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World Igbo Congress Urges Supreme Court To Unconditionally Set Nnamdi Kanu Free

Leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu
As the Supreme Court is set to decide on the fate of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, today, the World Igbo Congress,Read More

Nigerian Supreme Court Judges Lament Poor Working Conditions, Write Protest Letter To Chief Justice, Tanko Muhammad

Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed
Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria have protested to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, over poor welfare packages which they claimed have hindered theirRead More

US Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson To Be First Black Woman To Sit On Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson
The US Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson yesterday in a historic vote that paves the way for her to become the first Black womanRead More

Constitution Review: National Assembly Okays Autonomy For LGs, State Legislature, Judiciary

National Assembly
Senate passes 49 out of 68 constitution bills •Moves prisons, railways, power generation from exclusive to concurrent list •Rejects pension for parliament presiding officers •Says states free to collect VATRead More

Magodo Estate Crisis: Lagos State Returns To S’Court, Seeks Clarifications On Judgement

Supreme Court of Nigeria
Lagos State Government has approached the Supreme Court to seek further directives and clarifications on how to implement the judgement it gave in respect of the dispute it has withRead More

Supreme Court Annuls Buhari’s Order 10 On Financial Autonomy For States’ Judiciary, Legislature

President Muhammadu Buhari
The Constitution provides a clear delineation of powers between the states and the federal government. The President has overstepped the limit of his constitutional powers by issuing the Executive OrderRead More

Oil Wells’ Ownership: Rivers, Imo Know Fate As Supreme Court Fixes May 6 For Judgment

Supreme Court of Nigeria
The dispute between Rivers and Imo States over the ownership of 17 oil wells would finally be laid to rest on May 6, 2022, when the Supreme Court would deliverRead More

N2.4bn Judgment Debt: Supreme Court Reverses Self, Restores GTBank’s Appeal Against Innoson Motors

Supreme Court of Nigeria
The Supreme Court has set aside its earlier ruling which dismissed Guaranty Trust Bank’s (GTB) appeal against a N2.4 billion judgment in favour of Innoson Motors Nigeria Limited. The apexRead More

Anxiety in PDP As Supreme Court Hears Secondus’ Appeal Tomorrow

National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus
Opposition party shifts inauguration of Ayu, others to Friday There is palpable tension within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Supreme Court will tomorrow hear the appeal filed byRead More

CJN Moves To Save Judiciary, Summons Justices Over Conflicting Court Orders

Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed
Says NJC has always warned judicial officers to be circumspect in granting Exparte NBA threatens to sanction erring senior members SANs welcome Muhammad’s intervention The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN),Read More