The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has rejected a proposal by the Senate to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court bench from 21 to 30. The proposed measure aims to address the growing backlog of cases and enhance the efficiency of the country’s apex court. According to the sponsor of the bill, Osita Izunaso (Imo West), the current …

The United States Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration permission to proceed with revoking the legal status of more than 500,000 migrants who entered the country under a humanitarian parole programme established by former President Joe Biden. The court’s decision, issued on Friday, affects migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who were allowed to enter the US for …

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last September’s governorship election in Edo State, Dr.  Asue Ighodalo has rejected the Court of Appeal judgement, which, on Thursday, upheld the decision of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal had validated the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the election by …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has restrained the enforcement of its judgment that upheld the Kano State Government’s repeal of the 2019 Emirate Council Law, pending the determination of a suit at the Supreme Court. It was reported that the Court of Appeal in Kano set aside the 20 June order by Justice Abubakar Liman of the Federal High …

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called for a reconsideration of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the suspension of allocations to Rivers State. On Friday, the apex court had upheld a Federal High Court’s decision directing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withhold funds meant for local government areas in Rivers State. In a statement on the same …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Friday hailed the Supreme Court’s ruling, which nullified the recent local government elections in Rivers State and upheld the legitimacy of the 27-member Martin Amaewhule-led State Assembly. Speaking in Abuja after the judgment, Wike declared that the apex court’s decision has effectively ended the reign of crisis in Rivers State. …

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should stop the release of funds to Rivers State government until the state House of Assembly is properly constituted by the 1999 Constitution. The apex court also affirmed the Martins Amaewhule-led Assembly members as valid members of the house. The apex court also ordered all members of …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has approved the appointment of Kabir Akanbi, as the Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, effective from 13 February 2025. This was contained in a press statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations of the Supreme Court, Ahmed Umar. According to …

The Lagos State Government has approached the Supreme Court to challenge the acquittal of defilement charges, against Dr. Olufemi Olaleye. Dr. Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, was accused of defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece. He was initially sentenced to life imprisonment by the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in October 2023. However, the …

Supreme Court dismisses suit seeking Tinubu’s removal over drug, CIA allegations The Supreme Court has dismissed the lawsuit seeking the removal of President Bola Tinubu from office. The suit, filed by the presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party in the 2019 general election, Mr. Ambrose Aworu, sought the President’s removal based on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and drug allegations. …