Tag: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Okays use of hijab in Lagos public schools

Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has granted the use of hijab by female Muslim students in Lagos State Government-owned schools. The apex court delivered the ruling upholding the use of hijab by Muslim students on Thursday in Abuja. Justices on the panel were Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Justice John Inyang Okoro, Justice Uwani Aji, Justice Mohammed Garba, Justice Tijjani Abubakar, and Justice Emmanuel Agim. The court dismissed an appeal by the Lagos State Government and upheld the earlier judgement of the Court of Appeal which held that the…

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S/Court bars EFCC from prosecuting State Governors for stealing

Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court has described as illegal, the prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) of State governors who allegedly stole while in office. The apex court, which also held that the EFCC has no power to look into the finances of States, removed the powers of the agency to prosecute a governor who stole money from his State and also barred the anti-corruption agency from investigating State government contractors or anybody that was complicit in stealing or embezzlement of State money. The ruling delivered last week by…

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N96bn fraud probe: Amaechi loses at Supreme Court

Aminu Imam

…To face Wike’s panel The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed the suit by former Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, to stop the planned probe of N96 billion fraud allegedly involving him during his tenure as governor. Recall that Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, had set up a seven-man panel to probe Amaechi’s eight-year tenure as Governor. The panel probed some transactions estimated at about N96billion carried out by Rivers State Government under Amaechi. The panel, however, announced Amaechi’s administration fraudulently sold some assets belonging to the State. The listed valuable assets are…

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2023: We will not deploy to insecurity prone areas – INEC Awaits Supreme Court judgment on CBN Gov. to take a stand

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Muhammed Haruna, a veteran journalist is a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) representing the North Central. In this interview with Voice of Liberty’ Abdull-Azeez ahmed Kadir, Haruna speaks about the Continues Voters Registration (CVR), insecurity and 2023 polls, monitoring of campaign funds by political parties, the stand of the commission with regards to CBN Governor’s decision to go to court to decide his fate on 2023 presidency. Voice of Liberty: Let’s start with the issues of Continues Voters registration. How far has the Commission gone? Haruna:…

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Electoral Act 2022: Supreme Court to hear suit by Buhari, AGF Malami Thursday

Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for May 19 in the suit by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN). The scheduling is not only reflected in the court’s case list for the week but it was gathered that parties have since been served hearing notices. The suit, filed on April 29, 2022, the National Assembly is listed as the sole defendant. The plaintiffs are contending among others, that the said section of the Electoral Act 2022 is in…

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Supreme Court affirms INEC’s deregistration of 74 political parties

Aminu Imam

…Only 18 political parties now officially recognised The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the deregistration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). The 22 parties were among the 74 de-registered in 2020 by INEC following their poor performances in the 2019 general elections. Justice Ejembi Eko, of the apex court, voided and set aside a judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, which had nullified the de-registration. Justice Eko held that the Court Appeal on its own (suo motu) raised the issue of lack of fair…

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Ondo Guber Election: APC Govs Applaud S’Court Judgement, Back Buni-led Caretaker C’ttee

Ishaku Yohanna

By Godwin Amunde The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) – the umbrella body of Nigerian Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, – has thrown its weight behind embattled chairman of the ruling party and governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, over Supreme Court ruling on the legality of his position in the party. PGF, in a statement signed by its chairman, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state, argued that the Supreme Court judgement has also settled the legality of the National Caretaker Committee. Bagudu said the governors’ stance…

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Ondo Election: Supreme Court Upholds Akeredolu’s Victory

Ishaku Yohanna
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State

Ishaku Yohanna The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the victory of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election in Ondo State. With a split decision of four-to-three, Akeredolu’s victory was affirmed after four of the seven justices of the Supreme Court that heard the case upheld his candidacy in the October 10, 2020 election in the state, while three other justices disagreed with the majority judgement, insisting that Akeredolu’s candidacy in that election is a nullity. In the majority judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel…

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Bayelsa guber Polls: Gov. Diri wins at Supreme Court

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Douye Diri as the duly elected governor of Bayelsa. A seven-member panel of the apex court led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta in a unanimous judgement, dismissed the six appeals filed against the governor and his Deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Justice Ngwuta predicated the dismissal of the appeals on the withdrawal of the six appeals by lawyers of the appellants. The appeals dismissed were filed by the Alliance for Democracy, Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), Labour Movement (LM) and Accord Party (AD). Diri of the Peoples…

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Senate confirms eight new Supreme Court Justices

Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigerian Senate confirmed the appointment of eight Justices of the Supreme Court at Tuesday’s plenary after a satisfactory report by its Committee. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, presented the report of his panel’s screening exercise for senators’ consideration on Tuesday. He said his committee found that all the judges are eminently qualified for the exalted positions and that there was no petition against any of them. The eight new Supreme Court judges include Hon. Justice Lawal Garba (North…

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