Nigeria’s human rights lawyer, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has argued that it is outside the provision of the constitution for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention to result in reinstating the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Justice A. O. Ebong of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court Abuja, has ordered the freezing of Oyo state government’s accounts in 19 commercial banks.
The Supreme Court has upturned Appeal Court ruling that dismissed the charges against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu by upholding the appeal by the Nigerian government.
The 27 members of the Rivers State Assembly, have defied the state governor, Sim Fubara, and held plenary at the auditorium of the House of Assembly Quarters.
The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Barrister Ehie Edison, on Wednesday, declared the seats of 25 lawmakers that defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) vacant.
The Nigeria Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of Supreme Court Justices.
Nigeria’s Supreme Court held a special session on November 27, 2023 to formally usher in a new legal year. It provided an occasion for a retrospective on the performance of Nigeria’s judiciary by its leaders in a season of unprecedented levels of public angst over the political weaponisation of judges and a set piece moment to compare notes on the dysfunctions that afflict the judicial system. The outcome was interesting to the point of anti-climactic.
ASHENEWS reports that the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria have called on the National Assembly (NASS) to amend the Electoral Act for pre-election matters to be not litigable after announcement of the winner of an election.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the old N200, N500, and N1000 notes should continue to coexist with the new notes until further notice.
The National Judicial Council (NJC) is set to investigate the issues surrounding the certified true copy (CTC) of the Kano State governorship election appeal at the Court of Appeal in Abuja.