Tag: Supreme Court

The new recipients comprise 67 advocates and one academic, Nnamdi Obiaraeri, who is a professor.

Reacting to the publication of the INEC final list of governorship candidates, via a statement posted on his official Facebook ...

PREMIUM TIMES examines court decisions, the outstanding legal questions and their possible implications for the ADC in the 2027 elections.

The exclusions follow a Supreme Court judgment that restored provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 restricting participation in party primaries ...

INEC’s position followed a recent Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the constitutionality of Sections 77(5), 77(6) and 77(7) of the ...

The Supreme Court said the "date for judgement would be communicated to the parties."

Justice Lawal convicted Mr Anoruo on both counts and imposed the fines while ordering the forfeiture of the forged NBA ...

The CJN directed that all concerned lawyers should discontinue the practice, which she described as inappropriate and unprofessional immediately.

INEC and the five political parties urged the Court of Appeal to set aside the deregistration order of the Federal ...

The court gave lawyers 30 days before their scheduled hearing dates to complete the uploading of the required documents.

The chairperson of the Body of Benchers, Albert Akpomudje, cautioned against the improper use of 'Barrister' as a prefix before ...

The council directed candidates who have already shared photographs, videos or other content showing themselves in legal regalia before their ...

In a similar vein, the court held that the Federal High Court and Court of Appeal do not have the ...

The court also ordered the former consultant to pay N5 million to the EFCC as the cost of the action.

The new platforms are expected to digitise key aspects of Supreme Court's operations, including the filing and management of cases.

The Supreme Court said NBA's publication on the issuance of 'Tamper Proof Seals for Notaries Public,' should be disregarded.

They discussed how delays in disciplinary process and uneven outcomes weakens confidence in the justice system.

As protests over Warri's disputed ward delineation disrupt oil facilities and threaten production, ex-militant leader Tompolo has called for restraint, ...

As protests over the controversial Warri delineation disrupt 13 oil facilities and threaten crude production, the Presidency has denied allegations ...

The suit was filed by Nafiu-Bala Gombe, a member of the ADC laying claim to be the authentic chair of ...

A five-member panel of the court on Monday in Abuja ruled that the appeal court exceeded the limits of its ...

Beyond dismissing the appeal, the Supreme Court invoked Section 22 of the Supreme Court Act to directly sanction the merger, ...

Rather than learning from Chad’s history of coups and deadly conflicts, current leaders seem determined to repeat the cycle.

Governor Makinde aid party affiliation would not influence his choice of successor.

The political parties want the court to suspend the hearing of the suit, backed by of the Attorney-General of the ...