Muhammadu Buhari on the funding of State’s Judiciary and Legislature, as unlawful and unconstitutional. In a split decision, yesterday, 6 out of the seven-panel members who agreed that the President exceeded his constitutional powers in issuing the EO-10, voided and set it aside The majority decision also held that it was not the responsibility of the FG to fund the capital and recurrent expenditures of the courts created for States under Section…

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PDP Chairmanship: Supreme Court to deliver ruling on Secondus’ appeal today

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The Supreme Court is billed to deliver judgment today, on the appeal filed by the sacked National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, asking the apex court to quash his removal from office. Recall that the Appeal Court had on October, 29 struck out a suit filed by Secondus against the Party’s national convention. Secondus, who is challenging his removal from office, had approached the appellate court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, demanding it to restrain the PDP from holding its 2021 National Convention, which…

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Gombe: Governor Inuwa Yahaya Receives Supreme Court Delegation On Condolence Visit

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Umar Kaltungo Earlier today, Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, received a delegation from the Supreme Court of Nigeria, led by Justice Ariwoola Olu, (JSC). The apex court justices were in Gombe to commiserate with their colleague, Justice Adamu Jauro over the demise of his mother, Hajiya Khadijatu Jauro Dan Lawan, popularly known as Hajja Mamma, who died recently. The delegation had earlier visited the family house of the deceased at Bajoga ward, Gombe, where they conveyed the condolence message to the members of the Dan Lawan family. While at…

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Supreme Court affirms Buni’s CECPC leadership as lawful

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…Says APC is right The Supreme Court has affirmed that the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni as Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) is legal and lawful. The apex court, according to the extract released by the APC, the court also held that Mai Mala Buni’s position as Acting Chairman of the CECPC is not contrary to the provision of Section 183 of the CFRN, as same is on a temporary basis which is not akin to Executive office or paid employment…

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Anambra election: Soludo is APGA’s guber candidate – Supreme Court declares

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…Three helicopters, 34,587 Police to be deployed The Supreme Court of Nigeria yesterday affirmed Prof. Charles Soludo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA), in Anambra State. The Anambra Governorship election will take place on November 6, 2021. An e-man panel unanimously upheld the judgment of the Kano State Division of the Court of Appeal, which validated the primary election that produced Soludo. The panel, which was chaired by  Justice Mary Odili, also affirmed Victor Oye as the chairman of the party. The apex court said…

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S/Court ruling: APC now invalid, carries burden of “let buyer beware”, says PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has alerted Nigerians and the international community that the All Progressives Congress, (APC), has become technically invalidated and now lacked the statutory structure to operate as a political party in the country. This is coming against the background of the pronouncement of the Supreme Court that clearly pointed to the nullity of APC’s subsistence and activities as a political party, for having a sitting governor, Mai Mala Buni, of Yobe State, as its Chairman, in total violation of section 183 of the 1999 Constitution (as…

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Supreme Court stops FG from ceding 17 oil wells to Imo

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The Supreme Court has granted an injunction restraining the Federal Government and its agencies from ceding 17 oil wells, located at Akri and Mbede communities of Rivers State to Imo State, pending the determination of the suit brought before it by the Rivers State government. In a chamber ruling, the Supreme Court restrained the Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF), and the Attorney-General of Imo State from taking further action on the ownership of the two oil wells till the disputes surrounding them were resolved. The apex court also barred the…

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Supreme Court upholds INEC’s deregistration of 74 political parties

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…Faults Oyo, Katsina dissolution of LGA chairpersons, councillors The Supreme Court yesterday upheld an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal which okayed the deregistration of the National Unity Party and 73 others. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), last year deregistered the political parties over their inability to win any election during the 2019 general elections. In the judgment, delivered by Justice China Nweze, the Supreme Court said the deregistration of NUP, one of the 74 parties, was done in line with the laws and compliance with…

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Supreme Court upholds 10-yr jail term against ex-Gov. Dariye

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…Quashes misappropriation charge The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal that convicted former Plateau State governor, Joshua Dariye, for charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Dariye, who governed Plateau between 1999 and 2007 was convicted for criminal breach of trust. Delivering judgment in an appeal filed by the former governor, Justice Hellen Ogunwumiju held that the Court of Appeal and a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory were right in their findings in the criminal breach of trust filed against the former…

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